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Category Archives: Chapter 10
Girl Talk, Girl Walk, and the Art of the Long Tail Mash Up
One of the least pleasant parts of writing new editions of Mass Communication: Living in a Media World is making the decision of what material to cut in order to make room for important new material. Some of the cuts aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 7, Chapter 8
Tagged All Day, Girl Talk, Girl Walk, Gregg Gillis, long tail, mash up
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Guest Blog Post: Jeremy Littau on what’s gone wrong with the news industry
On January 24, 2019, my friend Jeremy Littau, a journalism professor at Lehigh University, started a tweet storm of 30 or so posts that outlined an argument of why news media layoffs keep happening. Within three days, the thread had … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 3, Chapter 6, Guest Blog Post
Tagged Jeremy Littau, Littau viral Tweet storm, news industry
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Jeremy Littau’s tweet storm on the news business goes viral
On January 24, 2019, my friend Jeremy Littau, a journalism professor at Leigh University, started a tweet storm of 30 or so posts that outlined an argument of why news media layoffs keep happening. Within half an hour I had … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 3, Chapter 6
Tagged going viral, Jeremy Littau, Littau viral Tweet storm, news business, twitter
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Ten Favorite Twitter Feeds
I assigned my students in Commentary and Blogging (JMC406) to post ten interesting Twitter feeds they follow – I decided I would do the assignment as well. Here’s ten accounts I follow on Twitter that are among my favorites. 1. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, JMC 406
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Guest Blog Post: Aaron’s going to play video games for 24 hours straight (Is that a smart thing to do? Does his mother know?)
Thanks to Aaron Blackman for this guest blog post about his upcoming 24-hour gaming marathon to raise money for Omaha Children’s Hospital. I urge all of you to at least stop by to watch his stream, and if you feel … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Guest Blog Post
Tagged Aaron Blackman, guest blog post, video games
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The Many Faces of the Distracted Boyfriend Meme
You all know this photo, right? It’s the image from the Distracted Boyfriend meme that you’ve seen used a 1,000 different ways. The image was made by Spanish photographer Antonio Guillem in 2015 as a stock photo that could be licensed … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 13
Tagged copyright, copyright law, distracted boyfriend, fair use, memes
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
How will the Music Modernization Act help musicians? The new MMA simplifies streaming payments for songwriters, older recorded music and producers. And how does the music industry loses $2.65 billion a year from coffee shops? When the owners use their … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Uncategorized
Tagged Because I can, Dana Priest, internet trolls, music licensing, Pulitzer prize, Questions worth asking, Star Wars
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Nike, Colin Kaepernick, Politics & Social Media
There’s been an ongoing battle going on in social media for the year or so over the meaning of Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling during the national anthem to protest police violence against black men and the fact that he has not … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 14
Tagged advertising, Colin Kaepernick, marketing, Nike, public relations, social media
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Is There Ever Grace For Being Stupid on Social Media?
Last week, Disney fired director James Gunn from the Guardians of the Galaxy movie franchise over a number of offensive tweets he posted dating back to 2009. Though the tweets were not hidden, they were brought to people’s attention when … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 14, Chapter 8
Tagged alt-right, James Gunn, Marvel, movies, offensive tweets, social media, stupid on social media
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Guest Blog Post: Ninja Reshapes Streaming Video Games in 2018
The following is a guest blog post by my colleague Aaron Blackman, who in addition to being a forensics coach and comm lecturer is also a big fan of video and tabletop games. He also streams video games and writes … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10
Tagged Aaron Blackman, guest blog, streaming, twitch, video games
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