Archives for July, 2012

Not a bad looking place

I love time-lapse video. This one, put together by photographer Knate Myers from video taken from the International Space Station, will remind you — if you need reminding — just what a beautiful place our Earth can be. The visuals are accompanied by music by John Murphy.

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All fall down

I’ll just let this Penn State student and alumnae speak for themselves as the Paterno statue came down Sunday. But … “We’re still trying to figure this out.” What part don’t they understand?

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Not too trivial for me

This may seem trivial, but it’s all about trivia. Maybe good for a discussion in my “History of Journalism: From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg” class this fall. Filmmmaker Jeremiah Warren created this animated video that explores the trivia behind trivia.

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The party’s over at WJMC

The National Youth Correspondents for the 2012 Washington Journalism and Media Conference ended their time at the Mason Inn on George Mason University’s Fairfax campus, enjoying dinner, dancing and saying their goodbyes.

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Sports time at WJMC

Sports journalists B.J. Koubaroulis of Synthesis Multimedia Productions, Andrew Phelps of Sirius-XM Fantasy Sports Radio, Sarah Kogod from the Washington Post, and Greg Wyshynski, Yahoo! Sports’ Puck Daddy, spoke to the National Youth Correspondents of the 2012 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University about the different platforms for sports journalism and advice […]

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Journalism can be messy

If you want to cut to the chase in this clip from the 1991 movie, “The Paper,” with Michael Keaton, Randy Quaid, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei and Jason Alexander — it’s a good cast — skip to about 1:30 on this video. Journalism can be messy.

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‘The Sarah Palin Rap’

I can’t help it — I just love the “Sarah Palin Rap” video from “Saturday Night Live” back in the fall of 2004.

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My turn at the WJMC

What a day for the National Youth Correspondents of the 2012 Washington Journalism and Media Conference, who visited the National Press Club! The day started with “Today Show” host Hoda Kotb, who always seems to hug more than her share of the students, followed by a panel discussion with Chuck Todd, Chris Cillizza, April Ryan […]

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Getting the picture at WJMC

If you’re a long-time reader of Sports Illustrated, you know the photojournalism of Neil Leifer. He visited the National Youth Correspondents at the 2012 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University and shared some of his favorite photos and stories July 9. Video is by GMU grad Nick Plum of Synthesis Multimedia.

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WJMC underway at Mason

Who better than Angie Goff, an anchor for NBC News4 Washington, to welcome the National Youth Correspondents to the 2012 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University Sunday? Angie is an alumnae of the Mason Journalism program. You can follow her Web site and Twitter feed at #ogmygoff. Check out the opening night […]

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‘First Love and Other Sorrows’

My favorite writer, the late Harold Brodkey, has more than his fair share of famous lines from the stories, novels, poems and essays. This presentation compiles some of the best.

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Ready for the Olympics?

We’ve still got plenty of Wimbledon and the Tour de France to enjoy, not to mention the British Open baseball’s All-Star game (which one doesn’t belong). But on July 27, all eyes (most eyes?) will be on London and the Summer Olympic Games. To celebrate, here is an Olympic athlete montage video featuring Muse’s London […]

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The place to meet on the Fairfax campus

The George Mason statue is kitty-corner to the Johnson Center and the Mason Pond Parking Deck, where guests can easily park on the first three levels (Fairfax campus map). As soon-to-be emeritus faculty, I'm always happy to meet with friends and my former Mason students on campus.

Alum Kevin McCarthy at work

Film critic and GMU alum Kevin McCarthy encouraged students during his many visits to my GMU classes to pursue internships and "get noticed!" See some of Kevin's terrific interviews on his Nerd Tears website.