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New Media Journalism: Final Project

New Media Journalism: Final Project

By Rex Annor

May 2, 2021

This is the 12th and final month of my New Media Journalism journey. By far, it has been a great journey. The first week began, with the introduction of my Literature Review, then Methodology, followed by Discussion and Conclusion and the final week was our Final Thesis Paper. I honestly had no clue how to begin. However, recounting on my past research activities over the past 11 months made me realize it needed to be done. I would say it was a very daunting task to accomplish inwardly. On the other hand, I believe the way the instructor arranged every part into pieces made it easier to follow and digest. I also believe the feedback and advice from my instructor help me assess the overall project. In retrospect, it gave me the ability to see the things I was not seeing. Moreover, my instructor's advice helped guide me through the process. I am confident that I have acquired a profound knowledge of information and would continue to put them into practice as I continue the next chapter of my Mastery Journey.://spark.adobe.com/page/Xlsynni48HULh/

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Multimedia Reporting Mastery Journal

Multimedia Reporting is one of the most interesting courses I have taken. It was interesting to note that most of its characteristics reminded me of Multimedia Development combined with News Production. It also expanded on combining different forms of media to report news stories. I learned through some of the mistakes reporters make during interviews and examined how what they said may be professional or unprofessional. I was assigned to combine image, video, sound, graphics, and text to address a story.

I was given a week to research, write, publish, and share my post on social media. The pressure to get assignments done on time motivated me to accomplish work on time. It was not always a smooth road but one thing I can appreciate is that it taught me through my mistakes. I believe I have learned a lot through some of my mistakes. One thing I appreciated was getting honest opinions from classmates and instructors, which was constructive because it helped me see where I needed to improve. Moreover, I learned that planning and preparing are crucial to every interview.

Multimedia reporting is especially important in our society today with the changing landscape of multimedia publishing and the growing demand for digital media outlets. Opportunities for growth are many, and there are always things to master along the way. Another reason this course is essential to my Mastery journey is for the past years, the multimedia industry has continued to grow. News television stations have now expanded digitally to the web and new developing media channels are steadily growing. The development of new media types and ways to tell stories has emerged through technology and has been quickly growing. As a result, I believe this course has helped prepare me for my journey through the New Media Journalism course.

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