Amazon may be trying to monopolize the material world, but it looks like Facebook is on track to take over the digital world. To my surprise, Google advertising revenue has dropped slightly for 2016 while Facebook’s has grown by 5% each year since 2015, according to the Pew Research Center’s report on the State of… Continue reading Facebook vs. The World and the Future of Media
I recently watched Steven Spielberg’s political-thriller, The Post. While tensions were high and my adrenaline was racing, Meryl Streep stated the news is like a rough draft of history and it is for the governed NOT the governors. This phrase in the movie stuck with me and surely will resonate with those of us with… Continue reading Why The Post Movie is Relevant To Today’s Media Business
JRN 450 is unlike any other journalism class I have taken. It t helped me to think more about business and marketing knowledge. I enjoyed this semester with this class because we are actually trying to fight for our own business idea. Although most of us still do not have the ability to make it… Continue reading JRN450: A wonderful journey
After building our startup idea for four months, we are transforming ourselves to embrace the opportunity and challenge of a brand new world – entrepreneurship. It was a great adventure for us to broaden our horizon and explore the connections between media and entrepreneurship. Before this class, becoming a sports broadcaster is the only career… Continue reading Redefining spectacular: Entrepreneurial media
Dear Future Student of JRN 450, If you’re currently enrolled in the class or considering doing so, you’re likely on the final stretch of your college career. This may be the last class you take required for your major, or maybe you’ve decided to tact on a few extra classes for the hell of it.… Continue reading You should probably take this class
I knew what entrepreneurship was prior to taking this class, but I didn’t really know what it would entail to get started. After this class, I realize that I hadn’t the first clue what all went into creating and marketing a product or a service. I had heard the start-up stories of Facebook and other successful… Continue reading Your crazy ideas may actually be a solution
Journalism and entrepreneurship are not two things that you generally put together but this class has taught us how those two can co-exist. But this class has taught us more than just the business side of media. Working on our very own startups was an extremely valuable project that has completely changed the way I… Continue reading Journalism and entrepreneurship can go hand in hand
As we reach the end of the semester, I will admit that this class was not what I expected it to be. I had no idea what to expect going into a class called “Creating/Marketing Media.” I’m a journalism student, so to see a marketing-type class offered by my department as a part of our curriculum… Continue reading JRN 450: A Window into the Future of Media and Entrepreneurship
If you asked me whether or not I have the skills to become a successful entrepreneur, my answer at the beginning of the semester would have been simple: “Absolutely not!” If you asked me that same question now after spending 16 weeks in JRN 450, my answer would be…. “Maybe.” My answer didn’t miraculously change… Continue reading Never stop asking “Why?”
Where do I even begin? This course has really opened my eyes to the intense world of entrepreneurship. I began this semester with the naïve perception that starting my own business would be a simple task and ended knowing that it’s one of the hardest, most rewarding things I could ever set out to do.… Continue reading What haven’t I learned?
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