Steve Klein
I teach journalism at George Mason University and the University of Mary Washington. I love the Detroit Red Wings. I ride Trek. I play TaylorMade.
Homepage: http://bylinesteveklein.onmason.com/
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.
‘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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
‘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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NBC’s shabby treatment of Ann Curry
I have respected Ann Curry‘s humane journalism for more than a decade. I came to personally respect her several years ago when she played host to the conclusion of a cross-country LIVEstrong fundraising cycling trip that finished on the Oval in Washington D.C. There was no doubting her sincerity and dedication. Ratings are down for […]
Got Batman
Into Batman? “The Dark Knight Rises,” the third and final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, hits the theaters July 20. Pretty good cast: Oscar winner Christian Bale as you-know-who; Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy plays Bane (as in “the bane of Batman’s existence?), another Oscar winner, Marion Cotillard, Oscar winner Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, and […]
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The French can sure play a typewriter!
For anyone who ever used a typewriter, this will be music to your ears!
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tags: music, typewriter
You knew there’d be video
So, what was the best part of Bob Costas‘s interview late Sunday with U.S. Open Golf champion Webb Simpson? It had to be the guy wearing a Union Jack hat interrupting the interview with some impromptu bird calls. Costas seemed momentarily flustered, but Simpson had a clever retort: “Enjoy the jail cell, pal.” Simpson even […]
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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.
The One Thing
So, as Billy Crystal asked Jack Palance in "City Slickers," what's "The One Thing"? To find out, just contact me by email to set up a "Journalism for the Rest of Us" seminar, workshop or program.