There were two things that struck me in a recent post in Mashable about the Washington Post Tumblr blog @innovations. One is that the blog explains how some stories are reported at the Post (which as a journalism student I think it’s awesome, check out this post about the design of the NCAA cover). The other […]
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Soldier Transition Project Storyboard
March 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Tech Blog Posts
The Soldier Transition Project aims to tell the story of soldiers who seek out an education after having served their country in a time of war. We want to answer the questions: What is it like to go from a war zone to a college campus? What challenges do Soldiers face adjusting to life as […]
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Facebook Journalism On The Rise
March 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Tech Blog Posts
Facebook is not only a place to connect with friends, it is now more and more a way to connect with news. A recent post by Vadim Lavrusik on Mashable talks about this growing trend. Facebook journalism is on the rise because the social media site is becoming more public, Lavrusik says. The recent Egyptian revolution […]
Crowdsourcing in Libya Aids Traditional Media
February 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Tech Blog Posts
Videos, pictures and news of the uprising in Libya are making it out of the country, but the images are not all coming from traditional media. A post in Mashable by Radhika Marya tells of how crowdsourcing is providing traditional outlets, like CNN, with some of their coverage of the Libyan uprising. I have […]
TBD Discontinued
February 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Tech Blog Posts
I was sad to read in Poynter.org that TBD has basically come to an end. Washington City Paper quoted Erik Wemple, TBD editor, as saying “TBD will become a niche site on arts and entertainment.” Mallary Jean Tenore also says in her Poynter.org story that Mandy Jenkins, who spoke to our class recently, is one of […]
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