Newspapers are doomed, and they basically have themselves to blame for their sorry state of affairs. Perhaps more alarming, however, is the threat failing newspapers pose to journalism in the United States, and the larger threat to democracy. Robert McChesney and John Nichols lay out the crisis in U.S. media in their book, “The...
A student in my Photojournalism class at LBCC came upon this simple but effective video that shows what blogging is all about. The three-minute video, “Blogs in Plain English,” was produced by Lee and Sachi LeFever for The Commoncraft Show. It’s worth taking a look, especially if you’re wondering just what blogging is and...
ALBANY, Ore. — Students in Rob Priewe’s News Reporting and Writing class at Linn-Benton Community College embarked on a bold new adventure this week, creating blogs that they will use during the term to share their thoughts about journalism, writing, current events and … whatever. It’s the first time LBCC journalism students have used...
