Archive forMarch, 2010

From Face the Nation to Face the Students: Bob Schieffer talks with Mason Students about the Industry

Bob Schieffer, moderator of the Sunday public affairs show, Face The Nation, joined students participating from the George Mason University Video Studio along with Steve Scully, the political editor for the C-SPAN networks, and students from the University of Denver and Pace University to share some stories, laughs, and helpful tips for the aspiring journalists. […]

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Marjorie Randon Hershey talks with Mason Students on C-SPAN3

Marjorie Randon Hershey, professor of Political Science at Indiana University and author of “Party Politics in America (13th Edition), joined students participating from the George Mason University Video Studio along with Steve Scully, the political editor for the C-SPAN networks, and students from the University of Denver and Pace University to discuss January’s 5-4 SCOTUS […]

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Chapter 11 Summary

Chapter 11: Building a Digital Audience for News Analyzing what you publish, making sure you know what you’re readers like and don’t like will help to build your audience, as well as using engaging tags and of course good writing. Make your content new, relevant, and easily accessible to new audiences. Some fundamentals for building […]

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Chapter 10 Summary

Chapter 10 Managing News as a Conversation I think it’s pretty interesting how we’ve transitioned into this era where consumers no longer want their news to just be spoon-fed to them and then that’s it. People want to be a part of their news, they want to respond, provide rebuttals and criticism. Journalists now-a-days have […]

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