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The flameout of Kony 2012
When the Kony 2012 video went viral and caught the attention of millions of viewers within only a few days in early March, it seemed as if the nonprofit Invisible Children had done everything right. But only six weeks later, … Continue reading
Posted in International, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media
Tagged Campaigns, Facebook, Global, Invisible Children, Kony 2012, Non-profit, NPR, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, Technology, TV, Uganda, Youth, YouTube
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Social media supervision on the job
A state government department in Maryland has asked job applicants for their Facebook usernames and passwords. While questions about marital status and family background are generally off limits during job interviews, this trend raises many privacy concerns. At the same … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Government, Law, Social Media
Tagged ABC, AEJMC, Applicant, Business, corporations, Facebook, Government, Job, Privacy, Social Media, Social Media Professor, TV, WRIC-TV8
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Social media discussion in Germany
On a recent trip to Germany, I was invited to run a day-long seminar on social media at the “Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung,” one of Germany’s large regional daily newspapers. Together with Michael Fibison from Yahoo! and Ryan Nobles from Richmond’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, International, Journalism, Legacy Media, Social Media
Tagged Audience, Business, Facebook, Germany, Global, Google, HAZ, NBC12, Newspaper, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, TV, Twitter, Yahoo, YouTube
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New course: Social Media and the iPad
In the spring semester I will offer a special topics class “Social Media Journalism” in VCU’s School of Mass Communications. In the class, we will do hands-on social media reporting and portfolio building on various platforms. The class will also … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Journalism, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged apple, Blogs, Campaigns, Class, CTE, Facebook, Google, iPad, Newspaper, Portfolio, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, Students, Technology, TV, Twitter, VCU, Wikipedia, YouTube
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Tweets on C-SPAN
Traditional news media are increasingly using social media in their news reporting. Our recent study on newspaper reporting patterns has stressed this trend. But C-SPAN has now incorporated congressional Twitter feeds into its programming. During breaks between political debates, the … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Journalism, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Audience, C-SPAN, Democracy, Government, Newspaper, Poynter, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Sources, TV, Twitter
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Al Jazeera and the Arab Spring
Kimberly Halkett, anchor and reporter for Al Jazeera, will speak at VCU’s School of Mass Communications and give an overview on the Arab Spring, the rise of Al Jazeera as well as her work on Capitol Hill in Washington. I … Continue reading
Posted in International, Journalism, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Al Jazeera, Anchor, Capitol Hill, Democracy, Egypt, Election, Facebook, Global, Government, Protest, Reporter, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Students, TV, Twitter, VCU, YouTube
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Citing blogs without proper attribution
My latest journal publication, which just appeared in the summer issue of the Newspaper Research Journal, tracks the source relationship between traditional news media and blogs. In the study, my co-author Bruce Garrison from the University of Miami’s School of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Journalism, Legacy Media, Politics, Research, Social Media
Tagged AEJMC, Agenda Setting, Attribution, Blogs, Citation, CNN, Election, Fox News, Intermedia, LA Times, New York Times, Newspaper, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Sources, TV, USA Today, Washington Post
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Social media and the city
The City of Richmond awarded a marketing contract to a company in Denver and subsequently upset one of the local bidders, David Saunders from Madison+Main. In a social media blitz, Saunders caused widespread media coverage and an uproar within the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Government, Journalism, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media
Tagged Business, Campaigns, City of Richmond, Contract, Denver, Facebook, Government, Madison+Main, Newspaper, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, TV, Twitter, WRIR
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Are news media poisoning public opinion?
The cases involving Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Casey Anthony have shown some news organizations at their worst. Prejudging the outcomes of these cases, news outlets had to make 180-degree turns in their reporting when the two cases had surprising twists. CBS … Continue reading
Posted in Government, International, Journalism, Law, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Affairs, Casey Anthony, CBS 6, CNN, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Florida, France, Germany, Global, Government, New York, New York Times, Newspaper, Privacy, Social Media Professor, Tabloids, TV, Washington Post
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Al Jazeera Forum in Washington
Who would have thought that Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news network, would receive such bipartisan praise from Congressional leaders in Washington? At the network’s inaugural U.S. Forum at the Newseum, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi and Senator John McCain stressed … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Government, International, Journalism, Legacy Media, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Al Jazeera, Business, Democracy, Election, Facebook, Global, Government, Iraq, Obama, President, Protest, Social Media Professor, Strategy, Technology, TV, Twitter, Washington Post, Wikileaks
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