Reading this article today, I was struck by the impressive resurgence of the Green Movement in the past two years. It got me to thinking about how the movement has evolved from the 70's, gaining momentum and credibility.
A simple search on Google is an eye-opener. Hug someone, veg out, stuff yourself silly, build a community, and participate - darn; newspapers (and politicians) could learn a thing or two.
Steve Sloan posted the text of an email today from the California Faculty Association. The CFA is calling for a vote on whether or not to strike.
This is big news for the whole CSU system, and would mean thousands of students would lose out on schooling, while the CSU system would lose out on an untold amount of money.
A journalism student at CSULB, Armando, posted more about the voting here.
Check out the CFA's headlines for more info here.
Or check out the official CSU press release in response to the strike vote.
The JMC Journal already linked to this article today, but it's worth linking to again.
The article is in remembrance of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by FDR, the direct result of which was the Japanese internment. The order was signed 65 years ago today.
Prof. Gotliffe, who teaches WWII & the Press at SJSU writes:
Former internees are a constant source of inspiration and a manifestation of what is the best in the human spirit when they boldly and emotionally tell their tales.
They fervently hope that the rest of us are not only willing to listen, but are willing to speak up and act.
This is why I listen to Ryan Sholin. You don't get industry advice like this many other credible places.
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Chris Doidge had this interesting post today about a lecture made by BBC's Huw Edwards. Huw talked about why BBC ratings have dropped, and what must be done to the news to turn it around.
Hint: It has something to do with great story-telling.
Highlights:
"BBC needs to be presenting a face and a voice that says, 'we are representative of the United Kingdom. Okay. We're not just a certain group of people, broadcasting from a certain area.'"
"[the news] has got to be diverse and it has got to be credible. People have got to see elements of society reflected back at them. "
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With the semester reeving back up, I know I'll soon be back in story-telling mode. Looking back on the notes from one of my classes, I was struck by a quote I scribbled in one of my binders last semester.
"Good stories write themselves," a teacher told me.
Sure, but it takes a keen eye to sort the mundane from the extraordinary, and great writers are great writers for their expertise in this arena.
I often reread this article from Rocky Mountain News journalist, Jim Sheeler, when trying to understand how good journalists can highlight the best features of a story. The piece earned Mr. Sheeler the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. Some of you have already read it.
It still gives me goosebumps.
(Notice how the multimedia compliments the story without being intrusive. Genius.)
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Robert did this piece today on Steve Sloan's announcement that the University may dismantle what is now JMC163. He wrote:
Sigh.
Amen. The post has gotten quite a few comments from people that visit his site, most of them supportive of the current class.You can learn InDesign from a book. You can’t have a small group interaction with speakers like Steve Sergeant, host of Wildebeat, David Weinberger, author of Cluetrain Manifesto, Aaron Uhrmacher, Second Life expert, Phil Wolff, SkypeJournal author, or students talking about their own podcasts. I spoke to the class as well. Notice how all those link to podcasts of the actual class sessions!
It’s a shame, because San Jose State University needs more innovative classes like these, not fewer.
Kyle Hansen brought an interesting article to my attention today. Last Friday a Canadian judge said that a blogger IS a journalist. To quote Keanu Reeves, "Woah!"
Obviously, this has no immediate bearing on American journalists, but it does signal a clear shift from the traditional international perception that a journalist is part of an organized, structured business or organization to an independent, theoretical creation. Ergo, the citizen journalist is gaining credibility.
Not only does this immediately shift the focus from high revenue large market based news-gathering to low budget, niche-market-high-impact reporting from individuals, but it also CREATES A NEED for greater individual participation in politics and their communities.
Intersting.
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Here's a little something I HAD to do for one of my classes this week. What else are you supposed to do with old college pictures and way too much time?
P.S. Some (namely the puking pictures) were staged. Go new media.
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First off, let me say that I'm impressed that the Spartan Daily has started blogging, but where did its writers go?
The last entry on The Spartan Blog is timestamped as being from September 10th, 2006. It just seems to me that with close to 30,000 students with close to 30,000 lives and ideas and problems, there'd be more to say.
If nothing else, the Daily could aggregate a list of blogs from students in the SJSU community it respects and blogroll them on the Daily's website.
I am anxious to see how the blog evolves as the semester progresses.
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