This page contains all the videos from the module.
Florida Today’s Matt Reed talks about crowdsourcing
Florida Today has helped pioneer the move towards the use of crowdsourcing techniques in mainstream journalism. Assistant Managing Editor Matt Reed, who oversees much of the effort, agreed to make these videos answering our questions about how the newspaper engages its readers.
We thank Matt and his employer, Gannett Co. Inc., for giving us permission to use the videos as part of this module.
- Crowdsourcing definition (run time :28)
- Crowdsourcing example (run time 1:16)
- Crowdsourcing advice (run time :46)
- Tips for getting started (run time: 42)
Doug Thompson talks about idea generation
We asked Doug Thompson, a veteran journalist who now runs Blue Ridge Muse, to reflect on tips and tricks for getting good story ideas. He offers some down-to-earth, get-out-of-the-office advice. We appreciate his agreeing to help out.
- Listening pays off in story ideas (run time: 1:34)
- Get out and connect to the community (run time 1:09)