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Thanks, mom (P&G campaign)

From P&G's "Thanks, Mom" advertising campaign.

From Mashable:

As athletes get ready to take the global stage during the London 2012 Olympic Games less than 100 days away, Procter & Gamble has released a new ad praising mothers worldwide. Press play and cue the waterworks.

In three days, the video has received over 700,000+ views on YouTube. P&G, the personal care and cleaning products giant and Olympic partner, released the “Best Job” video in anticipation of the summer games.

The video, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, features mothers on four continents in London, Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles and Beijing. These inspirational women raising their young Olympians are the true champs.

The “Thank You, Mom” campaign is the largest in the company’s 174-year history, according to a P&G press release. It ties in social media and print elements.

 

Winging it

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Nick Lidstrom ponders the Red Wings' early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs.

I used to write columns, cover games and manage sports departments in my pre-academic days. So it isn’t often that I sit down to write a full-bodied column. But the elimination of the Detroit Red Wings from the Stanley Cup playoffs on April 20 — April 20! — was enough to motivate me to take on the early exit and zero-sum theory.

The column appeared on my friend George Malik‘s “Malik Report,” part of the larger “Kukla’sKorner” hockey blog. Thanks for the opportunity, George.

And make sure you read the comments!

Kevin McCarthy sheds ‘Nerd Tears’ on summer movie blockbusters

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Mason grad Kevin McCarthy on "Fox and Friends"

Mason grad and WFAN movie critic Kevin McCarthy appeared on “Fox and Friends” Sunday morning for a nearly five-minute review of the summer’s coming movie blockbusters. Here’s his early sneak peak. And check out Kevin’s website, Nerd Tears.

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

Ye olde debunking

Ye was once thee, which was really the. Got that?

 

Why I love the Detroit Red Wings

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How can you not love Pavel Datsyuk?

How could you watch something like this and not be a Detroit Red Wings fan?

 

Fill her up!

My goodness! My Summer A section of Comm303-A01 Writing Across Media (May 21-June 21) is fully enrolled: 28 students! This the first time that’s happened during the summer term, which covers an intense 17 classes over five weeks.
And Fall Term 2012 is starting to take shape with students starting to sign up for for Comm203-001/Introduction to Journalism; for Comm351-001/News Writing & Reporting, and for my favorite course, Comm455-001/History of Journalism: From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg.

Congratulations to …

Pat Carroll, who received the Kevin Athari Award and scholarship at the George Mason University Communication Department‘s annual Award’s Banquet April 14; and Gabby Gayl, honored with the annual Journalism Writing Award.
Thanks, too, to my colleagues, Dr. Gary Kreps, chair of the department, and Professor Star Muir for their kind introductory comments.

It’s never too late to make new discoveries

Here are two journalism programs that are doing it right: one on the undergraduate level at the University of Texas-Austin, the other on the graduate level at American University here in Washington, D.C.
Also, here are two websites that intrigue me: the Northern Virginia Writing Project at George Mason University, and WiredAcademic.com, the brainchild of two terrific young men I first met at the Neuharth School of Journalism a while back: Paul Glader and Biagio Arobba.

Fairy tales can come true

In the GMU journalism program, we teach our students to write now, blog now, publish now — that there’s not going to be any future because things are changing too quickly. Here’s a wonderful example of a Mets fan-turned-blogger who made his future happen right now.

Something cool from TED

This is cool from TED: TED2012 remixed.

John Boswell, of the “Symphony of Science,” came to TED2012 and made this remix of the speakers onstage (and on TED.com). The video is unlisted, so you need to link to see it.

My latest favorite restaurant

I first visitedCarrabbas’s Italian Grill in Tampa years ago.

And there’s one in Reston.

But the easiest one for Sheila and me to frequent turns out to be in Centreville.

Just love it, ESPECIALLY the minestrone soup. Try it sometime!

 

Play ball!

Listen to the late great Ernie Harwell welcome the beginning of spring training!

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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.