Somewhere Between Ted Baxter and Ira Glass is where you’ll find my ideal of a proper newscaster/reporter voice. I was a very young child watching the Mary Tyler Moore Show but I was savvy enough to be in on the joke. The bombastic baritone voice of news anchor Ted Baxter was a blustery cover for Read more about Somewhere Between Ted Baxter and Ira Glass[…]
I enjoy introducing students to the life and work of Nellie Bly. Her brave, creative and attention-getting escapades as a reporter for the New York World help to enliven my “history of journalism” lectures. Bly is perhaps best known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days and for faking insanity so she Read more about In Praise of Nellie Bly[…]
If you ever doubted the powerful need for humans to communicate you need only read the stories of Syrian refugees and their quest to keep in touch with loved ones and to document their perilous journey. The refugees are using smartphones and other digital tools as a lifeline while they flee violence in their homeland. Read more about The Migration Will Be Digitized[…]
Is this week’s news from the New York Times a signal to break out the champagne or is it merely an opportunity to retain a sense of cautious optimism? The New York Times claims it now has one million digital-only subscribers. Times Executive Editor, Dean Baquet, touted the milestone in an October 5, 2015 NYT Read more about Thanks a Million–How Long Will This Party Last?[…]
Being an adviser to my university’s student run media organization involves more than pointing out AP Style and grammar issues. It’s an opportunity to assist students as they wrestle with ethical questions, explore issues about how and why to cover a story, and help them put what they learn in a classroom into practice in Read more about A Cautionary Tale for Student Media Advisers[…]