Today I gave a short lecture and presentation to a World Issues Journalism class at MATC. The class included a group of students in Norway who joined us via video chat. The interesting part of the lecture for me was that my mother joined in and talked about her experience of more than 30 years in the newspaper business, or as Ken Sands reminded me on Twitter is the “news” biz, no more just calling it print. Okay, agreed. So, together we represented what some people like to call old and new media.
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Category: Live Blogging
February 7th, 2009
Live Blog: 2009-02-07
- Best movie shooting scene in a domestic setting is now awarded to Live Free Die Hard. Sry Mr & Mrs Smith, you guys moved to 2nd place. #
- I keep thinking work is tomorrow. No rest for the wicked or bloggers. #
- The Team Behind Coraline, This Button Movie has a Dark Side, Benjamin http://snipr.com/bg6bk #
- Rethinking the Environmental Economy in the Long-Term, what Obama did besides the stimulus package http://snipr.com/bg041 #
- Christian Bale freaks out, Jessica Simpson cries on stage, what’s next? A live birth at the Grammy’s? Oh wait, MIA might pop. #
- What’s the latest? Will we have a stimulus bill before the morning? #
- Next on Inside Islam: Dialogues and Debates: Love and Dating in the Muslim World: True Stories of Finding Love http://snipr.com/bfqmb #
February 6th, 2009
Live Blog: 2009-02-06
- Also, please pass them along if you like what you see. It’s a thrill to see hard work spread through the interweb tubes. #
- Revisit Travel Photos from the Inauguration and NYC posted under creative commons. http://snipr.com/beqbh If you use one, lemme know! #
- My favorite superbowl ad, by far : http://snipr.com/bepo4 #
- Finally, a polished photo set from the Inauguration. Here’s the story http://snipr.com/bepln #
- Somali pirates got a huge stimulus booty http://snipr.com/bdtdr #
- “Strategies and tactics give us energy and take advantage of our creativity and spirit.” #
- Arab nations appeal to UN to stop Israeli piracy http://snipr.com/bdrhc Bold move. #
- Stimulus for bloggers? http://snipr.com/bdpn4 Yes plz. #
- The real economic crisis, as I see it http://tinyurl.com/cq7qol #
- We’re getting a comprehensive financial plan on Monday, tweeple. #
- Had a great time listening to music with @pabaker55! Sufi, gnawa, jajouka music. We listened to it all. #
- Afghan stories is on @hereonearthshow radio today. It’ll go up as a related show in the Inside Islam series as well. http://snipr.com/bd38g #
February 5th, 2009
Live Blog: 2009-02-05
- Excited for 2:00 to roll around. @pabacker55 is bringing some Moroccan music by WPR! #
- Next radio show we’re working on is about dating and Islam. #
- I’d like a brief report about feathered dinos on my desk by 4pm. Thank you and good day. #
- My skin is hella dry. That is all. #
- At the bottom of Obama’s op-ed, the Washington Post writes “The writer is president of the United States.” Thx, I needed reminding. #
- Not sure what to make of the president’s op-ed http://snipr.com/bcpyo or a president writing a op-ed. It’s out of my range of experience. #
- Night tweeple
# - New twitter landing screen. Link on my profile. #
- Obama’s salary cap could mean huge pay cut for top executives http://snipr.com/bb7ub #
- My review of A Jihad for Love http://snipr.com/bb4aa a documentary about gay and lesbian relationships and Islam #
- There is trust. #
- Trust and stability are gold in a managed float economy. Go Obama setting caps on CEO salaries. If there cannot be stability now, at least #
- Don’t worry about it. #
January 20th, 2009
We’re Off!
We’re off. Talk to you soon.
January 19th, 2009
Inauguration Photo Hunt
Some say a picture is worth a 1,000 words. Well here’s my list of words to capture for the Inauguration, taken from searching online the other night of for events and attractions in Washington DC. By my calculations, it’s about 11,000 words (if I can find them all) that hint at the contents of Obama’s Inaugural Address. Want to play along? Upload your photos onto Flickr, add me as a contact, and write the keyword in as the title.
New media
Civil rights
Republican
Honest Abe
Obama craft project
Happy tears
Crowds
Line fail
Hopeful
Weary traveler
Security
World citizen
December 19th, 2008
Thunder Snow
Last night my friend Kate and I went to the neighborhood gas station to gather supplies for tonight’s “thunder snow.” I had overheard my past meteorologist professor at UW talking about it on the bus and heeded his warning. “Big storm is cahming,” he said in a strong Boston accent.
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