The main idea presented in this video is not new. For me, Miles Maguire, associate journalism professor at UW-Oshkosh, first made the connection between blogging and the first American journalists. But this video says it very well. I am a journalist at heart (though never actually), and the fact that newspapers (metropolitan dailies) as we [...]
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Pamphleteers >> newspapers >> bloggers
March 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments
What do you need?: a Google meme game
February 15th, 2009 · 12 Comments
There is a Google meme game where you search your first name followed by “needs” and take the first ten logical responses and make a list. On facebook, you tag friends to do the same and perpetuate the challenge.
What if we took that idea and turned it into an analysis activity for literary characters. Instead [...]
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Let’s talk about “Dumb and Dumber”
February 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Patricia Cohen’s review of Susan Jacoby’s new book, Dumb and Dumber: Are American’s Hostile to Knowledge appeared in the New York Times, February 14, 2008.
Dumb and Dumber: Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?
By PATRICIA COHEN
Published: February 14, 2008
Susan Jacoby’s new book bemoans the state of American culture. Not only are citizens ignorant about essential knowledge, she [...]
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