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Quote on writing

Today I’m posting my first “quote” blog. This little feature appeared because my journalism studies are low-key today. Anyway, on with the quote:
I try to leave out the parts that people skip. ~Elmore Leonard

‘New’ Web class disappoints

This semester my college’s Writing for the Information Age class experienced what I can see as the most awful process of reshuffling and disorganization I’ve witnessed in any college course.
The semester approaches the halfway point and we’re still without a syllabus — and any lack of comprehension therein.
I have no idea what I’m supposed to [...]

The Commuter plans “Green Package”

This semester our Web journalism class is generating specific content. We’re trying to keep a separate presence online so The Commuter doesn’t just shovel print stories to the Web.
To reach these goals we’re going to address some points about the “green” trend and how it affects life on campus. Story ideas so far:

NCC switches to [...]

What do you want out of online news?

As my last posts state: The Commuter has its own Facebook page. Now I realize the uptime isn’t even a week on this thing, but I’ve tried promoting it within the journalism department and the college network. On top of that we’ll be running a house ad in the next print issue of the paper.
All [...]

New Nokia gear addresses N95 concerns

As any “mojo” at Reuters will tell you: the Nokia N95 kit lets one reporter do several things quickly, and well.
Video, audio, still photographs, writing, Web publishing … can this thing do anything else (like make phone calls)?
Gear geeks Technology enthusiasts like myself enjoy seeing products with good features — that way I don’t have [...]