Citizen Journalist (Ch. 4 Rettberg) and Journalism of Verification (Kovach and Rosenstiel) Its funny that stories use to fight to be published. Only the most relevant and provacative would be completed for public viewing. Joseph Liebling accurately stated that “freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.” This circles back to the idea […]
When initially arriving at the WYFF news site, I was struck by how busy and distracting the advertisements were.
From Bards to Blogs (Ch. 2 Rettberg) and Blogs, Communities, and Networks (Ch.3 Rettberg) I find the most striking shift from the first age of mass media (print: books and newspapers) to the new age of mass media (online: social media, blogs, etc.) to be the idea that communication was one-to-many and now it is many-to-many. Plato would likely have appreciated this […]
Headlines and Hypertext (Ch. 4 Brian Carroll) and Blogito, Ergo Sum (Ch.7 Brian Carroll) Although blogging is something I have attempted several times, I have never created and maintained a blog consistently before. One of the problems with previous attempts was a lack of branding and structure. Our reading on Headlines and Hypertext helped me create […]
Digital Media Versus Analog Media (Ch. 2 Brian Carroll) and Screenwriting (Ch.3 Brian Carroll) I did not realize how much of a difference there was between Digital Media formatting and Analog Media until a couple years ago. I was in a class called Advocacy and one of our assignments was to write an op-ed piece […]
Is Google Making us Stupid? While I have heard many times before that phones, computers, and TVs are affecting the focus of students today. In this article, Carr attempts to explain the consequences of search engines. I have yet to hear a convincing explanation or proof of this phenomenon.
The reality of my junior year is truly starting to set in as I plan classes for this semester and next. While it is still the very beginning of the semester, I already wish I had taken this class before previous internships. During my job with Infinity Marketing, I worked closely with Powerpoints, websites, and […]
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Living That Digi Comm Life
Everything about the "ins and outs" of Digital Communication
A passion for the press.
Or, how technology makes the extraordinary ordinary.
Finally something you can tell your friends at home about Furman that isn't "It's really hard academically"
Exploring the world of Digital Communication
Communication in a Digital Age
one obstacle at a time
Discovering Digital 