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Today's journalists need a wide range of knowledge, technical skills and digital savvy. In this book, experts on digital journalism share their perspectiveso n what digital journalism is, where it came from, and where it may be going. Addressing soe of the most important issues in new media and journalism, authors take on history, convergence, ethics, online media and politics, alternative digital sources of information and cutting-edge technology, from multimedia web sites and 360-degree cameras to global satellite capabilities. It is suitable for all journalism students and an intriguing read for anyone interested in the changing technology of news.

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A thought-provoking look at the roots of Web publishing, Digital Journalism demystifies the remarkable technology innovations that spawned instant global publishing and brought the world to our desktops. These essays provide stepping stones for classroom discussion by giving us the reporter's view from inside a torrent of change.--Janice Castro

A handful of other books have been written on this subject, but this very readable book is one of the few to give perspectives from such diverse areas of expertise. Highly recommended. CHOICE A thought-provoking look at the roots of Web publishing, Digital Journalism demystifies the remarkable technology innovations that spawned instant global publishing and brought the world to our desktops. These essays provide stepping stones for classroom discussion by giving us the reporter's view from inside a torrent of change. -- Janice Castro, The Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University

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Kevin Kawamoto has taught courses in digital media and computer-mediated communication at the university level and is a former technology studies manager at The Freedom Forum Media Studies Center. He currently works in health communication at a Seattle hospital.

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