Articles by toddvogts

About toddvogts

Todd R. Vogts, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of media at Sterling College in Kansas. Previously, he taught yearbook, newspaper, newsmagazine, and online journalism in various Kansas high schools, and he ran a weekly newspaper in rural Kansas. He continues to freelance as a professional journalist from time to time. Also, Vogts is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the Journalism Education Association (JEA), and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), among others. He earned his Master Journalism Educator (MJE) certification from JEA in 2022. When he’s not teaching or writing, he runs his mobile disk jockey service and takes part in other entrepreneurial ventures. He can be reached at twitter.com/toddvogts or via his website at www.toddvogts.com.

Woman blogs the end of her life

April 27, 2010 toddvogts 0

On March 27, Eva Dien Brine Markvoort, of Vancouver, Canada, died after battling cystic fibrosis. She was 25 years old. Itself, her death isn’t that […]

‘Man on street’ feature gets high school paper in trouble

April 26, 2010 toddvogts 0

Across the country, newspapers use special features to help involve readers and the community the publication serves. One such feature is a “man on the […]

Start-up competitor to WaPo gets a name

April 23, 2010 toddvogts 0

The Washington, D.C., start-up news website with its sights clearly set on The Washington Post and its local news coverage being brought online by Politico.com […]

Front Page Friday: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

April 23, 2010 toddvogts 0

It is that time of the week again. It is time to look at my favorite newspaper front page of the week. As always, I […]

Digital First, Print Last is focus of Ben Franklin Project

April 22, 2010 toddvogts 0

The Journal Register Company’s Ben Franklin Project is an opportunity to re-imagine the newsgathering process with the focus on Digital First and Print Last. Using […]

Police raid student newspaper office

April 22, 2010 toddvogts 0

“At least half a dozen police officers and the Rockingham County commonwealth’s attorney raided the offices of James Madison University’s student newspaper Friday, confiscating hundreds […]

Supreme Court: What’s the difference ‘between email and a pager?’

April 21, 2010 toddvogts 0

There is a court case being heard by the United States Supreme Court concerning “the California SWAT officer who sued the city of Ontario for […]

Man drops off own obit to paper

April 20, 2010 toddvogts 0

If you don’t check your mail often, let this be a lesson to you because the contents of your Post Office box might be very […]

Today marks 15-year anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing

April 19, 2010 toddvogts 0

On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh blew up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. He used an explosive-filled Ryder truck parked […]

WaPo competitor getting stronger

April 19, 2010 toddvogts 0

In October 2009, I wrote about a Washington, D.C., start-up news website with its sights clearly set on The Washington Post and its local news […]

AP style changes for the better

April 16, 2010 toddvogts 0

Just moments ago, the Associated Press Stylebook's Twitter feed had some wonderful news. A few styles are changing, and these changes are way overdue. Here […]

Governor signs Shield Law

April 16, 2010 toddvogts 0

Near the end of March, the Kansas Legislature passed a Shield Law for reporters and journalists. This was a great step and something that is […]

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