Social media killing teen party habits
The youth of today, referred to as either Gen Z or iGen depending upon who you ask, don’t party as much as older generations did. […]
Talking Tech: Do I need multiple blogs and websites?
It’s interesting how little time it takes for a habit to be established. Since starting graduate school again, I have been consumed with reading journal […]
Thought Paper: Social Media in Scholastic Journalism
NOTE: This was a paper I wrote for J7700 Participatory Journalism that was supposed to discuss concepts concerning “the sharing of digital journalism.” In the class, […]
Journos, educators should lead social media change
Fake news is a problem, but there might be a solution most haven’t considered. Amanda Bright, writing for MediaShift, suggests journalists and journalism educators need to […]
Experiment with less connectedness proves fruitful
I did it. I went without Facebook on my phone for a month, and it was incredibly freeing. In June, I came to a realization. […]
Experimenting with less connectedness
How often are you present instead of connected? Personally, I find myself connected more than I am present. That is to say, I default to […]
Supreme Court upholds First Amendment in Phelps case
On March 2, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the case of Snyder v. Phelps, 09-751, which was a case concerning the First Amendment […]
Anderson: ‘Support your local newspaper’
Nov. 1 Jeff Pulver’s Small Town 140 Character Conference made a stop in Hutchinson, Kan., at the Historic Fox Theatre. This was a huge deal. […]
Social media doesn’t hold as strong of a hold as thought
Wednesday I performed an impromptu experiment. I was my own test subject, and I decided I would see what it is like to go one […]
Twitter account parodies BP
Even though BP, the oil company currently caught in the messy oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, has a lot to deal with right […]
Phelps protesters to face supreme court
The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, led by pastor Fred Phelps and other members, has been in the news a lot lately for their in-your-face […]
New phone arrives
So, you know how I’ve been debating about getting a new phone to rid myself of the crappy BlackBerry Pearl I carry around? Well, I […]