Interns offer advice for copy editors
Preparing students for their summer jobs as multi-platform editors By Bradley Wilson CMR Managing Editor Twenty-one years ago, a senior lecturer at the University of Texas, Griff Singer, recognized a...
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Text by Scott Kuehn and Andrew Lingwall offers a coaching approach tailored to its readers Reviewed by Carol Terracina-Hartman, CMR Managing Editor “The Basics of Media Writing: A Strategic Approach”...
View ArticleCollege Media Boot Camp Basics
The Five Ws of College Media Training By Kelley Lash Rice University While the temperature outside might not seem to agree, fall is coming, and so are our students. Whether you work with a lab...
View ArticleCollege Media Celebrate Free Speech
Constitution Day is Sept. 17 By Ted Petersen Florida Tech The Florida Tech Crimson has hosted “Free Speech Day” for the past seven years. As Constitution Day approaches, other colleges might learn...
View ArticleCMA launches student media research program
Kickoff set for Louisville conference By Kelly Messinger At the ACP/CMA conference in Louisville, CMA will launch its student research program. Many students conduct some kind of undergraduate capstone...
View ArticleBook Review: Bunk by Kevin Young
The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News Book By Kevin Young Reviewed by Carolyn Schurr Levin You can be forgiven if the barrage of fake news, accusations of fake...
View ArticleResearch (Vol. 55): Bullied on Twitter
An Ethical Analysis of the Trump Effect on Student Media Brittany Fleming, Ph.D. Slippery Rock University Mark Zeltner, Ph.D. Slippery Rock University Cody Nespor, B.S. University of West Virginia...
View ArticlePhotographers document ‘Gateway to the South’
College Media Shoot-Out 2018 The cool weather and drizzle didn’t stop 29 photographers from submitting images in Louisville as part of the annual Photo Shoot-out for college photojournalists. Andrew...
View ArticleLet your content be your guide with design
Content drives design. Always. By Patrick Armstrong Austin Peay State University When I first started working in the Nashville Design Studio in 2012, there was an art display that always caught my eye....
View ArticlePerfect gifts for the Student Media research nerd in us all
College Media Review Black Friday doorbuster Peer reviewed research for sale College Media Review has slashed prices for its entire library collection of research annuals by 50 percent. At $5 per...
View ArticleSympathy for the Devil (Almost)
The latest journalism scandal evokes memories of the man in the street By Michael Ray Taylor Henderson State University On Nov. 8, after a lengthy investigation, the Houston Chronicle retracted eight...
View ArticleThe art of branding and marketing college media
Shorthorn marketing team: two members of the marketing team, Javeria Arshad and Matt Weseman handing out copies of The Shorthorn on campus. (Photo: Adam Drew) There’s an art to many aspects of...
View ArticleIncreased incidents and hate crimes pose challenges for student journalists
Up Next: An action plan and resources on how to improve diversity opportunities in campus newsrooms. Coming next Tuesday in CMR. Covering Bigotry on Campus By Rachele Kanigel San Francisco State...
View ArticleDiversity in college media — action plan and resources
Developing a Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan By Rachele Kanigel San Francisco State University Keyshawn Housey (left) and Peter Egede (right) lead a march on Georgia Southern University’s campus...
View ArticleVideolicious: It does one thing…
My classic selfie in Louisville with the 9 a.m. Videolicious class. … but Videolicious does it really well By Bradley Wilson CMR Managing Editor My session on Videolicious was at 9 a.m. on Friday, on a...
View ArticleUndergrad research panel to be launched at NY conference
Papers Accepted until Feb. 1 The College Media Association is accepting submissions by undergraduate students of original, non-published traditional and nontraditional research in the form of either...
View ArticleResearch (Vol. 56): The Best Medium for the Story
A Case Study of Integrated Student Media By Patrick Howe and Brady Teufel Abstract This study explores the quantifiable and cultural changes that occurred at one large college student media outlet...
View ArticleCollege Student-Run News Entities and Communications Agencies
Finding Solidarity in the Era of ‘Blame the Media’ By Doug Swanson California State University, Fullerton Being a journalism or broadcast educator was never an easy job. These days, under the shadow of...
View ArticleResearch (Vol. 56) Plagiarism in College Media
Is plagiarism a problem? Is there a solution? By Carolyn Schurr Levin with the research assistance of Paola Guzman Introduction The article raised red flags immediately. The topic was studying tips for...
View ArticleUndergrads to compete for new research award
‘Research in Action’ at CMA’s New York Conference The College Media Association will host its first annual undergraduate research panel at the CMA Spring Convention in New York this year. “Research in...
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