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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The Citizen Journalist’s Guide to Open Government
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009I 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
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009By Senior Editor/Producer Jacqueline Fernandez.
At the Inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama
I arrived at the Capitol by 5 a.m. and I was already late. My cab dropped me off on 7th Street, the public entrance, and it was sheer pandamonium. Someone in the crowd yelled, “This is like Walmart on black Friday.” Obviously, a reference to the November 28 fatal death of a Long Island Wal-Mart trainee trampled in a surge by thousands of customers stampeding for sales.
People of all ages and colors were pushing each other and shoving their way through trying to get close to the gate here at 7th. Â In a crowded lane four-width people apart, it was heartbreaking to see an elderly black woman in a wheelchair get pushed around, especially when she was decked out in her finest Obama gear.
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The WORD at the 2009 Inauguration – Update: Luis Mostacero, Jacqueline Fernandez and Jonathan Mena Have Press Credentials
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009Luis made it happen.
Inauguration Breaking News from Senior Editor/Producer Jonathan Mena
Sunday, January 18th, 2009Washington D.C. – Roads and bridges leading to the Lincoln Memorial have been closed off to car traffic. Military Police along with D.C. enforcement have blocked cars but are allowing pedestrians to make the almost three-block trek to the memorial.
Jonathan Mena.
December 27-January 18: Thousands Dead, Thousands More Suffering
Friday, February 6th, 2009By Ariel Tirosh
Israel began its military offensive against Hamas December 27, and the war ended January 18, 2009 with what is being called an unilateral ceasefire. I was in Israel for a large part of the conflict. During that period, both sides claimed the moral high ground. There have been countless arguments about whether Hamas is a terrorist group, whether Israel’s response to the rocket fire was disproportionate, if Israel was and is oppressive and who is really at fault.
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Tags:Ariel Tirosh, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Qassam, Tel Aviv
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