All who are fascinated by Google should add "The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry)" to their reading list. This book by media scholar Siva Vaidhayanathan is an essential companion to Ken Auletta's "Googled" and "What Would Google Do?" by Jeff Jarvis.
This very cool graphic on the life and times of Apple genius Steve Jobs is courtesy of Infographic World. Well done. Created by: Infographic World
The next editor-in-chief of The Commuter will be Jill Mahler. Mahler, a staff writer for the LBCC student newspaper, was appointed Wednesday by the Student Publications Committee to lead the newspaper staff during the 2011-12 school year. Mahler is from Sweet Home, where she served as editor of the high school paper. This year...
For journalism and other students looking to step up their involvement at LBCC’s student newspaper, now is the time to apply. The Commuter is accepting applications for editor-in-chief as well as the other positions on staff, such as managing editor, photo editor, webmaster, and arts and entertainment editor. Editor-in-chief applicants will be interviewed by...
One of the more interesting sessions at the Associated Collegiate Press conference earlier this month featured high-energy Callie Schweitzer, editor in chief at Neon Tommy. As Schweitzer noted a couple times, Neon Tommy is not a gay porn website, but one of the most-read college online publications going. It’s attracting a lot of visitors...
Looking for some inspiration and new ways to get involved in online journalism? You can always count on 10,000 Words to help point the way. I hope you recognize some of these leads: Poynter, Spot.us and the Online News Association. I’m looking forward to trying out Carnival of Journalism, Hacks and Hackers, and...
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...
Last time I checked, this “public radio rap” by a pair of unemployed college grads from Corvallis, Ore., was getting close to 100,000 views. It’s no wonder. Their “Good Radiation” take is catchy and clever. Kudos to Adam Cole and Jenna Sullivan. After this, I don’t think they’re going to remain unemployed for long....
This article by reporter Audrey Gomez appeared in the first Fall Term edition of The Commuter: Not that we shouldn’t all know this by the time we enter the college classroom, but just in case … Be prepared: Do required reading before class. You’ll be able to contribute to the discussion that way...
Recently I asked students in my Media & Society class what they were reading outside of textbooks and other books assigned by their instructors. In addition to the Twilight series and Harry Potter, the list of books included “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel, Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and...
