The assistant editorial page editor of The Comment at Bridgewater State University was allegedly attacked earlier this week in a campus parking lot in response to an opinion piece she wrote supporting gay marriage.
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Bridgewater State Student Punched in Campus Parking Lot for Writing Opinion Piece Supporting Gay Marriage
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Hate Crime, Prop 8 on February 18, 2012 | 1 Comment »
University of Texas Student Media Board Director ‘Quits Under Pressure’
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, tagged College, Student Media, University of Texas, UT on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The director UT Student Media, the board overseeing major student media operations at the University of Texas at Austin, has abruptly “resigned under pressure” only eight months after being hired. The Austin American-Statesman reports that Gary Borders quit without consulting other members of the board, which is described as “quasi-independent” of the university.
College Media Mad Money #3: Where Do Students’ Recreation Sports Fees Go? (@TheLantern #sports)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Journalism, Ohio State, Recreation, Sports on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Students at Ohio State University pay a combined $14 million in student fees each year that go toward funding OSU recreational sports, a recent report in The Lantern confirmed. How is that money spent exactly? Umm, well, OSU officials are not exactly sure. In an investigation that is almost stunning for the confusion it caused among admins., Lantern staff writers Thomas Bradley and Sarah Stemen were given numerous runarounds that boiled down to one basic sentiment: There is no current organized, itemized list outlining how the rec fees are spent.
College Media Mad Money #2: How Much is the Stuff in Students’ Backpacks Worth? (@CityCollegeNews)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, New Media, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged Backpack, College, Journalism, Money on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Apparently, the adage is simple: It’s not the backpack, but what’s in it, that counts. A recent survey by staffers at City College News, the student newspaper at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, determined that students on average pack items into their backpacks daily that total more than $500. As CCN staff writer Nancy Humphys notes, “Losing a backpack with textbooks, a cellphone, laptop computer and wallet with cash, ID’s, bus card and credit cards can add up to a large financial loss to a student.”
College Media Mad Money #1: How Much of Your Students’ Meal Plans Are Wasted? (@DailyTarHeel)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Daily Tar Heel, Dining Hall, Food, UNC on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A full quarter. One-fourth. 25 percent. As The Daily Tar Heel recently revealed in an wonderful, astounding report, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “25 percent of all meals bought through campus dining plans are wasted each semester.” In the write-up by Katie Quine, the high percentage prompts a student-admin. blame game: Students claiming they are forced into plans that almost force them to pay for excess food and the dining director arguing (as paraphrased by Quine) arguing that the “large percentage of unused meals can be attributed to students buying meal plans that don’t match their lifestyles.”
10 Funny College Memes: Adderall, Dorm Bathroom Habits, High Tuition Complaints & More
Posted in College Media, New Media, Story Ideas, tagged College, Facebook, Memes, New Media on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As I’ve posted previously, the story of the month so far: college memes. Campus-specific memes are suddenly invading the Facebook streams of students at schools throughout the U.S., Canada, and parts of Europe. A rash of student media reports and social media chatter confirm that undergraduates’ online experiences are now hovering between “meme madness” and full-blown “meme mania.”
College Memes Mania Continues: Check Out My PBS MediaShift Rundown
Posted in College Media, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Facebook, Memes, PBS on February 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
College memes are suddenly invading the Facebook streams of students at schools throughout the U.S., Canada, and parts of Europe. As The Cherwell, Oxford University’s student newspaper, explains, the meme is “an idea or behavior that spreads through a culture by imitation. Internet memes follow this principle, humorous images are copied and re-captioned, concisely describing or satirizing the activity of an individual or group.” Building on its burgeoning popularity in recent years on sites such as Reddit and 4chan and via viral creations like LOLcats and Rickrolling, the Internet meme has been rapidly and rabidly adopted by undergraduates since the start of last week.
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 | 2 Comments »
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.”
Student Press Love & Sex Stories: Hickeys, Virginity, and Dating Histories (#hickeys @BootyDrop)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, 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!
Best Journalism Schools at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Posted in Journalism, Journalism Education, tagged College, Education, Journalism, Journalism School, New Media, Student Media, University on January 30, 2012 | 14 Comments »
Here is a list of what I consider the best journalism schools at U.S. colleges and universities. It was created after a faculty colleague in another field recently asked me what journalism schools I would most recommend for her college-bound son, who is apparently an aspiring newshound.
Bed Bugs Attack at University of Alaska Anchorage (@TNL_Updates #bedbugs)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged Bed Bugs, College, Education, Multimedia on January 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
An “expanding bedbug population” is infesting student dorm rooms at the University of Alaska Anchorage, a new report in The Northern Light campus newspaper confirms. What’s the bed bug situation in your campus dorms and students’ off-campus residences? What is the school’s MO for staving off potential infestations?
Student Press Version of ‘Lazy Higher Ed Journalism’
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, tagged College, Journalism, Media on January 26, 2012 | 3 Comments »
A write-up on “Lazy Higher Education Journalism” (spurred by a separate report on “Lazy Education Journalism” in general) recently achieved B-list viral status within the education and journalism communities. In her Inside Higher Ed essay, Melanie Fullick charges news media with inefficient, often superficial reporting on relevant issues such as school rankings, technology’s impact on education, the value and characteristics of international students and faculty, and the various “solutions” offered as panaceas to supposedly ailing higher learning institutions.
Debate at Missouri’s School of Journalism: Should Students Be Allowed to Work for Multiple Media Outlets?
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged College, Ethics, Missouri, New Media, Technology on January 26, 2012 | 3 Comments »
A public debate is currently playing out among some profs, alums, and students within the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism centered on a student press conflict of interest. The basic question at the debate’s core: Should students be allowed to work for multiple, possibly competing campus media at the same time?
The Onward State Joe Paterno Death Error Saga: The Complete Storify
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Teachable Moment, tagged College, Football, Joe Paterno, Media, Penn State on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In the wake of the Onward State Joe Paterno death error saga, I have put together a Storify providing a full listing of relevant links that collectively lay out the gist of what happened and the larger lessons we can hopefully all take away. The hope is that it might be a helpful resource for j-students, student media staffers, and their advisers and profs.
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