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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <feed xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <id>tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/subjects/new-media-journalism</id> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://open.umn.edu"/> <link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks"/> <title>Open Textbook Library - New Media Journalism Textbooks</title> <updated>2020-07-12T17:33:24Z</updated> <icon>https://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-6666d4af5ecb597851b1bd6b4af4d8472feee5ef149656c053063f5c427c993c.ico</icon> <logo>https://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-23d864367b91dd38b6ef8eeec20ee0ae733b8f3685c53f178fd4ea06f6a95100.webp</logo> <entry> <id>882</id> <published>2020-07-12T17:34:47Z</published> <updated>2024-01-22T14:52:10Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/new-media-futures-faltesek"/> <title>New Media Futures</title> <content type="html"><img alt="Read more about New Media Futures" title="New Media Futures cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-f8e123f91b7e13ad321132c609842fdd40121f691ee7db391b88763bc42be6a0.webp" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTI0MywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--6518782d43781a8625210fdd7f2400896eed09df/newmediafture.jpg" />This book is intended for use in a large introductory class in new media in a program that covers the “full-stack” including critical/cultural studies, media management, diffusion of innovation, and synthetic media production. The first half of this basic sequence covered new media and democracy, finance, intellectual property law, basic games, and transmedia. The second half of the sequence covers many topics related to aesthetics, design, technology, and methodology. To that end, this book needed to be written so that it would be helpful for many different professors and trajectories of study. This book is in neither engineering, social science, nor the humanities, but also all of those. At the same time, this is a program in the Communication Studies and Media Studies traditions of the United States and that texture will come across.</content> </entry> <entry> <id>731</id> <published>2019-06-22T19:12:15Z</published> <updated>2024-03-25T13:12:19Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/writing-for-electronic-media"/> <title>Writing for Electronic Media</title> <content type="html"><img alt="Read more about Writing for Electronic Media" title="Writing for Electronic Media cover image" class="cover " width="600" height="800" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-f8e123f91b7e13ad321132c609842fdd40121f691ee7db391b88763bc42be6a0.webp" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6Njc2LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--d45c86add5d1ebe03282200af3ad180550cc18ea/0000WriEleMed.jpg" />Welcome to Writing for Electronic Media, an OER textbook. OER stands for Open Educational Resource, which means it’s free for all who access. Since it is electronic, I will do what I can to keep it updated with the changing media. People’s viewing habits are changing as they migrate to mobile sources, social media, and kitten videos.Television News is still a dominant #1 source, and radio is still the safest way to stay informed in your car. Hopefully, you already have some journalism background. This book does not teach the who, what, when, where, why, and how of reporting; its goal is to teach how to present the journalism you already know via electronic media, primarily television.</content> </entry> <entry> <id>1107</id> <published>2021-11-19T00:47:59Z</published> <updated>2024-12-30T14:26:49Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/technology-media-literacy-and-the-human-subject-a-posthuman-approach"/> <title>Technology, Media Literacy, and the Human Subject: A Posthuman Approach</title> <content type="html"><img alt="Read more about Technology, Media Literacy, and the Human Subject: A Posthuman Approach" title="Technology, Media Literacy, and the Human Subject: A Posthuman Approach cover image" class="cover " width="800" height="1200" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-f8e123f91b7e13ad321132c609842fdd40121f691ee7db391b88763bc42be6a0.webp" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzA5MSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--b96d807342db40af0c1d03207a827b3c8b5cbf97/1405.jpg" />What does it mean to be media literate in today’s world? How are we transformed by the many media infrastructures around us? We are immersed in a world mediated by information and communication technologies (ICTs). From hardware like smartphones, smartwatches, and home assistants to software like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, our lives have become a complex, interconnected network of relations. Scholarship on media literacy has tended to focus on developing the skills to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media messages without considering or weighing the impact of the technological medium—how it enables and constrains both messages and media users. Additionally, there is often little attention paid to the broader context of interrelations which affect our engagement with media technologies. This book addresses these issues by providing a transdisciplinary method that allows for both practical and theoretical analyses of media investigations. Informed by postphenomenology, media ecology, philosophical posthumanism, and complexity theory the author proposes both a framework and a pragmatic instrument for understanding the multiplicity of relations that all contribute to how we affect—and are affected by—our relations with media technology. The author argues persuasively that the increased awareness provided by this posthuman approach affords us a greater chance for reclaiming some of our agency and provides a sound foundation upon which we can then judge our media relations. This book will be an indispensable tool for educators in media literacy and media studies, as well as academics in philosophy of technology, media and communication studies, and the post-humanities.