Archive for February, 2009

Student Newspapers’ Newest Trend: TGI F-ed

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Does Friday matter in collegemediatopia? —— In separate announcements both made Monday, The Washington Square News at NYU and The Daily Free Press at Boston University announced that they most likely or definitely will be cutting their Friday print editions. ——– DFP Editor’s Note: “The economic downturn has affected everything from Wall Street to Main [...]

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“Student Media Voter Fraud?”

Posted in Journalism, New Media, tagged , , , , , , , on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

May the best campus blog win!  Or . . . not.  “Paper Trail” guru Allison Go is alleging that the fix is in with voting in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Alternative Media Outlet” contest. ——– —— She calls out a pair of blogs, one at Middlebury College and one covering a single [...]

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25 Random Things About Modern College Media: Part 1

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on February 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Inspired by the Facebook phenomenon “25 Random Things About Me,” which I’ve now happily received from roughly two dozen friends and colleagues (Time reports more than 5 million such lists have been completed since the start of the month), I’ve drawn up my own “Random” list.  It’s not personal, but professional passion-based.  Below is part [...]

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Dan Becomes a Journalism Ninja…

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Education, New Media, tagged , , , , on February 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I recently laid out my thoughts on the present and future of journalism, mass communication, j-education, and new media as part of a new AEJMC Web feature “Discussing JMC with…” Three of my answers and the cool ninja icon included on the page are below: —–—— How do you define mass communication? It is still, as it has always [...]

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Psst, JuicyCampus is Dead, Pass It On…

Posted in Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, tagged , , , on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The news business is imploding, and so is the gossip trade!  JuicyCampus, the equally loathed-and-loved “virtual campus grapevine” that for more than a year provided a forum for collegians to anonymously spread the word about anyone and anything, truth be damned, has shuttered its site, according to The Chronicle at Duke University. ——— Its founder/gossipmonger [...]

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365 Applicants?!?!

Posted in Journalism, Journalism Education, tagged , , , , , on February 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, received as many applicants for the open post of dean as there are days in a year, according to Editor & Publisher.  365 individuals applied for the position.  365?!?!  I do not know what is more fascinating, that there are more than 300 individuals [...]

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Should Student Press Have Covered Obama Inauguration?

Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , , , , , on February 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »

The Villanovan, the daily student newspaper at Villanova University, in my beloved hometown of Philadelphia, Pa., USA, did not provide a lot of coverage of the Obama Inauguration.  Some readers complained.  Editors responded, in an intriguing editorial headlined “The Role of a College Newspaper“: —- The Villanovan is and always has been the student paper of [...]

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First Amherst, Then The World!

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, tagged , , , , on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s independent.  It’s Web-only.  It’s student-run.  It’s The Amherst Wire, an online news magazine started roughly one year ago by three multimedia journalism students at UMASS with a passion for “good storytelling, rich multimedia content, interactivity, and fostering community dialogue on the issues that affect our lives.” ——– ——– The current tagline: “Local. New. Media.”  [...]

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Student Journalist Spotlight: Georgia Perry, Indiana U.

Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalist Spotlight, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , , , , , on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Update: For those interested in checking out The Robin, Perry reports: “People can read some stories online at www.thebtownrobin.tumblr.com.  Or if they want print copies they can inquire about that through thebtownrobin@gmail.com and we’ll send them over and just ask for a donation of whatever they want to give.” ———- Georgia Perry is making a [...]

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