New Programs Aim to Lure Young Into Digital Jobs – NYTimes.com
read up journalists: Hybrid careers like Dr. Halamka’s that combine computing with other fields will increasingly be the new American jobs of the future, labor experts say. In other words, the nation’s economy is going to need more cool nerds. But not enough young people are embracing computing — often because they are leery of [...]
Crush It Live at AU with @garyvee #aucrush, A live stream of Crush It with social media guru Gary Vaynerchuk, at American Univsersity. auobserver on USTREA…
We had a great night last night with Gary Vanynerchuk and John Bell at American University. Gary was kicking off a month-long national book tour for his new book, “Crush It.” We had a packed house and hundreds of viewers tuned in to the ustream show. If you missed it, check it out. Gary is [...]
AU SOC Interactive Journalism MA is 10 years old
While many journalism schools are scrambling to revamp and revise their programs today, it is pretty astounding that American University’s SOC has offered a masters in Interactive Journalism since 1999. A nimble and dynamic curriculum that adapts to the latest changes in our dynamic area assures that degree is as fresh and current today as [...]
Hollywood Reporter names John Douglass a top film school mentor
My very good friend and colleague at AU’s SOC just got some well deserved recognition. The Hollywood Reporter included John in their list of top mentors at film schools around the nation: John Douglass Associate professor and director, film and media arts, American University Douglass estimates that hes mentored thousands of students during the past [...]
AU SOC bootcamp underway
Laura Pohl posted a funny item about her experience teaching photo journalism at SOC bootcamp: American University journalism students blog about….me | The Adventurous Photographer: Adventures in Everyday Life. Laura is one of the many experts Jill Olmsted is bringing in during an intensive three week session for new grad students before the semester officially [...]
J-Schools: Breeding Ground for Fertile Failure | The Future of News
As we say in programming, a null response is a response. When something fails, we always learn something from it. Here is a very smart post from Ryan Thornburg about how Journalism Schools can use failures to push forward into the future. Universities, where failure leads both to the creation of new ideas as well [...]