Here at the journalism department at the University of Memphis, we are about to brave yet another assault on mount curriculum change.
I’ve observed this process now at more than one university, and I can tell you it’s the epitome of Groundhog Day.
It’s not that there isn’t a general acknowledgment of the need to change. The [...]
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September 30, 2009
My “Dare to Dream” Journalism Curriculum
August 20, 2009
I Fed The Trolls: Trying (and Failing) to Elevate the Dialogue
Don’t feed the trolls!
That’s what everybody tells me. There’s no point, and next thing you know, they’ll be in front of your house with an AK-47. And I know they are right. But I leave comments on stories anyway, sometimes, even when I know that I’m not going to change any minds. Why do I [...]
August 13, 2009
Teaching Journalism Students to Be Entrepreneurs
Lisa Williams and Dan Gillmor offer advice at AEJMC on how to teach entrepreneurship to journalism students. Among the highlights: Practice a concise, clear, compelling pitch for your idea & start by identifying a need or a void you can fill.
August 12, 2009
For Journalists, Entrepreneurship Is Like Chasing the Story
Eric Newton of the Knight Foundation speaks at AEJMC conference in Boston about entrepreneurship and journalism.
July 21, 2009
The Future, it’s in the Data.
If the future of the journalism is in data, maybe we should be thinking a lot harder before laying off the news librarians.
July 19, 2009
Cronkite’s Spirit Still Lives
Don’t get me wrong. I’m as disgusted as the next person that the big TV honchos have lost their way, sending obsequious emails to Sanford promising to let the governor “frame the conversation as you really wanted” (not even bothering to be subtle, eh, Gregory?), and giving a black eye to journalists everywhere by refusing [...]
May 5, 2009
Moving On
We talk, and we talk, and we talk, and we reinvent the wheel again, and again, and again.
Some days, I want to cry uncle.
If you know me, you are probably rolling your eyes right now because you’ve heard this rant I’m about to launch into before. For years. Let us ALL hope we can stop [...]
February 19, 2009
Get Your M.A. For Free and Help Change Lives of Memphis Teens
Earn your master’s degree in journalism at the University of Memphis and help change the lives of some bright, hardworking teens. We’re looking for an eager and energetic journalist who is flexible and loves to work with young people. The position pays your tuition and includes a $7,000 stipend.
The successful applicant will become the [...]
January 29, 2009
Skills and Knowledge EVERY Journalism Student Needs
The journalism department at the University of Memphis is in the early stages of updating our curriculum to help our students build the knowledge and skills they will need in the new media world. I would love to get your feedback as we embark on this project.
Currently, we have three news/editorial sequences: newspaper/magazine, broadcast, and [...]
January 5, 2009
In 2009, Let’s All Be In This Together
Old media vs. new media. Tired, tired, tired.
I’m far from the first blogger/Twitterer to point out that it is getting old, but yet, it persists. New media folks love to congratulate themselves over how smart and cutting edge they are and to snuffle at those who just “don’t get it.” (The journalism Twitterverse was alive [...]