A picture is worth a thousand words, especially if you risk your life to get the shot. Photojournalist Jim MacMillan has been kidnapped, shot at, and scrutinized for his work, yet he still manages to get the picture he needs for his stories. After 9/11, he spent the night in ground zero. In 2004, he spent a year in Iraq with soldiers. Just after Katrina, he went to the Astrodome, where thousands were left homeless. All to make the audience feel like they were there, through his photography. (MacMillan’s shot the morning after 9/11) MacMillan is an independent multimedia journalist, university … Continue reading Photojournalism Through The Lens of Jim MacMillan

  Posted By, Greg Beran Another legendary baseball career has come to an end, as Derek Jeter tipped his cap for the last time at Yankee Stadium in his 19-year journey as the teams star shortstop. However this is not the end of Jeter’s legacy, within a month of retirement Jeter has created a digital forum called The Players Tribune. The Tribune is a website where athletes can tell their own stories, in their own words, without dealing with reporters. “There’s a gap between fans and athletes since athletes aren’t as open when they sit with reporters, who then select story … Continue reading As Derek Jeter’s Baseball Career Ends, His Journalism Career Begins

Posted By, Kyle Coulter  From a terrace on the side of a skyscraper in New York City, Michael Regan spoke to a class of journalism students at his Alma Mater on Thursday via Skype. The University of Delaware graduate is currently an editor-at-large at Bloomberg News where he focuses on equities markets as well as high-frequency trading and other market structure controversies. Much like Dan Steinberg, who spoke with the same class two weeks prior, Regan brought a self-deprecating and humorous tone to the conversation. After being told that the students had been required to read a few of his stories as … Continue reading Michael Regan

    Posted By, Hannah Blahut Every job comes with it’s own personal set of trials and tribulations. Of course, the field of journalism is no different. In class, we have discussed many of these difficulties. It’s difficult to constantly adapt to the ever-changing landscape of journalism, which is constantly evolving and being altered by the strong impacts of social media and technology. Likewise, it’s difficult to remain unbiased, to garner the respect and trust of worthwhile sources, and to remain ethical and informative without becoming boring. We haven’t discussed as much the personal impact that being the occupation of … Continue reading Personal Impact of Technology on Journalism

Posted By, Kyle Coulter We have been taught since we were toddlers that eating our vegetables will make us healthier, and improve our lives; however, as adults, we sometimes tend to forget these lessons. The vegetables of journalism function much the same way. Ezra Klein of Vox.com is one of many journalists who feel that we are not getting enough out of the news, and that it is not enough to simply consume the content, but we need to understand it as well. He also feels that journalists have a responsibility to make the important news comprehensible and enjoyable for readers. “It’s a terrible … Continue reading Eat Your “Journalism Vegetables”

By Michelle Caracci OKCupid co-founder, Christian Rudder In the recent years, social media has evolved from a place men and women can interact with other people to a place where they can also read, discuss and share news articles. However, social media websites may now have a new kind of beneficial utilization that relates to journalism. OKCupid co-founder Christian Rudder has discovered that social media companies who are using internet data for their businesses are compiling demographic information, finding out more intimate details about peoples’ lives and transforming it into journalism. In his narrative, Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We … Continue reading Social Media Digital Data Used as Journalism

By Michael Dombkoski A journalist’s job is to present the facts of a situation. Except when it’s not. ESPN and Grantland columnist Bill Simmons spoke out on his weekly podcast, “The B.S. Report” about his feelings on how Roger Goodell has been handling the recent surge of domestic abuse cases in the NFL. Simmons openly called Goodell a “liar” in his podcast and ESPN responded by suspending him for three weeks. In a statement, ESPN felt that they he did not reach their “journalistic standards.” So herein lies the problem: in an age where the definition of journalism is more … Continue reading Simmons suspended for anti-Goodell rant

Posted By, Hannah Blahut The landscape of journalism is rapidly changing due to the constant rise of technologies and social media. It’s true that journalists now a days need to not only be well versed in Twitter, Facebook, Vine and more, but they also much be constantly updating and refreshing whatever it is that they’re putting out into the web. Dan Steinberg, the Washington Post blogger who visited our class this past week explained how it’s his job to be constantly plugged in.  However, before we know it, it might not matter how quickly a blogger reacts, or how often he … Continue reading Man Against Machine: Will developing technologies replace the Journalist?

  Posted by, Kyle Coulter In an effort to make the social media experience more enjoyable for the users; Facebook has changed its algorithm to stop publishers from posting enticing and brash headlines that do not match the quality, or lack thereof, of the post itself. Facebook will be doing this by checking the amount of time the user spends away from Facebook while reading the article, and also by how many shares and likes the post receives. Facebook fears that these deceitful headlines will bog down news feeds and cause a mass exodus of exasperated users. http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/08/news-feed-fyi-click-baiting/ This form … Continue reading The crack down on “Click-bait”