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?
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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 | 4 Comments »
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 | 1 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.
Student Newspaper Publishes University of Alaska Salary Database
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged Alaska, College, Education, Journalism, Media on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Sun Star student newspaper at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has published a faculty and staff salary database for the entire UA system. Its launch is part of a larger look at UA’s finances, nicely summed up by the headline of a related feature: “How much money does it take to run the University of Alaska?”
Penn State’s Daily Collegian Publishes Special Edition on Joe Paterno (@DailyCollegian #PSU)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Education, Football, Joe Paterno, Penn State on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Daily Collegian has published a special commemorative edition honoring longtime Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno. Related pieces touch on Paterno’s upbringing and early coaching career, his devotion to family and charities, the reactions of his former players, and the scandal that overwhelmed his final days.
Onward State Founder Explains ‘What Happened Last Night’ with Paterno Death Mistake
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, tagged College, College Football, Education, Joe Paterno, Penn State on January 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In a post shared this morning, Onward State founder and general manager Davis Shaver candidly explains how the Penn State student news outlet mistakenly reported Joe Paterno’s death prior to its actual occurrence. According to Shaver, the error seems to have been caused by a pair of deceitful happenings in rapid succession: a hoax email from a supposedly high-ranking PSU official and a dishonest Onward State reporter.
Onward State Editor at Penn State Resigns After Mistaken Scoop About Paterno’s Death
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Teachable Moment, tagged College, Football, Journalism, Media, Paterno, Penn State on January 22, 2012 | 8 Comments »
Devon Edwards, the managing editor of Onward State at Penn State University, has suddenly resigned. The resignation comes hours after the online student news outlet mistakenly reported that former PSU head football coach Joe Paterno had died from lung cancer.
Student Press Story Headlines That Make Me Giggle #8 (@thedbk #dogs #deer)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged Animals, College, Deer, Education, Pets, Puppies on January 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Puppies! The word of the day within CMM’s recurring giggly headline feature is puppies, the cute young canines who evoke a smile and a belly laugh from all but the most animal-hating cynics. In a blog post header last month, The Diamondback fully embraced the spirit of a University of Maryland SGA event that brought dogs to cuddle with students to help curb finals stress. As the headline to the “Puppypalooza” preview piece reads repetitively, “The Puppies are Coming the Puppies are Coming the Puppies are Coming.”
A Student Editor’s 24-Hour Video Game Experiment
Posted in College Media, Journalism, New Media, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Education, Media, Technology, Video Games on January 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Late last semester, Miles Parks decided to play video games for 24 hours straight. Or in his words, “I was going to sit and game and turn my cerebral cortex into applesauce.” The student at the University of Tampa (where I teach and advise), an admittedly light gamer, conducted the multi-player, multi-platform, multi-game experiment in part to better understand his many friends and classmates who “can sit down at one end of an evening and beat up bad guys until the sun rises.”
Student Press Tackles Religion: Prayer, Finding Faith, Monastic Living & Church-State Separation
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged Buddhism, Christianity, College, Islam, Prayer, religion on January 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The deadline is looming for UPIU’s latest freelance student reporting contest, which is seeking pitches for stories focused in some manner on religion. As the contest intro mentions, “Religion has been a major topic in the news lately. Religious tensions underlie many of the simmering conflicts in Africa and the Middle East. Questions about women in leadership, homosexuality in church, and other ticklish topics led the headlines in 2011.”
Student Press Story Headlines That Make Me Giggle #7 (@thedaily @butlercollegian)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged Butler, College, Education, Media, Technology, University of Washington on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Texting and driving has made headlines in recent months. Sleep texting has even leapt onto the scene lately as a particularly curious phenomenon. But one other text-centric habit deserving of a spotlight has largely been ignored . . . until now. As the header to a recent commentary appearing in The Butler Collegian observes, “Texting and Walking Becomes a Nuisance.”
Married Students: What Rights, Benefits Should Schools Provide Their Spouses? (@UWBrandingIron)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Education, Marriage, Media, Relationships on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In a letter to the editor published in a recent issue of The Branding Iron at the University of Wyoming, a UW senior relates her “concern and irritation with the lack of support for married students on campus.”
Student Press Headlines That Make Me Giggle #6
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Education, Media, NC State, Technology on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A story published late last semester in The Technician at North Carolina State University recently leapt onto my radar for its focus on an odd bit of undergraduate research. An NCSU student apparently spent the semester studying the relative stress of students enrolled in a pair of biology classes . . . in part through their saliva. The Technician headline describes it simply as, “Measuring Stress Levels in Spit.”
Sex and the University: A Sampling of Student Press Love & Sex Stories
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Dating, Journalism, Love, Media, Sex on January 18, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Below is a screenshot sampling of recently published columns in student newspapers nationwide directly tackling sex and love. Facebook dating etiquette, the hook-up culture, student singledom, BDSM, and anal sex all make an appearance. Happy Wednesday!
Classroom Wi-Fi Debate Roars to Life Once More, This Time at Yale
Posted in College Media, Journalism, New Media, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Education, Internet, Media, Technology, Wifi, Yale on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A mega-popular art history course at Yale University has far less students enrolled this semester in part due to the professor’s desire to teach in a Wi-Fi-free lecture hall, according to a recent Yale Daily News report.
Student Press Story Headlines That Make Me Giggle #5 (@DailyEmerald #beer)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged Alcohol, Beer, College, Media, Oregon, Technology on January 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A new column in The Daily Emerald at the University of Oregon carries a truism in its headline that we can all agree with. As the hed to the great tongue-in-cheek piece by McKenna Brown notes, “A guy’s beer says a lot about him.”
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