Suleiman Abdullahi was recently an eyewitness to the birth of the world’s newest nation. – In early January, the 20-year-old Kenyan journalism student flew to Juba, Sudan, to cover the massive referendum responsible for the creation and upcoming independence of South Sudan. As Abdullahi wrote, he arrived in the prospective nation’s capital city with a travel [...]
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UPIU a ‘Mini-Internship’ of International Proportions
Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, International Student Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, New Media on February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Drake University Student: ‘So, I Was Once Evacuated from Egypt During a Revolution’
Posted in International Student Media, New Media on February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Fourteen days ago, Drake University student Ian Weller sat on the balcony of an 11th-floor apartment, looking out over the calm that was Cairo, Egypt. At the start of his study abroad experience in the historic city, Weller wrote about his group’s “‘ready to take on the world’ mentality” and his personal contentment. – As [...]
Iraq’s ‘Voice of Independence’ Celebrates First Birthday
Posted in College Media, International Student Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper on February 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In late January 2010, a small, but determined group of students and an impassioned faculty adviser carved out a place in Iraqi journalism history. They launched The AUI-S Voice, the country’s first independent student newspaper. – A year on– with a new adviser and new students in a majority of editorial posts– the paper continues [...]
UPIU Student Reporters Cover Historic Election in Sudan
Posted in College Media, International Student Media, Journalism, New Media on January 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Seeing tens of thousands of people line up under the scorching sun with such zeal is a scene that is hard to describe. When it’s all done and the seemingly inevitable decision of secession is made, we’ll be able to say that we were there when they became a nation.” – Those are the words [...]
Topless Photo Shoot a First for Cambridge Student Paper
Posted in College Media, International Student Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper on November 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How much nudity should appear in the student newspaper? The Varsity, an independent student weekly at Britain’s Cambridge University, pushes the envelope in its latest issue with a fashion-themed photo spread featuring an undergraduate female topless and bottomless-from-the-back. – – The print-and-online spread, “Days of Heaven,” spotlights a lone student, a 20-year-old Japanese major, posing [...]
College Media Review, Fall 2010: Iraq, Elections & Access
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, International Student Media, Journalism on October 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A new issue of College Media Review is now in print and online. Its featured cover story: my report on the founding of The AUI-S Voice, the first independent college news media outlet in Iraq. – Other pieces explore the student press power struggle at private schools, navigating the “alphabet soup” of education records such as FERPA [...]
Gay Kiss Photo in South African Student Newspaper Sparks Anger, Praise
Posted in College Media, International Student Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment on August 17, 2010 | 5 Comments »
A front-page photo published in a South African student newspaper showing two male students liplocked in a passionate kiss has prompted an unprecedented reaction from readers, according to local media and the paper’s editor in chief. In the EIC’s words: “This is the biggest reaction that I’ve had to any story ever.” – – Die [...]
“First Worldwide College Website” Set to Launch in Sept.
Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, International Student Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, New Media on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Its name: College NewsNet International. Its niche and significance, according to its founders: “the first worldwide college website.” – Plans for CNI were solidified and presented during the recent World Journalism Education Congress in South Africa. The basic structure seems like a mix of UPIU, Huffington Post College, and Her Campus. It will be “a [...]
In the Spotlight: Michael Holtz, Kansas University
Posted in College Media, International Student Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, Journalist Spotlight, New Media on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In his own words, Michael Holtz is a “roving student journalist and wannabe foreign correspondent.” The Kansas University student begins a separate bio of himself online with only one word: wanderlust. – This summer, that word defined him. Holtz recently concluded a 45-day journalistic tour of sorts across continental Europe that focused on the “rapidly evolving field [...]
UPIU: “Building the J-Future” Atop Students Worldwide
Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, International Student Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, New Media on July 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A street preacher with a flair for the dramatic and controversial recently drew crowds of followers and protesters at Virginia Commonwealth University. As a Quill piece noted, upon witnessing the growing fervor, VCU junior Kate Lewanowicz “knew she had a compelling story,” one worth sharing with outside media and the world . . . wide web. [...]
Journalism Student Secretly Released After 2 Years in Prison
Posted in International Student Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, Journalism Ethics, tagged International Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Education on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Warning: Do NOT study journalism in Afghanistan. Or at least for now, if you do, keep your mouth shut. Case in point: An Afghan journalism student was secretly freed earlier this month after spending nearly two YEARS in prison. His crime: Speaking up in class “about women’s rights under Islam.” – Specifically, according to an [...]
Media Trainer: Journalism Education in India Ailing
Posted in College Media, International Student Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, New Media, tagged College Media, India, International Journalism Education, Journalism Education, Student Media on August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In a new exchange4media piece, Pradyuman Maheshwari, a media trainer and blogger in India, argues that the country’s journalism education system has been overrun with “fly-by-night” institutes that do NOT prepare students for the craft. – According to Maheshwari, the ills of the j-education system include: a severe shortage of teachers with actual journalism and [...]
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 [...]
Iran, Journalism Schools, and Social Media: Links for 22-06-2009
Posted in International Student Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, New Media, tagged Journalism Education, New Media on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Example of Student Press Coverage of the Iranian Revolution: “UI Student Sees History Unfold in Iran” (Daily Iowan, via UWire) – “10 Ways Journalism Schools Are Teaching Social Media” (Mashable) – “Social Media: How Twitter, Facebook, and Others are- Surprise!- Strengthening Friendships” (Boston Globe) – “Everything I Need to Know About Twitter [...]
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