There are days when I thank God that I'm part of the academy. Yesterday was one of those as I had the honor of hearing Sandra Day O'Connor speak on campus. I was especially interested, as a media … [Read more...]
Students, Win Cash for Writing about Free Information
February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Freedom of Information Oklahoma, a state organization supporting government openness, is hosting its second annual Freedom of Information essay contest for Oklahoma college students. Students can … [Read more...]
Streak of Adviser Terminations Continues
January 9, 2012 By 9 Comments
It's happened again. You may remember that I wrote back in August about a series of collegiate media adviser terminations. The unfortunate trend continues. Another adviser became victim last … [Read more...]
Watchin’ the Dogs
October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Below are the slides from my presentation, Watchin' the Dogs. I presented the session on covering student government at the 90th annual Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Advisers … [Read more...]
The (un)Ethical Media
October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When one media outlet is unethical, it reflects poorly on them all. This was the primary take-away from the first session I attended at the Media Ethics 2011 conference at the University of Central … [Read more...]
The Ink Debate: Who Owns Your Tattoo?
June 29, 2011 By 3 Comments
Can you copyright ink on flesh? Apparently the jury is still out on the issue. A Missouri tattoo artist who claimed Warner Brothers illegally reproduced a copyrighted tattoo settled his lawsuit … [Read more...]
United Nations: Internet access is a human right
June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
You have the right to life, liberty and security. You have the right to freedom from slavery and torture. You have the right to nationality. You have the right to Facebook? Internet access … [Read more...]
My journalism panties
May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
"I consider my ethics to be my journalism underpants." It's the opening line from an informative column of sorts written by Bob Williams, former reporter for The Raleigh News & … [Read more...]
First Amendment flames protest
May 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
More than 1,000 students gathered May 11 to protest a peer's burning of an American flag. The flag was spared because the Louisiana State University graduate student who planned to burn it didn't … [Read more...]
Pink means gay?
April 17, 2011 By 13 Comments
Painting a boy's toenails pink encourages homosexuality, according to critics of a recent J. Crew ad. The ad shows Jenna Lyons, the company's president and creative director, with her 5-year-old … [Read more...]
