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Thoughts on integrating Publish2 into Cal Poly's journalism curriculum
Full Disclosure: I have been employed by Publish2 as a product designer since January. My favorite Cal Poly journalism professor emailed me this week asking how he could use Publish2 in his journalism classes. Although this list of ideas is … Continue reading
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How to use social media in a global communications class
I’m meeting with a Cal Poly journalism professor Monday to talk about ways he can use social media as a supplement to his global communications class. I don’t know much about the class or the professor, but I’ve embedded the … Continue reading
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Could a budget crisis spur journ profs to innovate?
While checking e-mail on my stroll to work this morning, I stopped dead in my tracks. Twice. The first gasp of disbelief was after reading an e-mail from ostensibly one of the most “old-school” journalism professors at Cal Poly requesting … Continue reading
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Fixing Cal Poly's journalism department
At Cal Poly, we’re adding a “new media” track to our journalism department (as a supplement to broadcast, editorial and public relations). But in an economic crunch when money and resources are low, we shouldn’t create a new track– we … Continue reading
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In economic struggles, newsrooms should turn to the web
It’s old news: the Internet makes life easier. Yet, still, I’m always astonished to find that some professionals still don’t consider it a serious, practical, and usually ideal solution to budget cut problems. Let me explain… As a member … Continue reading
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Mustang Daily multimedia coverage of the election
We dedicated out front page to the election all day, with continuous updates as it all progressed. An overview: Exit poll audio slideshow 8 a.m. Exit poll audio slideshow 1 p.m. Exit poll audio slideshow 4 p.m. Exit poll audio … Continue reading
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Facebook: A newspaper's best and worst friend
Guest blog by Ryan Chartrand The problem Newspapers have made some pretty desperate moves in the last few years. They’ve cut pages, cut staff, cut paychecks, but then decided to try to add social networking to their Web sites. Sure, … Continue reading
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Twitter election center is amazing
I have never experienced anything like watching live comments on a VP debate as it happens: http://election.twitter.com/ Web 2.0 is truly amazing… More on this later…
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Should college publications go web first?
Should small newspapers post stories to the Web first (i.e. before the presses are running)? That’s the very question Mark Van Patten explored in his blog on Media Shift today. It’s the same question I ask myself asking about the … Continue reading
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