Final lecture

Steve Molks- Molkstvtalk, blogger

Advising us journalism students to start now as journalists. Using the internet and social media.

Blogging is still young in terms of mainstream media, however is growing in importance.

Social media has been used for serious reasons (as we've seen in Egypt), social media can not be accessed in parts of Korea and China.

Australia is a free place in terms of social media, we can write whatever we like.

If you consistently and intentionally write for social media, your writing will improve.

The ability to communicate globally, to interact is a great opportunity for social media.

No longer are we locked behind what the media tells us

Channel 9 told us that kevin Rudd will be challenging for the leadership, however 7 reported the oppostie. To find the truth= watch now, or ask Kevin.

We have access to all sorts of important people. You can ask kevin Rudd a question via twitter- asking the source directly.

Everyone has an opinion on television. Even if you don't watch television.

Steve says he enjoys communicating with people. Knowing what people think, its relevant for his job.

Mia freeman- editor of dolly and cosmo.

She was a journalist, got a job as a special projects. Decided to write a blog and book- mumma-mia. 500,020 viewers in a month.

Partnering with the biggest female focused site in the US. she therefore will have exposure to over 900,000 readers a month.

Now with social media, we can read the news and interact with the people/journalists who make the news. We can ask questions.

Annabel crab is a good person to look at if we are interested in broadcast news.

Twitter is 'noisy at times'. In big events or situations, trying to find the information in the midst of the big events can be difficult. After a while you can sift through the information that's the truth.

Social media networks and new media a processes allow you to a world of information.

Twitter can make journalists lazy. Especially entertainment journalists. for example Micheal Clarke released wedding photos via twitter. All stories used the same photos from twitter.

Molks likes to talk about televtion on his site. He interviews, posts podcasts, provides news stories. He records on his phone with his camera setting.

A writer, interviewer, fairfax prints and purchases some of his work.

The stuff that we put out now, will pay off when we go looking for a job or internship. Clearly expressed by Molks.