Those who enjoyed OK Go‘s new video for “White Knuckles,” which was filmed in Corvallis, will be equally amused/amazed by the new “Outtakes” of the video. While the first half contains the expected botched moves by man and beast alike, the more interesting part is the second half, which shows the final run-through, and...
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NY Times Columnist Sums Up the Year in Media
What kind of year was it for the media? Well, not all bad, according to “After a Year of Ruin, Some Hope,” a media column by David Carr in the New York Times. Some highlights: Bloggers are getting serious, breaking stories and showing that good journalism isn’t the sole domain of “old media” Technology-fueled...
Bankrupt Newspapers Get Golden Opportunity
New media guy Jeff Jarvis puts forth an interesting proposition: Bankrupt newspaper companies should use their bleak financial condition as an opportunity to take a bold step into the future. Ditch the presses and all the rest of their “old media” overhead and become entrepreneurial, going all-in online and better serving readers: Bankruptcy enables...
How Many Media References Can You Name?
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. This week I joined many of my LBCC colleagues in hosting the Youth Job Fair on campus. I talked about media and journalism. And I gave the high schoolers this challenge: How many media references can you name from the College Humor parody “Web Site...
Websites You Need to Know About
What’s hot online? Or at the least, what should you be in the know about, especially if you’re in the media? Here to help with its annual checklist of online must-knows is The Guardian’s “100 Essential Websites.” The creators note plenty of familiar players here — Facebook, Twitter, Flickr — as well as some...
A Checklist for Modern Journalists
Feeling ambitious this summer? Now is as good a time as any to develop the skills you will need to be a better journalist. Or to break into the business if you’re just out of college or soon to be looking for a job in the media. 10,000 Words has compiled a list of...
J-Schools Adapt to New Media Reality
These days, journalists must be as knowledgeable about social networking and Web streaming as crafting an effective lede and nut graf. A story in the New York Times sums up how many journalism colleges are adapting to change, not only teaching students electronic media skills but also entrepreneurship, which they can put to use...
The State of Journalism: 6:26 p.m. Jan. 24, 2009
One of my students posed these questions on the “state of journalism” for another one of his classes at LBCC: 1. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing journalism today? The biggest challenge facing today’s journalists remains the same as ever: Gathering, analyzing, organizing and disseminating information for the benefit of readers...
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