Sterling student journos qualify for 2017 State competition
Several members of the Sterling Student Publications punched their tickets to the State Journalism Contest on May 6 in Lawrence on the campus of the University of Kansas. […]
Medium presents interesting platform
I generally consider myself the type of person who is current with the technological times. I might not always be a user of some service […]
Class project aims to explore depictions of journalism
Our current president openly displays his disdain for the media, and his supporters have jumped on the journalism-bashing bandwagon. Students and colleagues alike know I […]
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, […]
Obama shares sharp insight into media consumption
Former President Barack Obama gave his last interview as president to a new podcast called Pod Save America. A podcast. How awesome is that? I’ve long […]
Facebook acknowledges media influence
Facebook and journalism have an interesting relationship. News outlets need the social media platform to reach readers, and Facebook need the news to add some […]
WaPo growing engagement via Facebook
Last summer I decided Facebook was getting in the way of human connections, especially with my wife, because I would spend more time scrolling on the app […]
REVIEW: ‘The Martian’ by Andy Weir
I’m late to the game, but I finally had the chance to read “The Martian” by Andy Weir, and I loved it. From the opening […]
‘Bride’ yields journalistic quote
The other night my wife was watching “Runaway Bride.” The movie didn’t do much for me, but I did like the idea a journalist was […]
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 […]
NY Times plans for digital, reader focus
Journalism That Stands Apart: The Report of the 2020 Group: https://www.nytimes.com/projects/2020-report/
Commenters desire deeper engagement
The comment section of a news story generally is viewed as a quagmire of negativity on any news site. Comments may start out on topic […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.