BJ Koubaroulis, former Mason student, wrote for Washington Post in the past, but now is the CEO of Synthesis Multimedia Productions/Koubaroulis LLC. He always wanted be a sports writer. He started covering local sports and started enjoying it. He got his learning experiences in small newspapers, he actually didn’t learn as much when he got […]
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Guest speaker: BJ Koubaroulis
March 31st, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest speaker: BJ Koubaroulis · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
BJ Koubaroulis, George Mason University graduate in ’04, began writing high school level sports, getting the most access and “real people” who enjoy doing what they’re doing. He had an early recommendation for us young journalism students: Work at a small place early to get learning experience and make mistakes. By doing so, you’ll gain […]
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Tech Blog #12: Guest Speaker B.J. Koubaroulis
March 31st, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #12: Guest Speaker B.J. Koubaroulis · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Former George Mason University Communications major B.J. Koubaroulis spoke to our class today about video techniques and how video can really enhance the story you are trying to tell. Visit his personal Twitter account here and check out his blog here. Koubaroulis reccommends starting out small after you graduate and working in a place that […]
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BJ Koubaroulis
March 31st, 2011 · Comments Off on BJ Koubaroulis · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
This is pretty rad. He is a fellow grad from mason and covered high school sports after that. How will you differentiate yourself from the people next to you? Give them something they need! He started a video production company … Continue reading →
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Guest Speaker: BJ Koubaroulis
March 31st, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest Speaker: BJ Koubaroulis · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Work at a small local newspaper, either weekly or daily, to get the experience and advice from people who have been doing the things you want to do. Now-a-days with media, media companies want to hire people that can do the job of 5 other people. If your not going to change, you are going […]
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Technology Inside Touchscreen
March 31st, 2011 · Comments Off on Technology Inside Touchscreen · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
We are in a big hype of touchscreen. Touchscreen not only eliminates moving parts in electronics, but also opens up unlimited possibilities for more intuitive interface. With rising of touchscreen technology, therefore, many electronics manufacturers have begun implementing it in exhaustive lists of new products. Consumers like them too, as they convince you that you’re in charge of everything […]
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Zombie Journalism: ‘Interacting with the audience as a news brand’
March 31st, 2011 · Comments Off on Zombie Journalism: ‘Interacting with the audience as a news brand’ · Comm361, social media, Student Blog Posts
Using social media to talk to an audience is what this blog post was all about. Mandy Jenkins had some interesting tips. Here are my thoughts on them: Responding — I know you’re always supposed to respond. I hadn’t really thought about direct messaging someone other than getting their contact information. Although this is kind […]
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Tech Blog – Mark Potts
March 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog – Mark Potts · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
In today’s class, we got to hear from Mark Potts, and I have to say, with all due respect to the others who have spoken to us, I think he was the best guest brought in to COMM361 this semester. Within an hour or so, Potts shared approximately three to four dozen different and helpful […]
Guest Speaker: Mark Potts
March 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest Speaker: Mark Potts · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Mark Potts, journalist and digital pioneer, visited our class this afternoon to share his opinions about online journalism. “We have not fully taken advantage of what the medium can give us on the Internet or Web,” Potts said. One way we can take advantage of the Internet is by the use of “crowd-sourcing.” Crowd-sourcing is […]
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