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News coverage on IYLEP Social Media Institute

Posted on August 25, 2014 by marcusmessner

Our fifth VCU Social Media Institute wrapped up at the end of July and the students produced 10 social media campaigns for nonprofit organizations. This year, we also included a nonprofit client from Iraq, the organization Nature Iraq. Several news … Continue reading →

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Presentations at the Future of Journalism Conference

Posted on September 10, 2013 by marcusmessner

I am attending the Future of Journalism Conference in Cardiff (Wales) this week to present a research study I conducted with Vivian Medina Messner that compares the Twitter engagement of business news organizations and their journalists as well as business … Continue reading →

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iPadJournos project covered by Richmond Magazine

Posted on June 29, 2013 by marcusmessner

Harry Kollatz Jr., senior writer at Richmond Magazine, wrote about the iPadJournos project in his latest media column. Titled “Mojo Rising,” the column describes the partnership between the class and WTVR-CBS 6. Kollatz visited our class in late April and … Continue reading →

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