By Jazzy Teen As a millennial and student in two particular fields that are constantly evolving – journalism and marketing– I see new technology and innovations so often that I never realize the ‘next big thing’ has often stemmed from a startup idea. I’ve never been the first to download the newest update, or buy… Continue reading Startup ideas can start small
By Brittanie Chludzinski “Your story needs to be interesting, relevant and useful to the audience.” I first heard this simple, yet helpful reminder from my professor, Omar Sofradzija, during my freshman year at MSU. To this day, his words still guide my writing decisions and keep my work in check — Am I actually answering… Continue reading Disrupting media: The next great innovation starts with a job to be done
By Jerry Liu As we talked about before, traditional news organizations used to control the news production and distribution process from the beginning to end. However, social and digital media make journalism a more diverse and open process, especially for the distribution channel. Media newcomers use their unique channels to deliver a product that is faster… Continue reading Traditional News Media should Embrace the Hardship and Strive for Innovation
By Hannah Brenner In “How to Get Startup Ideas” the last paragraph really struck a chord with me. Even though everybody could think something is a good idea, what is important is that they need to actually use it. This will stick in my mind for a long time. When discussing my ideas with others,… Continue reading A good idea is something someone will use
By Ashley Gibbard I am really glad we got to read Paul Graham’s blog post ‘How to Find Startup Ideas’ before our assignment that is due this week because this article completely changed my way of thinking. Whenever I think of creating something, I just think about the product, how it will look, the best way to… Continue reading Innovation and Startup Ideas
By Meg Dedyne Digital news is an aspect of media I have been interested in for some time. As I am interested in pursuing digital media interests in the public relations world, I am also fascinated with how the digital news landscape is changing and evolving, especially with my generation and generations to come. I… Continue reading Digital news: change doesn’t have to be scary
By Liam Tiernan The Pew Research Center’s Journalism and Media sector identified a 7 percent fall in newspaper circulation and a 5 percent loss in late night viewership in local news programs. Online subscription revenues have failed to pick up the slack for most newspapers, and advertising revenues fell 8 percent. It was the worst year for… Continue reading Pew: Newspapers circulation down, Television
By Savannah Swix I will admit – I don’t read the newspaper and probably the only time you will see me watching the news on television is if I am sitting with my mother in our living room on a weekday morning. However, I see the day’s biggest headlines, check out links to news stories and watch… Continue reading Entering and Advancing the Digital News Age
By Jazzy Teen Reading a black and white newspaper or patiently waiting for the six o’clock news seems to be archaic rituals of the past as we live our technologically savvy lives through the ease of our cell phones. Traditional media sources – newspapers, magazines, radio, television – are all struggling to captivate their audiences… Continue reading Local TV News: Stable enough to last
The State of News Media 2016 by the Pew Research Center confirmed a lot of my assumptions as they relate to modern news media. Basing these assumptions only on the observations of my own personal habits, my peers habits and the habits of my and my peers’ families, I am unsurprised by the majority of the… Continue reading Newsprint Down, Podcasting Up
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