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onMason Round-Up – 4-30-12

April 30th, 2012 · Comments Off on onMason Round-Up – 4-30-12 · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Here’s a selection of interesting posts from across onMason. “Federman Beats Cancer” by Gregory Connolly Gregory Connolly’s article takes a highly sympathetic and insightful look at Jacob Federman, a junior sports management major at George Mason who has twice beaten Hodgkin’s lymphoma. After first beating the cancer in high school, he experienced a relapse as a freshman at Mason, […]

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onMason Round-Up – 4-23-12

April 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off on onMason Round-Up – 4-23-12 · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Let’s check out some of the most interesting posts from last week throughout onMason. “An interview with Mason Dining’s Dietitian Lois Durant” by Nicole Merrilees This interview with Lois Durant provides insight to the life and hard work of a Mason employee who likely often goes unrecognized for her role in maintaining the high quality of life students […]

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onMason Round-Up – 4-10-12

April 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on onMason Round-Up – 4-10-12 · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts

In the new onMason round-up we take a look at some of the most interesting posts throughout onMason. “Tragedy and Twitter” by Karina Schulthesis This is an account of how social network sites like Twitter have changed the way people respond to and deal with school shootings. In order to make her article more effective, Karina begins with an […]

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Twitter: Word of mouth 2.0

January 31st, 2012 · No Comments · Comm361, social media, Storify, Student Blog Posts, Uncategorized

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My Video Conference with Anita McBride on C-SPAN

May 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on My Video Conference with Anita McBride on C-SPAN · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

If Anita McBride could go back in time, and meet any first lady, she said that she would pick, “Dolly Madison –because when the president’s opponents would come to see him, she used her personality and hostess abilities to drive debate; they would leave feeling like friends,” said McBride. McBride participated in a C-Span video […]

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Anita Bride C-Span Video Conference

May 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on Anita Bride C-Span Video Conference · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Although I can’t say I have ever heard of Anita Bride, it was quite interesting learning about the actual roles and the support staff involved with the our First Ladies of the White House. Anita McBride was the Assistant to … Continue reading

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Andy Card Cspan

May 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Andy Card Cspan · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Former chief of staff to George W. Bush Andy Card held a C-SPAN interview on April 7 with political editor Steve Scully and students from George Mason University, Purdue University and the University of Denver. Card spoke openly with the group of students and shared stories that gave insights to his duties when working with […]

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Briggs 7

May 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs 7 · briggs, Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts

Painting sound pictures for listeners is a skill that takes practice, much like making real pictures with photojournalism.

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Digital storytelling – On the hockey rink

April 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Digital storytelling – On the hockey rink · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Storify is a new digital platform that is great for integrating different kinds of media into one cohesive article. Check out how our reporting team utilized this tool to show all angles of this heartwarming story.
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Twitter…Nixed!

April 27th, 2011 · Comments Off on Twitter…Nixed! · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

We all love Tweeting about our daily lives. What we think, we what like, what we DON’T like, what thrills us and what is going on around us. Especially, if that something going on around us is BIG. The royal wedding that will be held this Friday, April 29 has put an end to that. […]

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