This week’s #collegejourn chat resulted in a plan to help professors get on board with the 21st cenutry: Who: Professors, students, journalists, professionals What: “Bring a professor” chat When: Sun., Feb. 22 Where: www.collegejourn.com Why: To discuss ways to modernize college journalism education Us vs. them I hate to make this us vs. them, but to Read More
*Note: this blog post was originally posted on CICM This week’s #collegejourn chat is yet another example of how great minds can come together with great ideas (if you’re unfamiliar with #collegejourn chat, read more info here). After an extra hour of chatting, a small group of dedicated #collegejourn chatters have devised a plan to Read More
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 should revamp existing tracks. Current situation: There is one “new media” class in our entire Read More
A new media journalism professor should support blogging, citizen journalism, free speech, a marketplace of ideas. So why would one NYU professor require students to get permission before blogging about her class? Looks like a case of egotism to me. NYU journalism junior Alana Taylor wrote a blog on Media Shift two weeks ago about Read More
Yesterday, I was reading a great little piece on Media Shift by Alana Taylor about NYU’s inability to adapt to new media demands in journalism. One part of that blog especially stood out to me. It read: Professor Quigley begins by explaining how blogs are becoming more important and asks if any of us have Read More