Making sense of the intersection between media, society and technology
This promo video provides a taste of a forthcoming exhibition at the British Library in London showcasing new research tools and techniques. The exhibition, called Growing Knowledge, runs from October 12 2010 to July 16 2011. The aim is “to inform and inspire today’s researchers, consult and engage with them, demonstrate the value of investment [...]
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10 Aug 2010My essay on how the internet is changing science journalism has been published as part of a collection called Science and the Media by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The volume includes contributions from leading science journalists such as Alan Alda, Cristine Russell and Cornelia Dean, edited by Donald Kennedy and Geneva Overholser. The editors write: [...]
At the AEJMC conference, Richard Karpel, executive director of the ASNE, provided an assessment of the state of the newspaper industry in the US. He said the US had 1,400 daily newspapers. In 2009, the industry had lost 5,200 jobs, about 11% of full time jobs. This compares to 5,900 job losses in 2008 Now [...]
An early morning session at the AEJMC conference, educators discussed one of the big issues in journalism education: what do journalism students need to learn to succeed in the industry. Amy Eisman of American University outlined six challenges to rebooting the curriculum within an academic environment: Glacial pace of change at universities Belief that established [...]
Here are the slides from my presentation at the AEJMC annual conference in Denver for the panel on planning, launching and running a converged student news website. AEJMC: Planning a student website View more presentations from Alfred Hermida. The panel is on today, Wednesday 4 August, from 1.30pm-3.30pm, room Plaza Court 4.
The final panel at the pre-AEJMC conference workshop on the role of journalism schools as news providers looked at innovative initiatives. Joe Bergantino gave some background to the New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University. It works as a 24/7 newsroom run by professional journalists with students as researchers and trainees. Students learn [...]
A pre-conference workshop at the annual AEJMC conference focused on the changing role of journalism schools. Karen Dunlap at the Poynter Institute expressed some optimism about student journalists filling the void left by declining news coverage. She said the students might see communities in new ways and explore new forms of story-telling, guided by faculty. [...]
Ahead of the annual AEJMC conference in Denver, a pre-conference workshop looked at the role of journalism schools as news providers. The workshop brought together journalism practitioners and educators to discuss how j-schools are filling gaps in news coverage through student journalism. Eric Newton from the Knight Foundation opened the session by outlining four transformational [...]
The annual AEJMC conference in Denver kicks off with a pre-conference workshop on Tuesday 3 August journalism schools as news providers. The workshop brings together journalism practitioners and educators to discuss how j-schools are filling gaps in news coverage through student journalism. At the UBC Graduate School of Journalism, you can see examples of student reporting [...]
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