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Some great blogs from my students
This last week my blogging and commentary student Austin Koeller wrote a state editorial I was pretty happy with. He argued that U.S. Senator Deb Fischer was betraying her conservative supporters in north central Nebraska by supporting construction of the … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6, JMC 406
Tagged blogging, editorials
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A Rough Week For Journalism Part 2: Remembering Bob Simon
Last week was a really rough week for the journalism world. We lost two prominent journalists to unexpected deaths, we’ve had a respected news anchor suspended for six months for misrepresenting his participation in stories, and we’ve learned that our most … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6
Tagged Bob Simon, Rough Week
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A Rough Week For Journalism: Remembering the NYT’s David Carr
UPDATED 2/17/15 This has been a really rough week for the journalism world. We’ve lost two prominent journalists to unexpected deaths, we’ve had a respected news anchor suspended for six months for misrepresenting his participation in stories, and we’ve learned … Continue reading
Looking at some interesting Twitter feeds
In many of my classes, I require my students to use Twitter. While I hope each of them will come up with their own list of people to follow, here are a few that make up a good starting point: … Continue reading
JMC 406 Super Bowl Commercial Blogging Contest
Voting link now fixed! I asked my students in my commentary and blogging class to create a blog post that featured 2-to-5 Super Bowl commercials with commentary. The one that gets the most votes wins a small prize. Read the … Continue reading
Blogging the Super Bowl Commercials
So on Sunday of this week there was a massive showcase for creative and entertaining commercials on NBC. Oh, and there was also a football game. Want to see all the commercials that you missed? Sure you do! Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 11
Tagged advertising, Blogging contest, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 2015
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Editorializing on the Cover of the NY Post
Say what you like about the New York Post, they have done some magnificent photo illustrations over the years on their cover as editorial commentary. I don’t often agree with the Post, but they do great covers. Obama and “Islamic … Continue reading →