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February 28, 2009 in industry news

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February 24, 2009 in industry news

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February 23, 2009 in industry news

  • A Flash-based "Best of" feature from Cal Poly. An idea of how to make that "Best of…" section spicier for the web.
  • The one-week program will take place at the campus of the University of Nevada/Reno from May 31 to June 6, 2009. The 15 participating students will be divided into teams to develop real-world prototypes for the newspaper industry. They will interact with digital news executives, advertising and marketing directors, educators and more over the course of the week.

How college media uses Twitter

February 23, 2009 in Twitter

We recently complied a list of student media in the Twittersphere. This is an analysis of how those outlets are using Twitter and what we can learn from those who are doing it right.

For simplicity, I tried to group all variations of Twitter use into five basic categories.

The above chart is the breakdown of 50 student media outlets on Twitter (via the CICM list). It excludes Twitter accounts that have made very few updates or haven’t updated in months. Below are the categorizations for reference:

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CollegeJourn special edition: Bring a professor chat

February 22, 2009 in College Media

Chat Guidance:

  • Because we are expecting many participants, this chat is moderated.
  • Please be courteous, positive and constructive in your comments.
  • Please try to avoid one-word comments like “yes” or “I agree” – they will clutter the chat and we will not approve them.
  • The future of print will be discussed if only it is relevant to a topic.
  • Use your name and affix -S for student, -E for educator and -P for professional after your chat name. (ie John Wordsworth-S, Dr. Mary Smith-E).
  • If you are responding to another commenter, please make it clear with whom you are speaking.

links for 2009-02-19

February 19, 2009 in industry news

Mediashift post: small schools

February 18, 2009 in blogging

Disclaimer: I spent six years working at small schools as an adviser and instructor, so I have a special place in my heart for j-students at these schools.

Here’s my latest Mediashift post: 5 Challenges for Small College Media and How to Overcome them.

Let me know what you think, and point me to some people doing good work.

Fox News using Skype

February 18, 2009 in industry news

Regardless of the politics addressed in the interview, I note the use of a Skype webcam interview on Fox News today.

Are other major networks using Skype for webcam interviews on broadcast TV? Who out there in collegemediatopia* recording Skype interviews for their web site?

*collegemediatopia coined by Dan Reimold

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February 18, 2009 in industry news

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February 17, 2009 in industry news