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Entries from April 20th, 2011

Social Media Myths

April 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on Social Media Myths · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

With the advent of Twitter, Facebook and similar sites, it seems that “social media”  is the new buzzword for today’s media professionals. That being said, social media is not some magic wand that casts a spell over unassuming audiences (then it would be called propaganda). Likewise, many new to the field think that if they […]

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Anita McBride joins comm 361…for a C-SPAN conference

April 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on Anita McBride joins comm 361…for a C-SPAN conference · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Anita McBride, former chief of staff for first lady Laura Bush, participated in a C-SPAN distance learning video conference on April 14. McBride spoke about her extensive knowledge on many first ladies of American history and took questions from Steve Scully, the political editor for the C-SPAN networks, George Mason University, University of Denver and […]

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