</content> </entry> <entry> <id>763</id> <published>2019-08-01T00:00:00Z</published> <updated>2025-01-02T14:29:06Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/tools-for-podcasting"/> <title>Tools for Podcasting</title> <content type="html"><img alt="Read more about Tools for Podcasting" title="Tools for Podcasting cover image" class="cover " width="590" height="872" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-f8e123f91b7e13ad321132c609842fdd40121f691ee7db391b88763bc42be6a0.webp" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTQ5NSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--16dd7fa3355a1c484807a710b8616f2fd4c373eb/Screenshot%202023-09-01%20at%2010.14.54%20AM.png" />Welcome! If you’re interested in learning about the growing universe of podcasting, how it works and finding tools and inspiration to create your own podcast, this online resource is for you. My focus is on audio podcasting and this practical guide will help you navigate the technology and best practices in an easy-to-understand handbook. You will also find many audio and video clips that provide examples and video tutorials leading you through editing software, vocal delivery, promotion ideas and more. All videos have closed captioning and there is an extensive section on the importance of transcription of podcasts to enable web accessibility for the deaf, hearing impaired and language learning audiences. There is also an emphasis on diversity and inclusion with resources listing mentorships and employment opportunities. For even more information click on the extensive links throughout this e-book. In addition, each chapter has learning objectives and there are practice exercises in Appendix C at the end of the e-book along with additional resources about podcasting from newsletters and conferences to how-to-create tools and podcast recommendations. Podcasting is a dynamic way to use your smarts and creativity to tell stories about compelling subjects. This handbook provides instruction and tools to produce your own podcast — whether you are a professional in journalism, the arts, sciences, business or law, an activist or just someone who has a story to tell. The tools discussed are focused on keeping costs low for entry-level podcasters and designed to help anyone who wants to record, edit and distribute podcasts.</content> </entry> <entry> <id>1007</id> <published>2021-06-10T14:23:51Z</published> <updated>2024-06-14T21:33:22Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/humans-r-social-media-open-textbook-edition"/> <title>Humans R Social Media - 2024 "Living Book" Edition</title> <content type="html"><img alt="Read more about Humans R Social Media - 2024 &quot;Living Book&quot; Edition" title="Humans R Social Media - 2024 &quot;Living Book&quot; Edition cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="525" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-f8e123f91b7e13ad321132c609842fdd40121f691ee7db391b88763bc42be6a0.webp" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTE4MzgsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--acec401bc68976844752fc8267c459f51ff248d1/HRSM_AIcover_FinalV3-350x525.png" />Social media and humans exist in a world of mutual influence, and humans play central roles in how this influence is mediated and transferred. Originally created by University of Arizona Information scholar Diana Daly, this 2024 &quot;living book&quot; edition of Humans R Social Media welcomes additional authors and features contributions by students to help readers understand how we as humans shape social media, and how social media shapes our world in turn.</content> </entry> <entry> <id>686</id> <published>2019-03-14T19:44:33Z</published> <updated>2024-11-26T20:11:20Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/digital-foundations-introduction-to-media-design-with-the-adobe-creative-cloud-revised-edition"/> <title>Digital Foundations: Introduction to Media Design with the Adobe Creative Cloud - Revised Edition</title> <content type="html"><img alt="Read more about Digital Foundations: Introduction to Media Design with the Adobe Creative Cloud - Revised Edition" title="Digital Foundations: Introduction to Media Design with the Adobe Creative Cloud - Revised Edition cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="525" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-f8e123f91b7e13ad321132c609842fdd40121f691ee7db391b88763bc42be6a0.webp" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NjMyLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--0e1f10e39a987fe1bb7d83083be8583934607c08/0000DigFouMed.jpg" />Digital Foundations uses formal exercises of the Bauhaus to teach the Adobe Creative Suite. All students of digital design and production—whether learning in a classroom or on their own—need to understand the basic principles of design in order to implement them using current software. Far too often design is left out of books that teach software for the trade and academic markets. Consequently, the design software training exercise is often a lost opportunity for visual learning. This revised edition updates the original text for use with Adobe Creative Cloud 2017 software.</content> </entry> <entry> <id>389</id> <published>2018-09-07T17:21:59Z</published> <updated>2024-01-22T14:52:11Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/media-studies-101"/> <title>Media Studies 101</title> <content type="html"><img alt="Read more about Media Studies 101" title="Media Studies 101 cover image" class="cover " width="625" height="809" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-f8e123f91b7e13ad321132c609842fdd40121f691ee7db391b88763bc42be6a0.webp" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzIzLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--a852312c8d7b0fe9693f518f7527ac5ad7113ada/0000MedStu101.png" />Media Studies 101 is the open educational resource for media studies studies in New Zealand, Australia, and Pacifica. We have constructed this text so it can be read in a number of ways. You may wish to follow the structured order of &#39;chapters&#39; like you would in a traditional printed textbook. Each section builds on and refers back to previous sections to build up your knowledge and skills. Alternatively, you may want to go straight to the section you are interested in -- links will help guide you back to definitions and key ideas if you need to refresh your knowledge or understand a new concept.This text is open under a Creative Commons NZ BY license.