Jim Romenesko is having a good time. Lately, the “journalism evangelist,” “KING of the blogosphere,” and “go-to source for news about the news” has been waking up earlier, posting more often, and featuring content he had not felt free to publish for more than a decade. In the wake of his abrupt departure from The Poynter Institute late last year, he established an eponymous independent site that has quickly been embraced by media professionals, educators, students, and even a few Facebook spammers worldwide.
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Jim Romenesko’s ‘Retirement Blog’ is Journalism’s Newest Destination Site
Posted in Journalism, New Media, tagged Blog, Journalism, Media, Romenesko, Technology on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Student Press Headlines That Make Me Giggle #10 (@OColly #stripclub)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged Journalism, Media, Strip Club on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The winner of today’s edition of this recurring giggly headline feature is The Daily O’Collegian, hands down. The Oklahoma State University student newspaper topped a front page centerpiece about a new strip club opening near campus with the header: “Diamond in the Muff.”
2012 Journalism Word of the Year: Entrepreneurial
Posted in Journalism, Journalism Education, tagged Business, Entrepreneurial, Future, Journalism, Media on January 31, 2012 | 2 Comments »
2012 is only a month old and it is already a mortal lock: Journalism’s word of the year is entrepreneurial. It is being bandied about by j-profs and programs everywhere, finagling its way into existing course syllabi, new courses, full degrees, books, and workshops.
@CommInternships: A Column on Journalism 2.0 Jobs and Internships #2 (@QUCommCareers)
Posted in @comminternships, College Media, Journalism, tagged Communications, Employment, Jobs, Journalism, Media, Twitter on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
– @CommInternships A column on journalism 2.0 jobs and internships – – By Steven Chappell – The best thing about running the @comminternships feed has been my virtual meetings with many of my followers. One of those followers, @QUCommCareers, has become a virtual mirror of the feed, particularly for students in the Northeast corner of [...]
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.
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.
Weber State Professor Explores Role of Homesickness in American History
Posted in Story Ideas, Teachable Moment, tagged History, Homesickness, Media, Skype, Weber State on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As students recently returned to campuses for the start of spring semester, there is one especially nagging feeling many brought with them: homesickness. Whether it’s missing family, pets, friends or the comfort of the familiar, the notion of homesickness is undoubtedly as embedded within higher education as Spring Break and Saturday football. In her new book, Homesickness: An American History, Weber State University distinguished history professor Susan Matt traces the evolution of this longing sentiment from America’s earliest days.
10 Early Observations About JimRomenesko.com, Journalism’s Newest Destination Site (@romenesko)
Posted in Journalism, New Media, tagged Blog, Journalism, Media, Online, Poynter, Romenesko on January 24, 2012 | 2 Comments »
In the wake of his expedited departure from Poynter, Jim Romenesko has established an eponymous independent site that has been passionately embraced by many in the journalism community. Even with his longtime A-list name recognition, the rapidity of the site’s rise in popularity and influence is startling.
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?”
Dorm Furniture Fun: What are Students Allowed to Trade, Move Out or Alter? (@princetonian #college)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged Dorm, Education, Media, Podcast, Princeton, Technology on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent opinion piece I just came across in The Daily Princetonian at Princeton University, a pair of student writers tackle the issue of dorm room furniture. In particular, they focus on school policy governing the relative freedom students have to lend, borrow, move out, and alter school-issued furniture in on-campus rooms. The piece prompted an audio brainstorming session that you can you tune in by clicking on the play button below. Its aim is helping student media staffers, their advisers, and j-profs possibly plan a related report of their own.
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 | 5 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.
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 | Leave a 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 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.”
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