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Student Photojournalists Arrested; What Are Their Rights?
As student journalists increasingly arm themselves with mobile phones for multimedia newsgathering in the field, more may find themselves on a collision course with local authorities unenthusiastic about having their actions captured in living color. A reminder of that comes in the pending criminal trial of Pennsylvania photojournalism student Ian Van Kuyk, arrested earlier this spring while shooting a routine...
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How Educators Are Using Pinterest for Showcasing, Curation
Pinterest is the "in" site of 2012, and its phenomenal growth has sparked interest among millions of users. It's also spread to journalism educators, who are increasingly experimenting with it in the classroom. The social network launched two years ago, but in recent months has drawn red-hot excitement for its unique visual, topic-based curation approach. While its 10 million users,...
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American University to Offer Master's in News Entrepreneurship
As debris from the firewall that once separated journalism from the business of journalism continues to fly, a new educational landscape is developing, one that supports and trains those straddling the line.
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Year in Review: 6 Trends in Journalism Education
As the year comes to a close, it's worth a look at the some of the most intriguing developments in journalism education in the last year - from approaches to using social media and curation to new initiatives on data journalism, from academe's role in the news industry to leveraging publishing platforms.
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5 Key Takeaways from the ONA Educators Group on Facebook
Teaching digital journalism sometimes feels like living on the slope of a volcano -- you never know when some seismic rumble in the news industry will give your curriculum a tumble, or when a new technology will erupt and leave your tools up to their kit in hot lava.
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