In the midst of academia’s continued overwhelming meme madness, I have been putting together a growing list of memes focused specifically on collegemediatopia– its student staffers, faculty advisers, digital tools (and distractions), and style rules. Below is a glimpse at what will hopefully soon be a gargantuan list featured on College Media Memes.
Posts Tagged ‘College Media’
College Media Memes: Pinterest, the Inverted Pyramid, Campus Paper Adviser of the Year & the 3-Source Rule
Posted in College Media, New Media, tagged College Media, Facebook, Inverted Pyramid, Libel, Memes, Pinterest on February 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
College Media Hall of Fame, Class of 2011: Connor Toohill, NextGen Journal Editor-in-Chief
Posted in CMM Hall of Fame, College Media, Journalism, New Media, tagged College Media, Connor Toohill, Journalism, New Media, NextGen Journal, Student Journalism on August 15, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Connor Toohill is the student media maven of the moment. The Notre Dame University sophomore is responsible for the launch and oversight of NextGen Journal, the only national news and views outlet by students, for students.
College Media Hall of Fame, Class of 2011: Michael Koretzky, Educator and Journo Terrorist At-Large
Posted in CMM Hall of Fame, College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, College Media Advisers, Florida Atlantic University, Journalism, Michael Koretzky, Society of Professional Journalists, Student Journalism on August 2, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Michael Koretzky is an inspiration, an admirable rabble-rouser, and an admitted journoterrorist. The Florida Atlantic University students who have worked with him at The University Press speak of him in reverential terms as a mix between Cronkite and Don King– trustworthy, with an intoxicating side of flash.
Harry Potter and the Special Issue: Tips for Launching a Themed Edition of Any Sort
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged Ball State, College Media, College Media Advisers, Harry Potter, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on July 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In the most recent issue of College Media Review, I profile last year’s transformation of The Ball State Daily News at Ball State University into The Daily Prophet– in honor of all-things-Potter. – – I also provide a few tips for editors and advisers looking into launching a special issue of their own on areas far [...]
Young Journalist: ‘If I Was at a College Newspaper Today, I’d Quit’
Posted in College Media, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, Uncategorized, tagged ACP, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, College Media, Internet, Lauren Rabaino, Mustang Daily, New Media, Student Newspaper on March 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Antiquated. Curmudgeonly. Doomed. Lauren Rabaino uses a number of words to describe student journalism circa 2011– innovative, awesome, and digitally aware are not among them. In a recent blog post/rant, the standout young journalist and designer extraordinaire waxes pessimistic about the current state of college media.
Student Paper Forced to Go Through Single Campus Source
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper on May 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Student media censorship is a many-speckled beast. Straight-up rejection of content by misguided overseers is the most iconic, well-known tactic, but it is far from the most common. The work of most censors is much more subtle, indirect, and clouded enough to enable the content-restricters to claim no wrongdoing at all. – The Chart was [...]
The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press, Part Six (The Conclusion)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Uncategorized, tagged AUI-S Voice, College Journalism, College Media, Journalism, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on May 6, 2010 | 11 Comments »
“One Team, One Newspaper“ – The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press – Part Six: “They Had Never Seen Something Like This” – On the first day the Voice appeared on campus at AUI-S, 15 students stopped by Jackie Spinner’s office expressing an interest in joining the staff. “The students, and I’m talking about readers [...]
The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press, Part Five
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged AUI-S Voice, College Journalism, College Media, Journalism, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on May 5, 2010 | 10 Comments »
“One Team, One Newspaper” – The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press – Part Five: “Thank God We Clashed It Together” – In late January, during his birthday weekend, design editor Yad Faiq sat down and carefully laid out the editorial page for the Voice’s first issue. And then he redesigned it. He later redesigned [...]
The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press, Part 4
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged AUI-S Voice, College Journalism, College Media, Journalism, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on May 3, 2010 | 12 Comments »
“One Team, One Newspaper” – The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press – Part Four: “Editorial? What Do You Mean Editorial?” – When Namo Kaftan was nine years old, his father, a biomedical engineer, brought a laptop from work to the family’s home in Sulaimani. For Kaftan, now 21, it was love at first start-up. [...]
Student Journalist Detained By Police for Cow Pictures
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Student Press Freedom on May 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
[Ed. Note: The six-part Iraq Voice series will resume on Monday.] – A pair of apparently “agitated, angry, nervous, and certainly dangerous” cows recently dashed to freedom on Ohio State University’s campus, prompting a police chase and tranquilizer shots. – Alex Kotran, a photographer for The Lantern, OSU’s top-notch student newspaper, quickly raced to the [...]
Student Editor: Someone Stole All Copies of Current Issue
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Student Newspaper Theft, tagged College Journalism, College Media, Journalism, Newspaper Theft, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Every copy of the current Current, the student newspaper at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisc., has vanished. Editor Nathan Giebel (recently featured in a CMM student journalist spotlight) suspects theft. So do school officials. – In his words, “I think the main question on everyone’s mind at the moment is: Why? Did we print something [...]
The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press, Part 3
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged AUI-S Voice, College Journalism, College Media, Journalism, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on April 28, 2010 | 12 Comments »
“One Team, One Newspaper” – The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press – Part Three: “What! Another Newspaper?” – Dana Jaff knew it would happen. He had seen it happen before. He even unwittingly predicted it would happen on his own newspaper’s front page: The beginning Times would also be the end of Times. – [...]
The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press, Part Two
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged AUI-S Voice, College Journalism, College Media, Journalism, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on April 27, 2010 | 14 Comments »
“One Team, One Newspaper” – The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press – Part Two: “I Fell in Love with Iraq” – The Voice began, indirectly, with a stumble and a scandal. Washington Post veteran staff writer Jackie Spinner arrived in Iraq in May 2004 primarily to cover the criminal proceedings tied to the infamous Abu [...]
The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press, Part One
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged AUI-S Voice, College Journalism, College Media, College Newspaper, Journalism, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on April 26, 2010 | 13 Comments »
“One Team, One Newspaper” – The Founding of Iraq’s Independent Student Press – Part One: “THIS is a Newspaper” – Zimnaku Mohammed Saleh lost his family, fled his homeland, and adopted a new identity– all before he could walk and talk. As a four-month-old living in Halabja, Iraq, Saleh was one of the residents fortunate [...]
The Breeze, a Storm: Student Press Freedom Torn at JMU
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper on April 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Eww . . . Disgusting.” ”Like a journalistic terror attack.” ”You say tomato, I say Gestapo.” Those are just a few of the many, many outraged responses I have received about the Rodney-King-style beatdown of college press freedom at James Madison University. – As you have probably read by now, police and a county prosecutor [...]
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