Last week we had the honor and privilege to talk to investigative journalist Donna Ladd. Ladd has a wealth of experience in journalism and has formed media startups multiple times, including her most recent startup in 2002, the Jackson Free Press. Before she started the Jackson Free Press she learned many lessons along the… Continue reading Startups and Investigative Journalism Can Go Hand in Hand
I am not afraid to try new things. I actually hate routines and I somehow get through life having very few of them. I have very few true fears in life other than gorillas, which completely terrify me. When I was jumping out of a plane I actually had the professional I was strapped to wait so… Continue reading I am afraid of gorillas and, apparently, not having a handbook
While listening to Donna Ladd, editor of the Jackson Free Press, speak in our class last week, I was truly inspired by her genuine passion for journalism. Several times throughout her discussion, she mentioned her journal as a young girl and all of the experiences that she believes led her to this point in her career.… Continue reading Aspiring to be a little more like Donna Ladd
We live in a generation full of watchers and tweeters. Young people see a problem in the community and instead of helping, they just watch. They see something that they don’t like, an injustice and instead of trying to solve the problem, they just tweet about it. Maybe that tweet will gain some attention but… Continue reading Generation watcher and tweeter
The Great Coney Quest – Video shot by: Gabrielle Johnson (There is a small typo in the video, it should say desserts.) Instead of visiting three coney islands, we went to four. Yep, four. Each coney had their own unique style and offered delicious options. Leo’s Coney Island was very close to campus. Rating 3/5… Continue reading The Great Coney Quest
By Ashley Gibbard I think the “Roadmap” article was a good read this week as we are getting started with our businesses. It was nice to be able to read about so many successful websites that were started by a couple people and focused on a particular area. Even though the examples were more about… Continue reading Rebuilding the News and Getting Advertisers
By Austin Short Accountability has always been a staple of journalism, but recently it has taken a backseat to top 10 lists and personality quizzes that can be found all over social media feeds. I enjoyed Ken Doctor’s Newsconomics: Rebuilding the news media will require doubling-down on its core values because he pointed out that the founding… Continue reading Journalism Needs To Get Back To Basics
By Brittanie Chludzinski “Fake news” and “alternative facts” are two phrases that we know all too well. Not only do these false realities pose a challenge to readers who are bombarded with various viewpoints and publications on social media, but it also creates an interesting challenge for today’s reporters. In the midst of new skepticism, how… Continue reading Accountability and fairness are essential to restoring trust in the media
I knew the article Newsonomics: Rebuilding the news media will require doubling-down on its core values was going to be a good read when it started off with the phrase, “Alt-what?”. I’m kind of slow sometimes so it took me a minute to figure out what the phrase meant. Three paragraphs in and I figured out he… Continue reading Somebody call DJ Khaled because the news media needs the keys to success
By Hannah Brenner Before reading this, I would have never guessed that more than half of a startup’s hiring ends in failure. From an outsider’s point of view it seems like everyone wants to work for startups, but now I can see why people might not be willing in a company’s early stages.While many people… Continue reading “Better start working on your fake smile.”
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