Category Archives: Communication
Beliefs in teaching English (a followup)
A quick update to my response on what I feel about teaching high school English. There’s roughly 20 in my Introduction to Inquiry class and we all talked about our beliefs for a minute or so. We were asked to … Continue reading
Filed under Class assignment, Classroom management, Communication, Education, English, Teaching, Writing
Teaching and social media: risk or reward?
There was an op-ed piece in the New York Times on Friday that discussed the issues teachers face in the world of Facebook, Twitter and blogging. Basically everything I was taught was necessary while a journalism major can now come … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Communication, Education, Ethics, Google, Journalism, New York Times, Newspapers, Personal, Social Media, Teaching, Twitter
A new approach to sports journalism
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a big problem facing sports journalism. I wanted to expand on that thought because I think it coincides with another issue with the industry. The situation, as many know, is that budget cuts … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Journalism, Media, Newspapers, Personal, Publishing, Social Media, Sports, Twitter, Writing
Sunday reads
Busy last week and then Pittsburgh ended up with like two feet of snow. Pretty crazy. I’ll be posting an update on this post and have another Serra Media blog post this week, so be on the lookout for that. … Continue reading
Filed under Apple, Blogging, Communication, Google, Journalism, Media, Newspapers, Publishing, Social Media
The theory behind a paywall for a small-market, local newspaper
Early in my internship with Serra Media, I’ve had the opportunity to work with journalists and managers in the new media field. It’s been enjoyable learning about different strategies and reasons behind newspaper’s decisions. This post was written for Serra … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Journalism, Media, Newspapers, Personal, Publishing, Social Media
GQ sees iPhone app numbers increase, could be a good sign
About two months ago, I brought up how GQ beginning to sell issues of its magazine as an Apple iPhone app. For $2.99, buyers would a digital version of the publication, as well as multimedia, video, audio and everything else … Continue reading
Filed under Apple, Communication, GQ, Journalism, Magazines, Media, Publishing, Social Media
The New York Times will charge for online access
And there it is. With recent reports surfacing that the New York Times would experiment with an online paywall, the Times announced today that it will start to charge readers for online content. This pretty much sums up the news: … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Communication, Journalism, Media, New York Times, Newspapers, Publishing, Social Media