</content> </entry> <entry> <id>630</id> <published>2018-11-01T22:09:14Z</published> <updated>2024-01-22T14:52:21Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/media-society-culture-and-you"/> <title>Media, Society, Culture and You</title> <content type="html"><img alt="Read more about Media, Society, Culture and You" title="Media, Society, Culture and You cover image" class="cover " width="683" height="1024" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-f8e123f91b7e13ad321132c609842fdd40121f691ee7db391b88763bc42be6a0.webp" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NTY0LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--d8f2248432eb1f90b48f4f3a8124ae3bdc7ee38b/0000MedSocCul.png" />Media, Society, Culture, and You is an approachable introductory Mass Communication text that covers major mass communication terms and concepts including &quot;digital culture.&quot; It discusses various media platforms and how they are evolving as Information and Communication Technologies change. This book has been peer-reviewed by 6 subject experts and is now available for adoption or adaptation. If you plan to adopt or adapt this open textbook, please let us know by filling out our adoption form. You can view the book&#39;s Review Statement for more information about reviewers and the review process. An Accessibility Assessment for this is book has also been prepared to see how this book meets accessibility standards.</content> </entry> <entry> <id>507</id> <published>2018-09-07T17:22:06Z</published> <updated>2024-01-22T14:52:21Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/media-innovation-and-entrepreneurship"/> <title>Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship</title> <content type="html"><img alt="Read more about Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship" title="Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship cover image" class="cover " width="692" height="1010" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-f8e123f91b7e13ad321132c609842fdd40121f691ee7db391b88763bc42be6a0.webp" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDM0LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--ecaf4dd9c76b54e3fef3eae21a6f9ddc5fe027e1/9781989014011.png" />This is the first edition of a modular open textbook designed for entrepreneurial journalism, media innovation, and related courses. This book has been undergoing student and faculty testing and open review in fall 2017. Feedback has been implemented in Version 1.0 and will continue to be implemented in Version 2.0 (ETA spring 2018). An accompanying handbook will include additional activities, ancillary materials and faculty resources on media innovation for instructors.</content> </entry> <entry> <id>143</id> <published>2018-09-07T17:21:46Z</published> <updated>2024-07-22T13:20:22Z</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/understanding-media-and-culture-an-introduction-to-mass-communication"/> <title>Mass Communication, Media, and Culture - An Introduction to Mass Communication</title> <content type="html"><img alt="Read more about Mass Communication, Media, and Culture - An Introduction to Mass Communication" title="Mass Communication, Media, and Culture - An Introduction to Mass Communication cover image" class="cover " width="683" height="1024" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-f8e123f91b7e13ad321132c609842fdd40121f691ee7db391b88763bc42be6a0.webp" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTk2OSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--749954b615c5af4d4563a26d7841fce627c00d1d/Understanding-Media-and-Culture-683x1024.jpg" />According to the author, the world did not need another introductory text in mass communication. But the world did need another kind of introductory text in mass communication, and that is how Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication was birthed. The only question was: What would be the purpose of another introductory mass communication text? Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication was written to squarely emphasize media technology. The author believes that an introduction to mass communication text should be a compelling, historical narrative sketching the *ongoing evolution* of media technology and how that technology shapes and is shaped by culture — and that is what he set out to deliver with his new textbook. Today&#39;s students are immersed in media technology. They live in a world of cell phones, smart phones, video games, iPods, laptops, Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, and more. They fully expect that new technology will be developed tomorrow. Yet students often lack an historical perspective on media technology. They lack knowledge of the social, political and economic forces that shape media technology. This is not knowledge for knowledge&#39;s sake. It is knowledge that can help them understand, comprehend, appreciate, anticipate, shape and control media technology. With this focus, Understanding Media and Culture becomes an appropriate title. Indeed, the title has particular significance. Marshall McLuhan&#39;s Understanding Media is a key text in media studies. Written in the 1960s, Understanding Media was the subject of intense debates that continue to this day. Its central message was that the technology of media — not their content — was their most important feature. In a typically pithy phrase, McLuhan said, &quot;The medium is the message.&quot; The title, Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication, situates the introductory text in a large, engrossing theoretical conversation. The goal is to adopt a textbook that will support and complement your teaching of this course. Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication will support an engaging and interesting course experience for students that will not only show them the powerful social, political and economic forces will affect the future of media technology, but will challenge students to do their part in shaping that future.</content> </entry> <link rel="next">https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/new-media-journalism?page=2</link> </feed>