Author Summer 2011: Class Notes 1964James H. McCartney, a longtime Washington correspondent and columnist who specialized in foreign affairs and defense policy, died at his home in Florida on May 6th from cancer. He was… June 10, 2011 Reporting Pushes Past Language and Ethnic Divides ‘… Alhambra Source has revealed significant lessons about the power of journalism to build community in diverse and underserved areas.’ June 10, 2011 Everyone’s Welcome at the Newsroom Cafe ‘We’ve torn down the dividing wall and now we can listen closely to the voices once behind it. That’s what our changes are about.’ June 10, 2011 Advertising as Storytelling—So News Stories Can Be Told While much attention is focused on how to “fix” journalism, the bigger problem is fixing advertising to pay for the news. For me, Detroit143 is, in part, about reinventing what… June 10, 2011 A Promising Collaboration of Place, Time and Niche Community members come together to examine Detroit’s financial challenges. Photo by Ellen Jacob.RELATED ARTICLES“Focusing a New Kind of Journalism on a City’s Needs”– Bill Mitchell“A New Partnership to Build a… June 10, 2011 A New Partnership to Build a Common Understanding Detroit’s challenges hold the attention of those who reside in its 143 square miles. Photo by Ellen Jacob.RELATED ARTICLES“Focusing a New Kind of Journalism on a City’s Needs”– Bill Mitchell“A… June 10, 2011 Focusing a New Kind of Journalism on a City’s Needs ‘… residents need to have journalism delivered as they want to consume it and in ways that will encourage them to move beyond absorbing news to acting on it.’ June 10, 2011 A Community Watches a Story Unfold ‘It was risky to reveal parts of the story as it unfolded because in 30 years in this business I have seen projects hit dead ends.’ June 10, 2011 News Literacy: What Not to Do RELATED ARTICLES“Connecting Kids With News in Their Community”“Media Literacy: Learning Principles”– Renee HobbsThree instructional practices that are emerging in news literacy deserve closer scrutiny:Dumbing It Down: Some educators and news… June 9, 2011 Media Literacy: Learning Principles Teachers in the Powerful Voices for Kids program helped students evaluate and create messages in a variety of media. Photo by Renee Hobbs.RELATED ARTICLES“Connecting Kids With News in Their Community”“… June 9, 2011 Previous 1 … 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 … 427 Next