Second semester of PhD looms on horizon
In a week, classes resume, and that means my journey toward my doctoral degree continues. Amid a pandemic, social unrest, and political upheaval, my attention […]
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Vogts set to pursue PhD
With any luck, I will be a doctor by the time I am 40 years old. This doesn’t mean I will be dealing with people’s […]
GateHouse strikes again, puts local journalism in danger
Thursday marked another round of layoffs for GateHouse Media properties. Several newspapers across the country felt the impact. Mike Reed, CEO of GateHouse’s parent company, […]
Print thrives in Washington
For years naysayers have been proclaiming the death of print journalism. However, as more corporate owners collect small newspapers and quickly wring all profit out […]
Dallas Morning News turns focus to digital, arouses questions about GateHouse-owned Hutchinson News
By the middle of the year, The Dallas Morning News will have eliminated at least 20 positions as it outsources its design and print layout work in […]
Building relationships with future news consumers
As I’ve mentioned, I’m a high school journalism adviser and educator. I love journalism, and I love to help my students do great journalism. I am […]
WSU’s Les Anderson dies, leaves legacy of inspiration
Journalism in Kansas will never be the same. Les Anderson, a professor at Wichita State University’s Elliott School of Communication, died Saturday of an apparent […]
Front Page Friday: The Arizona Republic
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 […]
NY Times partners with NYU
In January 2010, I wrote about how The New York Times was turning editorial control of one of their blogs, The Local: Fort Greene and […]
Greensburg Rebirth magazine released
On May 4, 2007, an EF-5 nearly wiped the small, western Kansas town of Greensburg off the map. Media outlets from across the state and […]
NY Times turns blog over to CUNY
In March 2009, The New York Times launched a blogging experiment by debuting two blogs they called The Local blogs. One covered New York’s Fort […]
Small Papers Can Use Social Media
EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote the following piece as a contribution to a scholarly paper being written by Wichita State University communications professor Les Anderson, who […]