Student presence a mixed bag for Amherst residents by Caroline Scannell, Angela MacGray, and Jake Hachey

Five Colleges revamp swine flu policies by Chris Shores, Rachel Levitt, and Samantha Marsh

FreshMeet: Moving in and moving forward by Chelsea Dugan, Sara Cody, and Lauren Scrima

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Good discussion about the ethics of music in video this morning. Here’s an article and set of videos from Poynter that illustrate how music choice can affect the mood of a piece. Is music appropriate for video journalism? Watch and decide.

Version 1: No music

Mom goes to war (natural sound only) from Poynter Institute on Vimeo.

Version 2: Somber music

Mom goes to war (downbeat) from Poynter Institute on Vimeo.

Version 3: Upbeat music

Mom goes to war (upbeat) from Poynter Institute on Vimeo.

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Tutorials and Tips

• Tutorials on Steve Fox’s Multimedia Journalism Class blog
• Mindy McAdams’ Reporter’s guide to multimedia proficiency
• J-Learning multimedia and web journalism tutorials
• Videojournalism advice from Greg Linch
• 6×6: Advice for next generation journalists
• Nine ways a journalist uses Twitter
• UMass Journalism Launchpad

Multimedia Journalism

• Mindy McAdams: Teaching Online Journalism
• News Videographer
• Advancing the Story
• video2zero

College Media

• CoPress blog, forum and wiki
• CollegeJourn chat
• Innovation in College Media
• College Media Matters

Networking for Journalists

• Wired Journalists
• Online News Association
• Investigative Reporters and Editors

News Industry

• Romenesko
• Online Journalism Review
• Columbia Journalism Review
• Nieman Journalism Lab
• PBS MediaShift
• Alan Mutter: Reflections of a Newsosaur
• Jay Rosen: PressThink
• Jeff Jarvis: BuzzMachine

Innovations in Online Journalism

• Publish2 – Link journalism
• Spot.us – Crowdfunded journalism
• ReportingOn and Help Me Investigate – Collaborative reporting
• EveryBlock and Patch – Hyperlocal news feeds

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