Archive for January, 2009

Student Journalist Spotlight: Tobias Davis, Editor, Student Newspaper

Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalist Spotlight, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged , , on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As CMM reported late last month, a student-run online publication was recently launched at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln by undergraduates aching for a greater conservative voice on campus.  It received a minor spate of media attention upon its arrival, including a mention in The Daily Nebraskan. Its name: Student Newspaper. ———- In an interview with [...]

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An Innovative Internship: One Week Left to Apply!

Posted in College Media, Journalism, New Media, tagged , , , , on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Bryan Murley, director of the Center for Innovation in College Media, recently announced an internship opportunity with CICM. Part of the call is below.  Interested students should apply quickly.  The deadline is January 18th! ——- ——- The pitch: How would you like to learn new media skills while having a positive impact on the college [...]

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Why Saying Goodbye to Friday Edition Is A Good Thing

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »

It was widely reported this past week that The Minnesota Daily at the University of Minnesota is dropping its regular Friday print edition to save money amid the economic and advertising downturns affecting student and professional newspapers. ———– I don’t believe this is simply another sign that the student journalism apocalypse is upon us.  Saying [...]

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Breaking News … About Third Eye Blind?!

Posted in College Media, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »

A post yesterday on the blog “journajunkie” by College of Brockport journalism professor Marsha Ducey caught my eye.  She wrote in praise of the new media acumen of The Stylus, Brockport’s student newspaper, for working over the winter break (when no print editions are published) to send a breaking news e-mail alert to students and [...]

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J-students “instinctively know something . . . journalism will survive”

Posted in Future of Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Education, tagged , , , , on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A host of quotes from j-profs and j-school department heads about what they tell their students, via an About.com: Journalism article, found via a St. Louis Post Dispatch report.  (My own thoughts follow in brackets.): ———- Tony Chan, journalism professor at the University of Washington at Seattle, about print journalism: “I’m telling my students to [...]

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“I am the future of journalism because…”

Posted in Future of Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Education, New Media, tagged , , , , , , on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As legend has it, the first words of advice from a famous author who once spoke at a student writer’s conference was simply: What are you doing here?  Why aren’t you at home writing? ——— It was in this spirit of jumping right in that at the close of the first session of an advanced reporting workshop I am [...]

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“Six of the best . . . student portfolio sites”

Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Future of Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Education, New Media, tagged , , , , , , on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Journalism students’ best online portfolios, helping them get an internship or job. The buzzword now is branding.

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More Sex, Sex, Sex in the Student Press

Posted in College Media, Journalism, Magazine Journalism, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Sex has been the story of the student press for the past decade, for better and worse. Sex columns and sex issues in college newspapers and full-blown campus sex magazines have appeared with increasing regularity and as increasingly risqué at or near campuses nationwide and into Canada (and even India!). ————– ————– The newest student [...]

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Student Newspaper’s Return to Print Hailed as Step Forward

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »

In late November, The Whalesong student newspaper at the University of Alaska Southeast renewed publication of its print edition after a two-year absence. ————— While the newspaper had continued to operate  online-only, student editor Laura Lemire told Capital City Weekly that the print resurgence is a real step forward: “This is something I’ve wanted for [...]

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Links for 2009-1-2

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“This is Reality, checking in”: CoPress is being refreshingly transparent about the current limits to its college media CMS hosting plans. ————- “US college campus newspaper editors in Israel”: A brief snippet (third header down) about a fact-finding trip that will be incorporated into a documentary film. ————- “New Year’s resolutions for graduating journos”: A [...]

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