In a world where everything is turning over to the tech-side, it makes sense that the contents of our wallets are making the transition as well. Our credit and debit cards are becoming digitalized; all you need to do is input your card’s information and/or bank routing number into a social payment app of your choice,… Continue reading Payment Innovation: How Safe Is Digitalizing Cash?
The name of the game in the current media landscape is convenience. Audiences gravitate toward the most convenient medium to receive their news. According to a study by the American Press Institute, this is not likely to change as the youngest Millennials have reached adulthood and their chosen press medium is decidedly digital. Additionally, according… Continue reading Role of glance journalism in today’s media landscape
As a content editor for my university’s yearbook, I am constantly running into writers’ AP style errors. Though it isn’t quite in my job description to search for and correct those errors—that being the job of the copy editor—I find myself doing it anyway. Why? I love AP style. There, I said it. As… Continue reading AP style check: helpful innovation or crutch?
Imagine you are on a road trip from Cleveland to Harsen’s Island, north of Lake St. Clair, on a warm sunny day. You stop in Detroit looking to waste a few hours in the city. Your friend calls in the midst and tells you to use a new app she discovered called “Travel Easy.” You download… Continue reading Travel Easy With This New App
Social media is a critical component to any successful campaign. It is a way for consumers to connect with a brand and understand it on a personal level. When looking at what kind of media I would create, I feel a new social media would be able to make interactions with people even more personal.… Continue reading The Spawn of Snapchat and Instagram
It’s nothing new that “everything” is going digital. The simple truth is outlets will not be able to survive without taking the digital plunge. For my general news, great, I’m all for it. Sports. Politics. Breaking news. All great things I want immediately at my fingertips. But when we’re talking about cars — a passion… Continue reading Don’t take away my car magazines! But add some VR
Image via http://www.emaze.com Journeying through the Amazon, swimming in the Mediterranean and wandering the streets of Paris – these are all experiences that most people would be happy to partake in. Unfortunately, the majority of us have not had the privilege of extensive travel. So we rely on journalists to explore the world for us… Continue reading Virtual Reality Will Take Travel Journalism to a New Frontier
Amazing Grace. That’s what I like to call my grandma, Grace Otte. She’s 95 years old and is nothing short of amazing. She raised five kids on her own and found time to help others and their children as a nurse all the while. She speaks multiple languages and has lived in multiple countries. She… Continue reading What my grandmother’s love of the Iditarod taught me about the news
Spartans Innovate 