Do they really want to teach introductory news writing? Instruct students whose impressions of journalism have been influenced by the content of their Myspace and Facebook accounts? Are they passionate about preparing the next wave of journalists?
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The Wisdom of Hiring Pulitizer Recognized Journalists to Teach in the Trenches of Undergraduate Journalism Programs
Friday, February 13th, 2009My Ford Foundation Grant: Lessons Learned – 7
Saturday, February 7th, 2009Lesson 7.
More should be done to encourage student contact with professional journalists. My Ford Foundation project, for example, allowed students to work alongside professional journalists in the field. Arrangements like this can more productive than merely inviting professional journalists to be guest speakers in class (though I don’t disapprove of guest speakers but in my experience too many pros show up and blow big-time smoke, and are rarely candid about the dynamics of their newsrooms nor candid about the ethical quagmires they must negotiate in order to do their jobs and look themselves in the mirror).
More examples: Students working alongside professional journalists at the New Hampshire Primaries and at the Democratic National Convention in Denver and at the Presidential Inauguration though the latter was more about pageantry.Â
Imaginative projects can prepare students for the best internships and apprenticeships.Â
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I would have preferred “Journalism Students Take Historic Reporting Trip”
Sunday, January 25th, 2009
… instead of the above headline from the recent issue of the Hunter Alumni magazine article about Kisha Allison, Jonathan Mena and Jacqueline Fernandez at the Democratic National Convention. Why?
From Around the World They Came
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009By Senior Editor/Producer Jonathan Mena
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I interviewed people from Ethiopia, Cambodia, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Sardinia, India … Milwaukee !!!
Inauguration Update: Must See Video
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009By Senior Producer/Editor Jacqueline Fernandez (With Technical Assistance from Jonathan Mena)
Today (Monday, January 19) — Jonathan Mena and I got a call from our colleague Luis Mostacero that there might be a chance for us to get press credentials to attend the Inauguration of Barack Obama. The challenged: Jonathan and I had to dash through congested, convoluted Washington D.C. traffic to make it to the Russell Senate Office Building in 30 minutes– or else!
Picture below by Jacqueline Fernandez
My Ford Foundation Grant: Significant Events Cited in Final Report
Friday, January 16th, 2009The WORD received considerable interest and support and that led to it receiving press credentials from the Independent Press Association (now known as the New York Community Media Alliance) for two students to join a cadre of professional news reps from 10 NYCMA member organizations to report on the New Hampshire Primaries in January, 2008. The students reported on rallies and news conferences and met with the University of New Hampshire survey center associate director who briefed all the journalists about the primaries.
And the success of that trip led to the WORD receiving press credentials for three students to report on the Democratic National Convention. (more…)
My Ford Foundation Grant: Lessons Learned – 6
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009Lesson 6. It is not a a waste of energy to try developing an informal, collaborative relationship with student news media at Hunter so as to try to encourage them to consider publishing articles and disseminating information about ethnic-immigrant issues. This is especially true considering the richness of Hunter’s culturally and ethnically diverse student body. But … (more…)
WORD Writer Gets Inauguration Press Credentials
Monday, January 12th, 2009A WORD writer who also writes for a Spanish-speaking newspaper on Long Island has received press credentials via his LI newspaper for the 2009 Inauguration.
The Health of Ethnic Media
Monday, January 12th, 2009Funded by the McCormick Foundation, “The Health of Ethnic Media: Needs and Opportunities”:Â Â A must read for students and instructors seriously interested in journalism and media. That goes for practitioners as well because …
My Ford Foundation Grant: Lessons Learned – 4 & 5
Monday, January 12th, 2009Lesson 4. Instructors need to beware of the mesmerizing power of platforms like YouTube. It is becoming so easy for students to produce material for the internet that they can lose sight, for example, about the importance of writing skills to tell their stories. That naivete can lead to students eschewing reputable journalistic practices as well as the traditions of reputable ethical practices and news media responsibility.
Lesson 5. This instructor must consider revising his journalism syllabi often for the foreseeable future.Â
My Ford Foundation Grant: Lessons Learned – 3
Saturday, January 10th, 2009Lesson 3. YouTube and other platforms like it are excellent tools for teaching students about multimedia news dissemination.