Archive for the ‘Journalism’ Category

The Perils of Bovine Text Messaging: The Issue Continues

Friday, January 21st, 2011

Self-inflicted Outing:

Fox News Sucks!

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Posted because I’m teaching a J-ethics/news responsibility class this semester.

Public Policy Polling released its second annual News Trust Poll yesterday, and what little coverage it received emphasized that Fox News is now America’s most distrusted TV news source and PBS the most trusted. — From boston.com.

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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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Lawrence, Kansas: Savage Storm

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

WORD editor in this Sun Flower college town. Ten inches predicted by late evening, January 20.

About 3 p.m. Heading south on Wakarusa.

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IPPIES Journalism Awards Dinner 2011

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011


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From the NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute

Monday, January 17th, 2011

NYU Journalism Handbook for Students.

Absolutely cool. I will be using this in my classrooms this semester. Slowly integrating, of course.

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Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Posted on the Hunter College Listserv for effect:

From SPJ: “The Mark of Excellence Awards deadline is January 26. With a few weeks to go, why not take time at the beginning of the semester or quarter to submit your work in a national contest from the Society of Professional Journalists?

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This Semester

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

The WORD Blog (and maybe the WORD) plans to test the boundaries of: Academic Freedom. Free Speech. The First Amendment.

SPJ Student Journalism Contest Deadline

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

By Lauren Rochester
Please mark your calendars and submit your best work from 2010. The Mark of Excellence Awards deadline is January 26.

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It’s Been One of Those Semesters – 4

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Part 4 of 4

I’ve decided on a succinct wrap-up to this matter.

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