Masterclasses
Welcome to the Masterclasses area of MMJ
Masterclasses are designed to do two things:
- cover new developments in some aspect of journalism
- provide any essential updates to material covered in the book
Each contains detailed, up-to-the-minute tuition, information, analysis and views - as appropriate to the particular subject - from the author and/or experts in the particular fields covered.
You will find them here: www.andybull.co.uk/masterclasses
Individual masterclasses are linked to directly below:
Data Journalism: new practical projects
Find a new range of data journalism projects, with step-by-step instructions to completing them.
The tuition builds on the demonstrations and examples given in Chapter 13 of Multimedia Journalism.
http://www.andybull.co.uk/masterclasses/masterclass-1-data-journalism-new-practical-projects/
Masterclass schedule
This is a provisional list of forthcoming masterclasses.
Masterclasses are designed to do two things:
- cover new developments in some aspect of journalism
- provide any essential updates to material covered in the book
Each will contain detailed, up-to-the-minute tuition, information, analysis and views - as appropriate to the particular subject - from the author and/or experts in the particular fields covered.
November 2015
Data Journalism: new practical projects
We'll offer a new range of data journalism projects, with step-by-step instructions to completing them.
The tuition will build on the demonstrations and examples given in Chapter 13 of Multimedia Journalism.
How to write like Buzzfeed: the art of listicals
There'll be a practical demonstration of how to create features in the listical style used widely on new journalism platforms such as Buzzfeed.
This tuition will update and build on material covered in Chapter 17 of MMJ
Not sure what a listical is? Check out this definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listicle
December 2015
Live video update: how journalists are using Periscope, Meerkat and other platforms
These two apps have turned Twitter into a powerful live video-reporting platform, so we'll add to what we covered in Chapters 5 and 6 of MMJ with a best-practise guide to their use, with demonstrations and examples from journalists who are using them most effectively
How to become a star journalist on YouTube
We'll take a close look at journalists who are building a powerful presence on YouTube and analyse how to replicate their success.
This tuition will build on material covered in Chapters 3 and 5 of MMJ.
January 2016
How to do journalism on Snapchat
Snapchat is among the new social platforms that traditional media groups are experimenting with.
We'll look at the benefits publishing on it can bring to you and your journalism, and offer detailed tuition in its use.
This tuition builds on what we covered in Chapters 3 and 9 of MMJ, and applies lessons learned there in relation to other platforms to Snapchat.
Latest apps for journalists
We'll survey the latest mobile phone apps that will help you with your mobile journalism, including apps for recording interviews, live-streaming, and recording and editing stills and video.
This tuition will build on material covered in chapter 6 of MMJ.