One of the major points I make in History of Journalism: From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg (Comm455, fall semester, T/R 10:30 a.m.) is the connection between the invention of the printing press and the social media revolution today. Here’s a video about Jeff Jarvis’s new Kindle Single, “Gutenberg the Geek,” and an interview with Jarvis on […]
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Mashable- TikTokkers are turning Google Street View into a nostalgic time machine December 27, 2024TikTok creators are digging up old Street View images and creating a lot of Google Maps-related nostalgia.
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- Updates are disabling Meta Quest headsets — but theres a workaround December 27, 2024Older models of the Meta Quest headsets are being disabled after software updates, but Meta has come up with a temporary solution.
- The Fire Inside review: A boxing biopic whose punches dont always land December 27, 2024Cinematographer Rachel Morrison makes her feature-length directorial debut with "The Fire Inside," written by Barry Jenkins and starring Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry. Review.
- New iPhone 17 Pro rumor suggests changes are coming for the Dynamic Island December 27, 2024Apple's Dynamic Island could be smaller on iPhone 17 Pro.
- TikTokkers are turning Google Street View into a nostalgic time machine December 27, 2024
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.