Neon Tommy is an online news outlet built atop public service more than staff pay, “stories that nobody has heard before” more than parroting headlines of the day, and possessing “a certain blue-collar sensibility” wedded blissfully with new media’s rough-and-tumble gung-ho. – The USC news site is the new flagship enterprise of the larger Annenberg [...]
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USC’s Neon Tommy Shows Journalism 2.0′s True Colors
Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, tagged College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, Neon Tommy, New Media on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
April Fools’ Edition of Student Newspaper Prompts Protest
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged April Fools, College Media, Journalism, Satire, Student Newspaper on April 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The annual burst of student press satire at the start of April stirred an uproar after all. A group of 70 to 100 students and faculty gathered on the University of Colorado, Denver campus recently to protest the April Fools’ issue of The Advocate, a student weekly. Protesters declared the satire in bad taste, citing [...]
College Media Podcast: A Chat About the iPad, CICM News
Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, tagged College Media, iPad, Journalism, New Media, Podcast on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent recorded chat, Bryan Murley, director of the Center for Innovation in College Media (CICM), and I discussed a pair of topics impacting collegemediatopia: the iPad’s student press implications and one college newspaper’s early iPad app; and an announcement about some big news for CICM and Murley. Please click below to listen in on [...]
Student Editor: “Journalism Industry, Pay Attention to Us”
Posted in New Media, Journalism, College Media, Future of Journalism, tagged College Media, Future of Journalism, Huffington Post, Journalism, New Media, North by Northwestern on April 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last week, Amanda Litman laid the smack down. In a piece for Huffington Post College, the North by Northwestern editor sounded the call I have been making since starting this blog- although definitely in a more confrontational tone than I normally take. :-) – “Hey, journalism industry: pay attention to us,” she begins her admirably [...]
Headline Has Double Meaning in Health Care Plan Article
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged College Media, College Newspaper, Journalism, Student Newspaper on April 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is not a singling out of the student newspaper whose front page is pictured below. It is simply a reminder that even the best of editorial intentions at times go awry. Spot the (hopefully) unintended double entendre in the main header? –
UWIRE 2.0: Simple Design, Stressing Content Sharing First
Posted in College Media, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, Journalism, New Media, UWire on April 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
UWIRE 2.0 is dressed down. It seems to be stressing function over form, content to enable sharing of content among its student press affiliates without extra features or grander plans (for now). As College News Network co-founder Dave Hendricks wrote in a recent preview piece, the logo is different and the site now operates [...]
In the Spotlight: Nathan Giebel, Carthage College
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalist Spotlight, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged College Media, Journalism, Media, Student Journalist Spotlight, Student Media, Student Newspaper on April 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last month, reporter Nathan Giebel wrote a pair of pieces for The Current, the student newspaper at Wisconsin’s Carthage College- a news report touching on Carthage’s tuition increase, expenses, and professor salaries and a separate editorial on the college president’s salary. – The pieces themselves were interesting but the real story was embedded within the [...]
College Media About the Mayhem, Not the Millions
Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper on April 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This just in: College media, on the whole, are not rich, overstaffed, well-oiled machines. In fact, most student journalism outlets are one bad semester, staff shortage or poor leadership transition away from near-extinction every academic term. – And yet, this reality is often overlooked on campuses and within news reports. A few years back, Newsweek [...]
Alcohol Ads Not Allowed in Campus Newspapers in Virginia
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged Advertising, College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper on April 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Happy hour is not allowed yet for college newspapers in Virginia- at least within their advertising. One of the strangest student press restrictions has been upheld by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. – The majority ruling confirms the validity of a law severely restricting the rights of student newspapers at Virginia colleges and [...]
Optimist Unveils First Student Newspaper iPad Application
Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, iPad, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper on April 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Optimist‘s iAwesomeness continues to be unparalleled in collegemediatopia. As promised months earlier, the campus newspaper at Abilene Christian University became the first iPad-friendly student publication. Earlier this week, the paper launched its iPad edition as an application available for free download via the iTunes store. – The iPad push is part of a larger [...]
Daily Kansan to Continue Receiving Student Fees Support
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, Daily Kansan, Journalism, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper on April 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In a meeting last night, the student senate at the University of Kansas voted to uphold the $83,000 provided to The Daily Kansan through student fees. The decision to leave things as they are arrives roughly one month after the start of this fairly dramatic fight, one that had potential implications for many campus publications nationwide that [...]
Campus Newspaper Loses $20,000 After Student Fees Cut
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, tagged Campus Newspaper, College Media, Funding, Journalism, Newspaper, Student Newspaper on April 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Globe student newspaper at Utah’s Salt Lake Community College is facing a sudden $20,000 budget shortfall and a potential shuttering after student fees allocated for the paper were cut by 50 percent. (Read about the other major student newspaper-student fees battle currently brewing at Kansas University.) – According to a Deseret News report, a [...]
April Fools’ File: Slideshow of Student Newspaper Satire
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, College Newspaper, Journalism, Media, Satire, Student Newspaper on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Collegemediatopia recently observed April Fools’ Day with its normal celebration of satirical gusto. Below is a montage and links to a smattering of the funnier pieces popping up in student newspapers nationwide and one full-blown satirical publication (hat tips to WashPost Campus Overload and Chronicle of Higher Education). – – Links to individual pieces or [...]
Student Editor: When Did Our Op-Eds Become So Boring?
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged College Media, College Newspaper, Journalism, Opinion Writing, Student Media, Student Newspaper, Villanovan on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sara Gatling, editor in chief of The College Voice at Mercer County Community College, has a message for her j-student peers: Spice it up! As she writes, “As I gathered and read hundreds of different college newspapers that were on display at the College Media Advisors Convention (CMA) in New York over spring break, I [...]
Student Newspaper Column on Rape Spurs Apology, Debate
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, Student Newspaper Theft, tagged American University, College Media, College Newspaper, Journalism, Student Newspaper on April 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
One of the most high-profile controversies in collegemediatopia so far this semester is currently playing out at American University. The 30-second recap of the past six days: Controversial column touching on rape published in campus newspaper. Outraged students and online readers. Strong words of protest and even some newspaper trashing. Media coverage. Statements issued by the [...]
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