I love the academy. I love having smart conversations with my colleagues and students. I love seeing young people's eyes opened to new ideas and a critical perspective on all manner of topics and issues. I love seeing older students who return to school and find a new or refreshed love of learning. I am a vocal proponent of the enduring value of higher education for all who choose to pursue it. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: On-the-Job Training
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Journalism Notes: Afflicting the Comfortable
Image: Journalists' Memorial, Newseum, Washington DC Adding to the 11 journalists who have died in the line of duty this year, NPR photojournalist David Gilkey and his interpreter, Zabihullah Tamanna, were killed June 5 when their Humvee, part of an Afghan army convoy, was hit by rocket propelled grenades during a Taliban ambush. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Afflicting the Comfortable
Journalism Notes: Loss, lessons as newspaper folds
If you happened to read my post two weeks ago about collaborative accountability, then you may remember that I wrote: “Here at home, The Tampa Tribune and the Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times) continue in their protracted battle to hold onto turf in the almost anachronistic two-newspaper town.” Last Tuesday that fight ended when the Tampa Bay Times purchased The Tampa Tribune for an undisclosed sum, marking the end of a 121-year run for the acquired newspaper. The two papers had been locked in … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Loss, lessons as newspaper folds
Journalism Notes: Collaborative Accountability
The Gannett Company made an offer of $815 million Monday to buy the Tribune Publishing Company, which owns The Chicago Tribune and The L.A. Times, along with a handful of other papers, including the Orlando Sentinel just down the road from us here in Tampa. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Collaborative Accountability
Journalism Notes: When Words are Unwise
The Columbia Journalism Review runs a regular weekly section called The Lower Case, in which they highlight “headlines editors probably wish they could take back.” These humorous examples of unintended meaning and odd juxtaposition make for a fun, quick chuckle at how sometimes things don't quite come across the way we mean them to. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: When Words are Unwise