Having a blog these days isn’t anything new, or special. But, I’d like to think that what we’ve used this blog for in Data/Power Journalism has been. Reflecting on the new, innovative, and often digitalized forms that media is taking right now on this blog, has been the closest I’ve come to realizing the depth […]

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With 24/7 news at our fingertips, our attention spans have become just a sliver of what they used to be. With tools like social media being a primary form of sharing news and ideas, discussion and immediate feedback has become a big part of this new culture. Taking elements from these techniques, many journalists strive […]

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Robots are making headlines. ‘If an Algorithm Wrote This, How Would You Even Know?’ – The New York Times ‘Robots Are Invading the News Business, and It’s Great for Journalists’ – NY Magazine ‘Should We Be Afraid Or Excited About Robot Journalism?’ – Huffington Post ‘The Prose of the Machines’ – Slate ‘Could Robots be the Journalists of the […]

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I knew I liked Tim Akimoff when he made a Harry Potter reference. The digital content editor at WBEZ in Chicago explained his take on people who have not studied journalism handling social media or other journalistic responsibilities in the workplace — a topic we’ve explored often in the classroom. He said, “I don’t want […]

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Months prior the 2014 Rose Bowl, in which the Oregon Ducks were to take on the Florida State Seminoles, an article came out in The New York Times regarding the disturbing culture at FSU and more specifically, their star player, Heisman-winning quarterback Jameis Winston. In roughly a year prior to the Rose Bowl, Jameis Winston was accused […]

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(Caution: this blog post contains graphic images). To some, reading the sentence at the top of this page is intriguing and teases them to keep reading. At the same time, we often feel offended, disturbed or violated when witnessing such images in the media. As a society we have our boundaries, and the publishing or […]

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Fifty – twenty – even ten years ago, the average person would wake up every morning to a newspaper or television broadcast to give them their daily news. They formed their own routines around this lifestyle and ultimately relied on it to keep updated on what was going on in the world. Society moved at […]

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The date is August 24th, 1992. Hurricane Andrew has just made its way through Florida leaving record amounts of damage. However, as Steve Doig came to realize, there was a strange pattern in which homes were left in ruin and which saw little to no harm — within close proximity to eachother, nonetheless. Data Journalism […]

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In a time where news is at your fingertips in the matter of seconds, print journalism must make an adjustment. While some newspapers may be discouraged at this new way of life, stuck in their old habits, the New York Times seems to be flourishing during this technological era. While this Buzzfeed-style of journalism has […]

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(Photo by Kristin Luna, camelsandchocolate.com) Following the blog, Camels & Chocolate fully emerged me in the travels of Kristin Luna. Her bio states that she is a “journalist by profession” who has worked for a variety of different media outlets. She travels not only for fun but also often on assignment. Her blog features an entire […]

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