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December 2007 - Posts

Monday, December 31, 2007 6:02 PM

Strange bedfellow travelers

Washington Post correspondent Edward Cody describes the teaching of Marxist journalism in Chinese universities in a story found here . The example of Marxist journalism at the end of the piece struck me as similar to some definitions of public or civic
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Friday, December 21, 2007 1:34 AM

From Academe Online: Impassioned Teaching, Pamela L. Caughie

I found this excerpt from Dr.Caughie's article particularly interesting and am reminded that too many people believe talk shows (regardless of purpose or content) are journalism."Classrooms today seem to be more like talk shows, with the professor as
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 4:33 PM

From The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/17/07

While the student's fabricating stories of intimidation and assault is disturbing enough, the columnist's apparent exchange of traditional journalistic skepticism for political promotion suggests polemics are more important than informed opinions. No
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Monday, December 17, 2007 7:49 PM

From the Chronicle of Higher Education's Wired Campus Newsletter (12/17/07)

Colleges Are Reluctant to Adopt New Publication Venues Academe has been slow to accept new forms of scholarship like blogs, wikis, and video clips, according to a report released last week that examines emerging technology trends in higher education.
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Sunday, December 16, 2007 1:52 PM

Non-Tenurable Faculty (Corrected and Clarified)

According to the American Association of University Professors "Between 1998 and 2001, the number of full-time non-tenure-track positions grew by 35.5 percent. Since the 1990s, the majority of all new full-time hires have been off the tenure
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7:10 AM

Decision-making in reporting / Lynette Sheridan Burns

Some interesting thoughts here from Dr. Burns. I thought I'd share.Consider this scenario. A reporter gets a tip that seven people have been shot dead in a random attack at a local fast food outlet. The editor wants a story quickly in time for the
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Saturday, December 08, 2007 9:12 PM

From Academe Online, November - December 2007 issue

Not a free press issue but certainly a free speech matter.The University of Hawaii at Manoa this summer reached a settlement with professor Michael D’Andrea, a tenured professor in the Department of Counselor Education, who sued the university after
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Friday, December 07, 2007 3:16 AM

From the Chronicle of Higher Education (12/5/07)

Middle Georgia College Blocks Facebook and MySpace in Academic Buildings Frustrated that some students were using library computers for personal use while others needed the machines for homework, officials at Middle Georgia College began blocking
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007 8:23 PM

Our old friend "entitlement"

Colleagues:I was told by a colleague today that AEJMC is scheduling a plenary session at next year's convention on students' feelings of entitlement. High time, I say. I would welcome discussion from any and all on how you're managing this in your classrooms.
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Monday, December 03, 2007 8:32 PM

Blogging is as Blogging does

The committee's idea for a blog was a fine one. I don't think we need anything any more ceremonial than a welcome ya'll. Ginny and Paul have christened this baby so let's get the word out that journalism educators have a place to go to exchange ideas
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Monday, December 03, 2007 4:35 PM

Multimedia Training

So I thought I'd get the ball rolling with both a question: Where other than Poynter are folks going to get multimedia training for journalism educators? Poynter has one excellent seminar on the subject on site in February as well as the NewsU online
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Monday, December 03, 2007 12:55 PM

Signing on: December 3, 2007

Signing on December 3. 2007. If any one needs to reach me I'm at: steinlep@sou.edu (541) 552-6114.   Cheers 
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