As all of Oklahoma and much of the web is now aware, The Daily O’Collegian at Oklahoma State University recently ran a prominent headline that was beneath its typical professionalism. As I previously posted, the student newspaper topped a front page centerpiece about a new strip club opening near campus with the header: “Diamond in the Muff.”
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Oklahoma State’s Muff-Gate: Why the Media Professors Are Wrong (#OKState @OColly)
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, tagged Education, Ethics, Journalism, OK State on February 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Claremont McKenna Student Magazine Breaks Stories About College’s SAT Manipulation Scandal
Posted in Journalism, College Media, Magazine Journalism, Story Ideas, tagged Journalism, Claremont McKenna, SATs, College Rankings on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Claremont Port Side, a student newsmagazine at California’s Claremont McKenna College, has earned national attention and New York Times shout-outs this past week for its spirited coverage of an SAT score-fixing scandal. On Monday, Claremont McKenna’s president informed students that an administrator had been regularly inflating student SAT scores presumably to help the school’s placement in numerous national higher ed. rankings.
Student TV Comedy Sketch ‘Rape is Funny’ Triggers Major Criticism, Protests at UCONN
Posted in College Media, Journalism Ethics, tagged Facebook, Rape, Sexual Assault, UCONN on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A rape parody sketch that aired earlier this week on an independent student-run television station at the University of Connecticut is spurring massive campus controversy and growing media attention. The production– which I’ve seen referenced by the titles “Rape is Funny” and “Evil Blue Light”– ran during a comedy program on UCTV called “Shenanigans.” It was also featured on UCTV’s website like all other programming.
Want to Write for the National Online Student Outlet NextGen Journal? ‘Make a Pitch’ (@NextGenJournal)
Posted in New Media, Journalism, College Media, tagged New Media, Politics, NextGen Journal, Education on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sixteen months after its launch, national online student news-and-views outlet NextGen Journal is growing and continuing to innovate.
The ‘Dumb F*ckers’ Fallout: 7 Lessons from the Student Newspaper Slip
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment on February 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
In a recent late-night newsroom slip that has now been widely reported and mocked, The Suffolk Journal accidentally printed a sub-headline they undoubtedly immensely regret. In a story about a campus involvement fair, the Suffolk University student newspaper’s main headline simply dubs the event a success (with an explanation point). The sub-hed, however, states: “Even we had some dumb fuckers sign up!” Yikes.
Online Alcohol Course on MyStudentBody.com ‘Called a Joke’ By Some Undergrads (#drinking @RedandBlack)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged Alcohol, College, Drinking, Education, My Student Body, University of Georgia on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
An online alcohol education course that incoming college students nationwide are required to complete is “ineffective and may actually encourage irresponsible drinking,” a new report in The Red & Black at the University of Georgia confirms. (FYI The Red & Black is my favorite student newspaper in the solar system, if you cannot tell by [...]
Student Newspaper Strip Club Headline Causes Controversy at Oklahoma State (#OKState)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged College, Journalism, Newspaper, Strip Club, Technology on February 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A sexually suggestive headline sitting atop a recent article on the front page of The Daily O’Collegian has prompted an uproar on Oklahoma State University’s campus. As I previously posted, the OK State student newspaper topped a front page centerpiece about a new strip club opening near campus with the header: “Diamond in the Muff.”
Jim Romenesko’s ‘Retirement Blog’ is Journalism’s Newest Destination Site
Posted in Journalism, New Media, tagged Blog, Journalism, Media, Romenesko, Technology on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Jim Romenesko is having a good time. Lately, the “journalism evangelist,” “KING of the blogosphere,” and “go-to source for news about the news” has been waking up earlier, posting more often, and featuring content he had not felt free to publish for more than a decade. In the wake of his abrupt departure from The Poynter Institute late last year, he established an eponymous independent site that has quickly been embraced by media professionals, educators, students, and even a few Facebook spammers worldwide.
Student Press Love & Sex Stories: Hickeys, Virginity, and Dating Histories (#hickeys @BootyDrop)
Posted in Student Newspaper, Journalism, College Media, Story Ideas, tagged College, Dating, Masturbation, Relationships, Sex on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Below is a screenshot sampling of recently published columns in student news outlets nationwide directly tackling matters of sex and love. Hickeys, masturbation, penile fractures (ouch), the art of wooing a woman, and an intriguing website called Booty Drop all make appearances. Happy Wednesday!
College Media Hall of Fame: David Teeghman, Founder, J-School Buzz, University of Missouri (@JSchoolBuzz)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, Journalist Spotlight, New Media, tagged Blog, Education, Missouri, New Media, Student Journalist on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
J-School Buzz, an independent student blog focused with unblinking intensity on the University of Missouri School of Journalism, awes me. At the moment, it is the only hyperlocal student blog within collegemediatopia of any significance. It continues to break interesting stories and trigger debates of consequence in Columbia, Mo., and beyond. And it is staffed by students within the Mizzou J-School who are unafraid to doggedly and at times critically report on their own program, possibly angering those who give them grades, might recommend them for internships, and consider them from scholarships.
Student Press Headlines That Make Me Giggle #10 (@OColly #stripclub)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged Journalism, Media, Strip Club on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The winner of today’s edition of this recurring giggly headline feature is The Daily O’Collegian, hands down. The Oklahoma State University student newspaper topped a front page centerpiece about a new strip club opening near campus with the header: “Diamond in the Muff.”
The Chronicle, Duke University’s Student Newspaper, Premieres New Web Platform (@DukeChronicle)
Posted in New Media, Student Newspaper, Journalism, College Media, tagged New Media, Student Newspaper, Journalism, Technology, Duke on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
According to recent reports, fewer students are packing into Cameron Indoor Stadium to watch Coach K and Duke University basketball. My guess: They are home scrolling through The Chronicle. The student newspaper at Duke University has further upped its digital awesomeness, rolling out a new web platform is boldly dubbing “Chron 2.0.”
Dartmouth Fraternity Hazing Scandal: Time for a Fresh Look at Greek Pledge Process
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged Dartmouth, Education, Fraternity, Greek Life, Hazing on January 31, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A column by a Dartmouth University student outlining the many degrading acts he endured while pledging a fraternity in 2010 has earned national attention for its extremely candid glimpse at hazing. As senior Andrew Lohse wrote at one point in the piece, headlined “Telling the Truth: “I was a member of a fraternity that asked pledges, in order to become a brother, to: swim in a kiddie pool full of vomit, urine, fecal matter, semen and rotten food products; eat omelets made of vomit; chug cups of vinegar, which in one case caused a pledge to vomit blood; drink beers poured down fellow pledges’ ass cracks; and vomit on other pledges, among other abuses. Certainly, pledges could have refused these orders. However, under extreme peer pressure and the desire to ‘be a brother,’ most acquiesced.”
2012 Journalism Word of the Year: Entrepreneurial
Posted in Journalism, Journalism Education, tagged Business, Entrepreneurial, Future, Journalism, Media on January 31, 2012 | 2 Comments »
2012 is only a month old and it is already a mortal lock: Journalism’s word of the year is entrepreneurial. It is being bandied about by j-profs and programs everywhere, finagling its way into existing course syllabi, new courses, full degrees, books, and workshops.
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