May 08
Are You Linked In?
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Here are some tips on using LinkedIn and getting more contacts.
2012 Archive
May 08
Set Goals for Yourself
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Sometimes college students have trouble choosing a major because they don’t know what they want to do with their lives. No worries. Just set a goal for what you want your first job to look like and go from there!
May 06
Top 5 Technologies for Student Journalists
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These are some of the best websites for student journalists to help further their career.
Apr 23
Sub Radio Standard
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Check out our website on the band Sub Radio Standard! They will be performing at Mason Day on Friday, April 27.
Apr 23
Jobs in Journalism
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Jobs in the journalism field can be tough to find, but there is a website set up for doing just that! The site helps cater to people with different talents and evaluate what could be a good potential job for them.
Mar 22
Scott Horvath from USGS came to talk to our class about social media and making a brand for yourself Here are some of the social media tips he lectured our online journalism class about: What you do on social media is creating your own brand. You must manage your reputation so that employers find you […]
Mar 22
Scientists are finding chimps may be even smarter than they had originally gathered. They are now apparently teaching their young how to communicate with humans in a way. The chimpanzees make “attention getting sounds” to initially get their caregiver’s attention, then go on to use sign language or other means of communication to get their […]
Mar 22
Real or Hoax?
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The viral video of Dutch engineer Jarno Smeets flying like a bird is being questioned by many. They don’t see how it is possible to have such advanced technology to have a man-powered flying machine.
Mar 20
EC Workshop: Paul King, Multimedia Specialist
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Paul King, the Public Relations Coordinator from the Office of Media and Public Relations at George Mason spoke about multimedia in journalism. He started off by saying that not all news stories are suited for video. Some are better in print or even as audio. This lead to a conversation about audio and how it […]
Mar 20
The BBC 5 Shot method is an easy way to create a sequence of shots that can be used for a story over and over again. The British broadcasting system was the company that started using these photo sequences. The five shots include: Medium shot to establish the sequence. It will start with someone talking […]
