Today is the National Bill of Rights Day
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Today, Dec. 15 in 1791 the Bill of Rights were ratified by the States. It was a long, and at times, a tumultuous process that began shortly after the Articles of Confederation were ratified 10 years earlier in 1781. James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were early proponents of strengthening the Articles and Madison would […]
Thoughts on COVA: choice, ownership, voice and authenticity in learning environments
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As an educator, the things I’m most passionate about is discovery. I’m fascinated when students discover a process and use it to further their interests, THEIR passions and how these discoveries can impact other people and events. I’m passionate about information. How it is shared? How it is used and how it is applied in […]
Ethics for journalistic coverage, credibility
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Great article here, by Ibrahim Altay at the Daily Sabah regarding the roles of journalists and their coverage. Altay makes some great points about press tours and whether journalist, perhaps, become unintentionally involved in promoting public relations instead of credible news gathering. Conflicts of interests matter and affect your reporting and credibility.
BBB, industry groups updates code for ‘native advertising’ practices
Advertising
Native advertising is a buzzword many of us hear about and many consumers don’t always understand. We’ve all seen them. You click on a headline thinking it is any interesting story only to find out it’s advocating a product or a program. They can be annoying for some and they can be very effective for […]
Objectionable speech, topics need to be discussed on college campuses
Communications Education
Richard Spencer is a polarizing scar left-over from the election and he and his followers recently made the rounds on the news and social media promoting their “version of freedom and liberty” based on racial ideals that many Americans find repugnant. I want to say that Richard Spencer does not speak for me, nor […]
Digital advertising flexes muscles in global spending budgets
Advertising
The media buying arms of the world’s largest advertising holding companies have released their ad spend forecasts for the coming year. Variety reported on the estimates from WPP’s GroupM and Interpublic Group’s Magna Global, while Reuters outlined the forecast from Publicis-owned Zenith Optimedia. Ad spend will increase in absolute terms, but year-on-year growth will slow: GroupM. Ad spend will grow […]
A New Age of Journalism?: Reporters ‘Just Do Your Job’ covering important stories
Journalism
First, don’t mistake this for a political rant. It’s not. It’s also not here to praise President-Elect Trump or bash President Obama. The purpose is to bring some normalcy and sanity to news coverage for journalists and audiences after a bruising political season where just about every concept of news and reporting has been turned on […]
Classroom Battle: Google vs. Apple
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Ever financially strapped school districts have given an edge to Google over Apple in recent years as the tech giants battle against price, software and hardware options. Click here for the full story.
The Importance of an ePortfolio to me
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The importance of an ePortfolio to me is pretty simple: It’s a way for me to communicate with me students and other professionals for teaching and networking. I’m involved with many areas of operations at my position at Lamar University. Some responsibilities lay with co-advising the University Press student newspaper and others lay within the […]