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Here’s the slideshow from the presentation I made to the Iowa College Media Association, in case anyone is interested. I think everyone was listening, but of course, the proof is always in the future. (changed to Slideshare at Paul Bradshaw’s recommendation)
Iowa College Media Association Keynote

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Feb. 1 is the deadline to get your entries in for the CICM online journalism contest. Details are here.
Also, for advisers and students interested in attending the March 6-8 hands-on multimedia workshop, the early-bird deadline for registration is tomorrow as well. Details here.

Late news from the Online News Association conference in Toronto. Here’s a very short video of yours truly talking about ethical issues with blogging, especially among journalists. I remember being interviewed by a couple of students, but never saw where the video went. Turned out, it was on YouTube.

If students and advisers weren’t inspired by the passion and conviction of Rob Curley’s keynote at the CMA/ACP convention, then something is seriously wrong with them. Here’s an excerpt from Curley’s speech that contains practical advice for students - skillset and mindset are both important if you want to keep working in the 21st century […]

I interviewed Cedric Bryant, head recruiter for Gannett, about skills students need to know to work for the organization he represents. Here’s video (turn up the volume, as I’m using a small digital camera):

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I did the web critiques at the convention along with Rob Pongsajapan, former web editor for the Indiana Daily Student and now a web programmer for Georgetown University. The folks who signed up for critiques were:
kaleo.org
flathatnews.com
temple-news.com
hcworldnews.com
thenortherner.com
ruwhim.com
graphic.peperdine.edu
chimes.biola.edu
thebakerorange.com
We gave each group a handout of questions and things to consider. That handout is below the fold. Feel free […]

The Pacemaker winners for 2007 were announced in Washington. If you want to see lists of winners in all categories, go to the ACP web site. The winners for online (and screenshots) are below the fold. As with most contests, I won’t even try to figure out why some web sites were chosen over others […]

Back home with reliable Internet access and some time to post, so here’s the first of several updates from the CMA/ACP National College Media Convention.
I got a few minutes to go over the new College Publisher content management system with David Studinski, Chris Gillon and a crew of folks from Polopoly.
The short of it: Polopoly […]

I just finished a session on the First Amendment and the Internet with Gene Policinski of the First Amendment Center and am winding down another CMA Convention. I’ve got lots of great material from Rob Curley’s keynote speech, a trip to washingtonpost.com, and an interview with Cedric Bryant, recruitment manager for Gannett. Unfortunately, I have […]

I’m traveling today to the CMA/ACP college media convention in Washington DC. Hopefully there will be lots to talk about. If you’re in town, e-mail me or look me up at the conference hotel. Find out more at collegemedia.org or studentpress.org.