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Entries from August 2006

Potential questions for interviewees

August 20th, 2006 · 1 Comment

A list of potential questions about convergent journalism for our contacts at the Age and other
newspapers.
1) Is there a difference between reporting styles for print journalism and for convergent/online journalism? (other than of course style of writing)
2) Is there certain content which is not suitable for print and suitable for convergent journalism and [...]

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Wilderness: New media presentation

August 8th, 2006 · No Comments

http://www.filmaust.com.au/wilderness/
(Analysis of the presentation of the website)
Overall presentation: Lacklustre but consistent
Straightforward website–conventional use of HTML
No snazzy flash presentation, no use of audio or animation
Only interesting bit is the menu bar which changes colour
Colours:
Red and blue not the best contrast, blue is not suitable for senior visitors. The contrast of the font against background is [...]

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Convergence and culture: Unlimited freedom–boon, bane, or somewhere in between?

August 6th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Interesting read…gave me different ideas of convergence–I guess I thought of it more as technological than cultural earlier…but now think that its probably sort of a cycle..something that feeds off each other.
The most interesting bit though, is the idea that convergence and its products are not top-down as most media related products are. Its bottom [...]

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