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The Clockwork Watch, A Transmedia Steampunk Love Story

November 10 Comments Off on The Clockwork Watch, A Transmedia Steampunk Love Story Category: Amplify, Feed

Clipped from laughingsquid.comThe Clockwork Watch is a steampunk love story set in Victorian England that will take a number of forms, from graphic novels to live performance to a feature film. The first installment is a graphic novel, The Arrival, which sets the stage for the series with a tale about eerily life-like clockwork servants. […]

Great advice for journalism majors seeking jobs at startups (via @CICM)

November 08 Comments Off on Great advice for journalism majors seeking jobs at startups (via @CICM) Category: Amplify, Feed

This is great advice if you want to work as a startup, but it’s also great advice if you want to work as a journalism anywhere.Clipped from bitmethod.comWhat we told current Journalism majors about working at startups.If you enjoy this article, say hello on Twitter. Find Scott at @scottrocketship and Amanda at @amandamorrow.Amanda and I […]

Can storytelling save the journalism school?

November 07 Comments Off on Can storytelling save the journalism school? Category: Amplify, Feed

Some well written notes on a possible future for J-schools.Clipped from toughsledding.comIf you care about journalism schools, you got mighty nervous when Colorado decided to close one last spring.  The Daily Camera offers a summary of the case. If want the inside scoop, download the full report (PDF) from the “Program Discontinuance Committee.”“We can’t be […]

Our Universities: Why Are They Failing?

November 05 Comments Off on Our Universities: Why Are They Failing? Category: Amplify, Education, Feed

Fascinating article addressing many viewpoints. Though long, it’s well worth it to read the whole thing.Clipped from www.nybooks.comYet American universities also attract ferocious criticism, much of it from professors and from journalists who know them well, and that’s entirely reasonable too. Every coin has its other side, every virtue its corresponding vice—and practically every university […]