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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.

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 on how to utilize them.

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

Hoda Kotb of the "Today Show" at the WJMC at George Mason University.

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 and Dana Bash.
Tough to top that, but I’ll give it my best on July 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Johnson Center at George Mason University in Fairfax when I talk about “Journalism for the Rest of Us.” Hope the room is packed!

 

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 video by yet another alumni of the GMU Journalism program, Nick Plum, for synthesismp.com.

 

NBC’s shabby treatment of Ann Curry

NBC News' poor 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 the NBC News division, including their flagship “Today Show,” where Curry has been a co-host for a year and part of the anchor team for 15 years. She seems to be the scapegoat.
While the program prefers tripe like “Where in the World is Matt Lauer,” Ann Curry is making a difference with her reporting in Darfur.
I find this whole episode shabby. NBC remains my broadcast news network of choice. But I watch “Morning Joe” rather than the “Today Show.” I guess that mades me part of the problem for NBC>
Here is video from a year ago highlighting Curry’s career.

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How about a burger with that McPaper?

Thirty years ago, it wasn’t hard to understand why readers began to flock to USA Today. It was in color. It featured graphics. The stories were short. There was this Al Neuharth-dictated emphasis on USA. Mainstream media made fun. Called it McPaper. Of course, McDonalds hasn’t done badly the past 30 years. But USA Today? New president Larry Kramer wants to give folks to read USA Today. Again. Check out this interview.

How email works

You write, you press send, it shows up in someone’s inbox. Email. Simple, right/write? Pretty much, but here’s a little more about how email works if you’re interested.

It really isn’t all that difficult

What is journalism? These first graders know. Thanks to the PBS “NewsHour” and April Brown.

The view from Planet Money

I don’t look at the NPR website as often as I should. Here are just a few recent stories and info graphics that help make sense of our lives and world:

All four come from NPR’s Planet Money section.

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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.