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/
My latest favorite restaurant
I first visited a Carrabbas’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!
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Play ball!
Listen to the late great Ernie Harwell welcome the beginning of spring training!
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‘The 3 Little Pigs’ teaches us how journalism is changing
This advertisement about the Guardian‘s open journalism, screened for the first time on Feb. 29, imagines how we might cover the story of the Three Little Pigs in print and online. Follow the story from the paper’s front page headline through a social media discussion and finally to an unexpected conclusion.
‘Journalism in Jerusalem’ program
I’ll be leading a special program June 24-July 8, “Journalism in Jerusalem,” for the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution. Comm credit is available (Comm307-001/Field Study in Communication). Contact me at sklein1@gmu.edu for additional information.
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New program for Manassas Park Rec
I’ve been asked to create a series of journalism classes for junior high and high school students in Manassas Park on Fridays beginning March 16 at 3 p.m. through May at the new Manassas Park Recreation Center. TITLE: Journalism for the Rest of UsFridays, March 16-May 25, 2012 (11 classes) Journalism teaches you to write […]
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First look at the Lytro camera
Here’s a video from USA Today on the new Lytro camera. Mine is on order and I can’t wait to try it out! Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal also has a review.
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- 'Challengers' Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist on the significance of the 'I Told Ya' shirt April 25, 2024Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist discuss the thematic significance of the traveling 'I Told Ya' shirt in 'Challengers'
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- How to turn off Find My iPhone April 25, 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.