How Wired Are You?

How Wired Are You?
Inside Reporting, Second Edition, page 176

1. Could you create a Web page?

Yes: I haven't used DreamWeaver in a while, but I do have a solid understanding of how it works.

2. Have you written a blog?

Yes: I've written a few blog posts about video games and such. I'm a nerd.

3. Are you a consumer of digital content?

Yes: Who isn't?

4. Do you comment, chat, and tweet?

Yes: I tweet more than I should. No one really reads them either.

5. Are you familiar with different online platforms?

Yes: I'd say "familiar" is an understatement.

6. Can you shoot a video, edit it and post it online?

Yes.

7. Can you record audio, edit it and post it online?

Yes.

8. Could you create an interactive graphic?

Maybe: I haven't used Flash in ages. I'd have relearn a few things but I think I'd be able to get it down quickly.

9. Is the Web now your primary news source?

Yes: I have access to almost all the news through it. The fact that there's nothing that's on TV or newspaper or radio that ISN'T on the internet helps a bit.

10. Could you cover an event at 9 a.m. where you shoot photos and video for your narrated slide show, then post a 6-inch story (complete with links and images) by noon?

Yes: This depends mostly on whether or not I would want to put in the effort, but if I did I think I'd be able to manage.


SCORE: 19
Looks like I have the new-media skills editors are looking for.