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How Journalists Can Make News Great Again

RJI project

Student project connects residents, government to foster civic engagement Local news organizations are often the lead source of information for smaller urban and rural communities. These smaller outlets have journalists that report on local city councils, school boards and drainage districts. A discussion between Lamar University journalism students and faculty led to the development of […]

My Revised Innovation Plan

    Preparing journalists for career in media requires a broad set of skills to be learned by students and requires broad toolbox of methods and models to be used in instruction. My innovation will focus on two areas: Incorporation the Maestro concept of teaching developed University of Kentucky professor Leland Ryan and pioneered and […]

Innovation Plan Implementation Outline

Plan will begin cycle Fall 2017 semester  Step 1: Preparation (May 2017 to August 2017) Support University Press (UP) faculty advisers Stephan Malick and Andy Coughlan UP student Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, Multimedia Editor, Advertising Assistant and summer academic and/or workstudy students Funding – No funding needed Step 2: Pre Semester Implementation (May 2017) Revise/update procedures […]

Creative License & Intellectual Property

“From pigs to pictures, you can rent intellectual property. But beware the details” http://www.incmagazine-digital.com/incmagazine/inc_feb_2017/?pg=38&pm=2&u1=friend In the February 2017 Inc. magazine under the usual Tip Sheet section comes a good primer to determine licensing of intellectual property, branding and appropriate use. It’s always a good idea to check your rights for creative works and those of […]

Ethics for journalistic coverage, credibility

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.