Welcome to blog central for Introduction to Journalism students at Miami University of Ohio.
As the blog ringleader here, I hope both students and readers - and yes, your work for this class will be public - can get a dialogue going about the value of news media in a democracy.
I know, that sounds way pretentious.
But the American news media has some serious issues as it butts heads with and tries to get its arms around technology.
The web is someplace YOU feel at home. So many of us journalists who have been around for a while hope that YOUR GENERATION - that is college students - will help solve these problems.
We're not going to solve them in a semester.
But I'm giving you blog assignments this semester to explore all types of news media, and throw into the public realm your ideas about what works for them, what doesn't, and how you think they could improve.
Use specific examples from what you find. Quote people. Add multi-media for depth to make your points.
Really THINK about what news is, or should be, or SHOULDN'T be.
Experiment with your writing, but also work hard to focus your thoughts so readers feel what you feel. And work hard to make your writing more concise, precise and juicy, to hold your readers' interest.
First up: Visit the huffingtonpost.com
Tool around on Arianna Huffington's spin on a daily news media site. Chew on the content. Then spit out your assessment in your blog.
I value your opinions. And, if they are smart, so will top news media strategists.
Professor Blair
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