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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Citizen journalism: Here to stay?
Engagement between a publication and a reader used to be a phone call, letter or face-to-face interaction about a story. Social media has taken reader engagement to a whole new level for media outlets, and now readers are getting involved … Continue reading
Posted in Lets Talk Media
Tagged American University, citizen media, collaboration, interactivity, journalism, news outlets, reporting
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IJ is rockin’ my socks
My cohort has only completed its second class of Writing for Converged Media, but, of course, we’re already knee-deep in it all. Yesterday we welcomed Mandy Jenkins, social media editor for TBD.com and NPR Blogger Mark Memmott to speak to … Continue reading
Posted in Lets Talk Media
Tagged American University, blog, interactive journalism program, interactivity, journalism, liveblog, newspaper, NPR, reporting, resource, social media, speakers, student, TBD, Twitter, writing
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Chicken (buk, buk) Parmesan
Want an easy chicken parmesan recipe? Your wish is granted. As far as the chicken goes, take a chicken breast and simply salt and pepper it. (Every dish should always be properly seasoned!) In a separate bowl, mix together Italian-style … Continue reading
Posted in Gourmet Girl
Tagged basil, cheese, chicken, easy recipe, Italian cuisine, parmesan, pasta, tomato
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Election Night
The only other elections I’ve “covered” was the 2008 National Election. At that point, I was still a student editor at my college newspaper, so I had assigned election stories to reporters. I was in the newsroom, getting numbers off … Continue reading
Posted in Lets Talk Media, Working Girl
Tagged editor, elections, journalism, midterm, newspaper, writing
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