Posts Tagged ‘New Media’

Want to Write for the National Online Student Outlet NextGen Journal? ‘Make a Pitch’ (@NextGenJournal)

Posted in New Media, Journalism, College Media, tagged , , , on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Sixteen months after its launch, national online student news-and-views outlet NextGen Journal is growing and continuing to innovate.

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College Media Hall of Fame: David Teeghman, Founder, J-School Buzz, University of Missouri (@JSchoolBuzz)

Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, Journalist Spotlight, New Media, tagged , , , , on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

J-School Buzz, an independent student blog focused with unblinking intensity on the University of Missouri School of Journalism, awes me. At the moment, it is the only hyperlocal student blog within collegemediatopia of any significance. It continues to break interesting stories and trigger debates of consequence in Columbia, Mo., and beyond. And it is staffed by students within the Mizzou J-School who are unafraid to doggedly and at times critically report on their own program, possibly angering those who give them grades, might recommend them for internships, and consider them from scholarships.

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The Chronicle, Duke University’s Student Newspaper, Premieres New Web Platform (@DukeChronicle)

Posted in New Media, Student Newspaper, Journalism, College Media, tagged , , , , on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

According to recent reports, fewer students are packing into Cameron Indoor Stadium to watch Coach K and Duke University basketball. My guess: They are home scrolling through The Chronicle. The student newspaper at Duke University has further upped its digital awesomeness, rolling out a new web platform is boldly dubbing “Chron 2.0.”

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North Carolina State Technician Publishes Accidental ‘Gay’ Tweet

Posted in College Media, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »

It is a tweet staffers no doubt wish they could take back: “i think i might be gay??” The odd questioning message popped up yesterday on the twitter feed of The Technician, the student newspaper at North Carolina State University. It was quickly deleted, but not before at least one reader spotted and retweeted it. The paper soon after apologized.

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Best Journalism Schools at U.S. Colleges and Universities

Posted in Journalism, Journalism Education, tagged , , , , , , on January 30, 2012 | 13 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.

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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 , , , , 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?

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Caught in the Web with Katelyn Sweigart #1

Posted in Journalism, New Media, tagged , , , , on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Caught in the Web is a new CMM feature created and maintained by Katelyn Sweigart, the web editor of The Mustang Daily and a senior journalism student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. It lays out a range of web tools and platforms aimed at helping student journalists up their writing, reporting, and multimedia awesomeness.

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Quad News at Quinnipiac Goes Dark in Protest of SOPA

Posted in College Media, Journalism, New Media, tagged , , , , on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Quad News, an online student news outlet at Connecticut’s Quinnipiac University, went symbolically “dark” yesterday in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).  While many college media pubs. wrote about yesterday’s wide-ranging web shutdowns, it appears the Quad News is the only student 0utlet to actually join the fight by also shutting down. [...]

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West Virginia University Journalism Students Can Now Earn Extra ‘Certificate of Digital Proficiency’

Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Education, New Media, tagged , , , , on January 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »

As The Daily Athenaeum reports, the School of Journalism at West Virginia University has begun offering an extra Certificate of Digital Proficiency to go along with its main degree programs. The Certificate will be granted to students who complete a set of courses specifically targeted to “skills in interactive journalism, video editing, blogging and design software.” A glimpse at the course offerings confirms it involves a sampling or two from most of those listed areas.

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Pitt News Editorial Challenges Student Government Decision to Suspend Collegiate Readership Program

Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , , on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

A new editorial in The Pitt News at the University of Pittsburgh is calling for the school’s student government to reverse its recent decision to suspend the Collegiate Readership Program on campus. Through the program, in place on many campuses nationwide, free copies of USA TODAY and The New York Times are regularly available for students.

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In the Spotlight: Taylor Doherty, Special Projects Editor, The Chronicle, Duke University

Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , on December 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

One of the most prolific writers featured on the website of The Chronicle, Duke University’s student newspaper, is a gray-haired alum from the 1960s. Ed Rickards, a former journalist, is currently a full-time “Duke Checker.” Under that pseudonym (very recently switched from “Fact Checker”), Rickards, 69, runs “an increasingly popular blog that focuses on the governance of Duke and the scandals that occur on the university’s campus.”

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As Student Newspaper Archives Grow Online, Some Alums Worry About Their Google Prints

Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , , , , on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The evermore expansive set of student press archives being placed online continues to concern those who wish their undergrad misdeeds or heated words would stay in the past, not in their Google prints. – As a new USA Today College piece by Ohio University journalism student Stephanie Stark confirms, “[C]ollege newspapers are uploading old print [...]

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Google+: Social Media Upstart ‘Worse Than a Ghost Town’

Posted in Journalism, New Media, tagged , , , , , , , on August 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I wanted to log on to Google+. I swear I did. But the thought of it made me tired. I recently wrote a piece for PBS MediaShift. Like I’ve done for past pieces and many of the posts on this blog, I carried out all the expected social media promotion.

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Student Newspapers 2.0: ‘Welcome to a Media Revolution’

Posted in College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged , , , , , , on August 19, 2011 | 3 Comments »

The Red & Black, one of the largest and most-feted college newspapers in the country, recently dropped a bombshell on its readers and the student journalism community. In a wraparound section of a special issue published on the first day of the new school year, the University of Georgia student newspaper revealed it will be switching from a daily to a weekly print edition.

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College Media Hall of Fame, Class of 2011: Connor Toohill, NextGen Journal Editor-in-Chief

Posted in CMM Hall of Fame, College Media, Journalism, New Media, tagged , , , , , on August 15, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Connor Toohill is the student media maven of the moment. The Notre Dame University sophomore is responsible for the launch and oversight of NextGen Journal, the only national news and views outlet by students, for students.

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