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....
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...
Consider innovation and many of us picture somebody with a lightbulb floating overhead or the "Eureka!" moment. Truth be told, however, most innovation occurs over much longer periods, incubating "slow hunches" on the way to great leaps forward.
You may very well walk out of the theater after seeing “The Social Network” and think “Wow! That Zuckerberg guy is a genius!” Or you might think, “What a moron!” Or both. That’s why I think the new film about the founding/founders of Facebook is so compelling. It’s an interesting tale of the genesis...
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...
