Yearbook Land: Where does the closing go?
As you know, I am a high school journalism teacher. My students produce a monthly magazine and a yearbook. We recently completed our 2017 yearbook. […]
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Talking About: Pod Save America
A little while back, I mentioned a podcast called Pod Save America. When I mentioned it, I was specifically talking about it, but I did say I needed […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
SHS journalists earn berth to State Contest
On May 4, five Sterling High School student journalists will be competing at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association State Contest in Lawrence on the campus of the […]
Front Page Friday: The Trentonian
It is that time of the week again. I combed through the pages at Newseum.org looking for something that jumped out at me. And I […]
Front Page Friday: Sunday Round-up
This week, I decided to wait until Sunday to see what all the newspapers in the country were up to since Sunday is typically the […]
College newspaper goes online only
The Center for Innovation in College Media — a non-profit think-tank created to help college student media adapt and flourish in the new media environment […]
Paywall won’t work in Hutchinson
Today The Hutchinson News announced it is throwing up a paywall on it’s website (www.hutchnews.com). Here is the story that appeared on the site today: […]