Diss. Done: Doctoral Degree Earned
My handwriting is notoriously bad. I have penmanship that causes people to say things like, “With those scribbles, you should have been a doctor.” Now […]
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‘Great Thanksgiving Listen’ provides unique interviewing opportunity, practice
This post originally appeared on JEADigitalMedia.org on Nov. 8, 2022. It is being posted here for posterity. Listening and storytelling are critical skills, especially for student journalists. […]
All But Done: Doctoral journey enters new phase
I’m all but done. As promised, the end of May marked the completion of my doctoral coursework. This puts me within spitting distance of completing […]
Newsletters create engagement
During my 45-minute commute home from my job as a high school journalism teacher, I was thinking about what I could have my magazine students do […]
Vogts mentioned on NYT education blog
This is a pretty proud day for me. Last year while working as a teacher in western Kansas, I had my journalism students take part […]
Alaska students create cool video project
This video from the small Yupiq Eskimo Village of Quinhagak, Alaska, was a school computer project intended for the other Yupiq villages in the area. […]
WSU journos take part in cool project
Last summer a class from Wichita State University’s Elliott School of Communication completed an intense project. The class covered the Symphony in the Flint Hills, […]
Man eats steak in every Kansas county
This is quite the feat, and I must say I am rather impressed with his dedication to being a carnivore. Bill Bunyan, of Dodge City, […]
Google partners with NYT, WaPo to create ‘living story pages’
Today The Washington Post announced the start of a new partnership with Google. The search-engine giant is working with WaPo and The New York Times […]
Greensburg Rebirth Rides Again
Last year communication students from Wichita State University did something few others get to experience during their course of study. They got to experience real-life […]
Vacation Time To Be Spent Working In Greensburg
I will be taking a bit of a vacation next week from being the editor of The Ledger. I will off starting the last week […]
Anabaptist Conference Goes Well, Elicits Reflection Upon Greensburg Project
On Saturday I was one of three Wichita State University students who spoke at the Anabaptist Communicators conference in Wichita, Kan. Joining me was Candice […]