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The Perils of Bovine Texting

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Two students taking Media 386, a journalism ethics course, last semester had their final grades reduced by one grade because of repeated violations of class guidelines about text messaging. Both were whining that they were treated unfairly. They  were not identified but one actually did a whine-whine on the WORD’s facebook page: She was responding to my description of the other student because she believed I was discussing her “case. When I informed her that I wasn’t, she refused to believe me. In a sense, she outed herself in a public forum!

The other notified me that she was appealing her grade (which is not a bad strategy in a department with the most sordid grading scams at Hunter). But never mind that. Below is a metaphysical rejoinder to them about the perils of texting inappropriately.

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“This Video Will Piss You Off and Break Your Heart” — Robert Greenwood, Brave New Foundation

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Rethink Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties

Originally published in the WORD as an Op Ed in Byting Words.

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Police/SWAT: An Ubiquitous Presence at the Democratic Convention

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Special Correspondent Jonathan Mena, armed with digital camera and video equipment, pursued the police as the they pursued protesters exercising their First Amendment Rights. This video blog is part of a major project that he’s working on.

 

 

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The WORD at the New Hampshire Primaries

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Below is the first of several podcasts this week about The Independent Press Association of New York (soon to be New York Community Media Alliance) and about the WORD’s coverage of the New Hampshire Primaries.

First up: Jonathan Mena and Kisha Allison talk about the IPA.

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Dan Allen & Jonathan Mena Report on the Nov. 29 Obama Fundraiser at the Apollo

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

The WORD’s senior producers Allen and Mena, the only undergraduate student journalists at the event, give a play-by-play of the evening.

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