Posts Tagged ‘Huffington Post’

2011 Year in Review: Top News Stories, Tweets, Search Terms, Baby Names

Posted in Journalism, New Media, Story Ideas, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »

While December may argue about being given short shrift, the year in review bonanza has begun in earnest. Lists are being unveiled ranking the top news stories, sports stories, religion stories, style trends, scandals, tweets, search terms, and baby names, along with the most shared stories on Facebook.

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Student Journalist’s Resume Goes Viral, Changes the World

Posted in College Media, Journalism, Teachable Moment, tagged , , , , , , on February 26, 2011 | 6 Comments »

On Friday, J-School Buzz posted a screenshot of Spurlock’s work on its own site and The Huffington Post with the header, “Is This the Coolest Student Journalist Resume Ever?” The post quickly went viral with a virility that would make Antoine Dodson and that David After Dentist kid blush.

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Student Editor: “Journalism Industry, Pay Attention to Us”

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, tagged , , , , , 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 [...]

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Huffington Post College News Section, Behind the Scenes, Part 2: A Chat with Jose Antonio Vargas

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, tagged , , , on February 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Jose Antonio Vargas can claim one slice of a team reporting Pulitzer Prize. His j-work is credited with inspiring a documentary film on HIV/AIDS in DC. He has taught a university j-class called Storytelling 2.0.  And as The Huffington Post‘s technology and innovations editor he writes a blog on Technology as Anthropology.  Simply put, this [...]

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Huffington Post College News Section, Behind the Scenes, Part 1: A Chat with Leah Finnegan

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , on February 1, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Leah Finnegan’s motto about the glasses she sports daily: Go big or go home. The former Daily Texan editor in chief has similarly large ambitions about impacting the college journalism scene nationwide.  She has taken a leave of absence from j-grad school at Columbia University to spearhead the launch of a College News section for [...]

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Huffington Post to Launch College News Section in February

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , , , on January 10, 2010 | 6 Comments »

BIG NEWS within collegemediatopia: The Huffington Post will launch a college news section in the middle of next month, according to several trusted sources. The section’s foundation will be news pulled with permission from established U.S. student media outlets, most prominently college newspapers. – The idea is basically UWIRE without the content sharing: It’s a high-profile, one-stop [...]

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College Media Highlights, Lowlights from Fall 2009

Posted in College Media, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Fall semester 2009 played host to great feats of student journalism excellence. It also featured several callous fights and a spate of blunders that made j-students both grimace and blush.  It was a typical term. – As students begin to sober up and look toward spring 2010, here is a quick glimpse back at the [...]

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