The Supreme Court should strike down a governmental policy allowing college radio stations to be fined for “fleeting expletives,” the Student Press Law Center and College Broadcasters, Inc., argue in a new friend-of-the-court brief. – SPLC and CBI joined forces for the brief in defense of college radio’s role as an often-live “laboratory for experimentation,” [...]
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SPLC, CBI to Supreme Court: End FCC’s Power to Fine College Radio for Cursing
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism on November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
New York Times Piece Captures ‘Positive College Radio Vibe’
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, New Media on November 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A New York Times feature on student radio has the media-verse abuzz, providing a glimpse of the evolving “ethos, content, and vibe of collegiate stations.” Amid the gloom-and-doom backdrop of increasing station sales and alleged confusion over college radio’s future, the picture presented is surprisingly (and refreshingly) positive. – Student staffers and station managers are described as [...]
350 Student Stations Unite in Honor of College Radio Day
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media on October 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Roughly 350 student-run radio stations across the U.S. and Canada are taking to the airwaves in solidarity today, in hopes of “raising the profile of what college radio stations are doing across North America.” – The first College Radio Day is part celebration, part publicity/pledge drive, part protest. As its co-organizers ask, “Isn’t it about [...]
Journalism & Media Conferences: Top 11 to Attend in 2011-2012
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, International Student Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, Magazine Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged ACP/CMA National Conference, AEJMC, BEA, International Symposium on Online Journalism, ONA, SPJ on August 17, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Note: Check out my updated 2012 list – – A recent college graduate emailed me last week requesting a list of journalism and media conferences worth attending. It is a fantastic question. – Below is a list of what I consider to be the most indispensable national-level get-togethers for those who are practicing, teaching, and [...]
College Radio to Observe Moment of Silence to Raise Awareness of Station Sales
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) is calling for a moment of silence on college radio stations at exactly 11 a.m. EST this Thursday. According to CBI, the aim of the synchronized dead air scheme is to “bring awareness of the deep impact that the sale of student radio stations is having on campuses and their surrounding communities.” – [...]
College Radio’s FM Footprint Fading: Is Online the Answer?
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, New Media on December 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Does college radio still deserve a “terrestrial footprint“? – Student stations on or near campuses nationwide continue to provide undergrads with invaluable on-air experience and act as the last bastions of non-mainstream music promotion. But their relevancy to student listeners and survival prospects on the FM dial are under renewed scrutiny. – According to a [...]
BU Student Radio, Zombies, and a New War of the Worlds
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, New Media on October 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Think “War of the Worlds,” circa 2010. Inspired by the classic Orson Welles alien invasion broadcast, students at Boston University’s WTBU Radio are staging a similarly apocalyptic multimedia serial set in present day. – The threatening creatures in the five-part WTBU narrative are not extraterrestrials, but zombies- “complete with flesh wounds, protruding bones, maggots, and rotting skin.” [...]
CMM 10: Jennifer Waits, College Radio Blogger & Advocate
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, Journalism, Journalist Spotlight, New Media on July 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
CMM 10 is a spotlighting of the 10 individuals who have mattered most to college media over the past academic year. This inaugural edition honors a mix of standout student journalists, innovative student media entrepreneurs, and impassioned outside advocates of campus press 2.0. With a hat tip to the annual Time 100, the posts announcing each honoree include [...]
In the Spotlight: Derek Flanzraich, HUTV Founder, Harvard
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalist Spotlight, New Media, tagged Broadcast Journalism, College Media, Digital Media, Future of Media, Harvard, HUTV, New Media on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
On a cold day in Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University psychology professor Steven Pinker lifts a television above his head and then smashes it into the ground. With the TV’s innards exposed, he proceeds to stomp on it and whack it repeatedly with a metal pole. – The uber-aggression aimed at this old media outlet served [...]
Boston College Radio Station Proud to Have “No Commercial Potential”
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, New Media, tagged College Media, College Radio, New Media, Radio, Student Media on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Ryan McDaid is very particular about the music he chooses for his radio show. One of the first requirements is that few can have ever heard it before.” – So begins a wonderful profile of student-run radio at Boston College, published by The Heights. It documents the tale of two campus stations, including the FM-regulated [...]
Racial Slur Leads to Student Media Funding Freeze at UCSD
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged Campus Journalism, Campus Newspaper, College Journalism, Ethics, Free Press, Humor Magazine, Journalism, Student Journalism on February 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A “racial state of emergency” has been declared and funding for all school-supported student media has been frozen at the University of California, San Diego in the immediate aftermath of a racist campus event coupled with a televised racist slur. – Late last week, the editor of the Koala, a controversial UCSD student humor newspaper [...]
Harvard TV Titan Talks About Conan, Tonight Show Mess
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, New Media, tagged Broadcast Media, Conan O'Brien, Harvard, HUTV, Jay Leno, Tonight Show on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As the Leno-Conan-Tonight-Show saga intensifies, I decided to get the perspective of a campus broadcast titan. Derek Flanzraich is founder and former president of HUTV (Harvard Undergraduate Television), meaning he has geographical ties to both men (Leno is from Andover, O’Brien from Brookline) and the Conan academic connection (O’Brien’s a Harvard alum). – – Below Flanzraich [...]
CBI Names Top Student Radio & TV Shows, Specials, Sites
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, Journalism, New Media, tagged Broadcast Media, College Journalism, College Media, Journalism, Media, New Media, Student Media on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
College Broadcasters, Inc., has announced its finalists for the 2009 National Student Production Awards. It is basically the Oscars, ESPYs, Pulitzers, and Webbies for the student broadcast journalist set- honoring everything from best TV comedy, PSA, and live sportscast to best radio DJ, documentary, and station promotion. – Atop the category listing: Best Student Media [...]
Australia’s “Radio Revolution” Streaming Live Online Since May
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, International Student Media, Journalism, New Media, tagged Australia, College Media, College Radio, Journalism, New Media, Online Radio, Student Media on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Billed as “distinctively non-commercial,” the student-run JACradio at the University of Queensland has been pumping out the music and talk online 24/7 since its debut in May. It is the latest entrant into Australia’s radio Webosphere- and according to one report the UQ School of Journalism and Communication (JAC) has been ”overwhelmed by the number of [...]
College Radio Making Most of Digital Transition
Posted in Broadcast Journalism, College Media, New Media, tagged College Radio, New Media, Student Media on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The turntables are still turning, new podcasts are humming, indie bands are still being discovered, and social networking is drawing in new listeners at college radio stations worldwide. According to a new Chicago Daily Herald piece (a localized version of a December 2008 New York Times article), the student radio revolution of the 21st-century is [...]
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