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Praise for Prof. Fountain's book on
Spring Training

Prof. FountainThe return of spring training has brought renewed interest in Prof. Chuck Fountain's book, "Under the March Sun, The Story of Spring Training," which was published last year.  Prof. Fountain was interviewed by Tom Shea for the Springfield Republican. The Feb. 21 article, "Baseball's back so spring must be here," praises the book and its author.  Read the story.>>

Prof. Kennedy quoted in NYT story about online news
Prof. KennedyAs traditional newspapers have closed or reduced staff, online news is filling a gap, especially in Connecticut. Prof. Dan Kennedy is quoted an a New York Times article, Feb. 17 , “It Won’t Line a Bird Cage, but It’s Still News," by Peter Applebome. Prof. Kennedy said, “…Connecticut is a particularly vibrant example of how entrepreneurial online journalists are filling a lot of the holes left by the decline of newspapers.”  Read the story.>>

Attention Seniors: 0pportunities for you in master's program
Journalism seniors can add a master's degree by remaining an additional year with a program tailored for their needs. The concentration in journalism and public policy will broaden the resume, making additional career options available. It has built-in flexibility to allow students to do specialized work that builds on their undergraduate work without repeating it. For more information and requirements contact Prof. Belle Adler at 617.373.3221 or by email at b.adler@neu.edu.

Prof. Schroeder posts on Sarah Palin's political career
Prof. SchroederIn an essay for the Huffington Post, Feb. 11, Prof. Alan Schroeder comments on Sarah Palin's recent Tea Party address in Nashville.  In "Sarah Palin's Tea Party Speech: Beneath Her Wrath A Troubling Contridiction Lurks," Prof. Schroeder explains why he thinks Sarah Palin is "unlikely" to become president.  Read the story.>>

Roll up your sleeves and start reporting!  

Journlism labJournalism students at Northeastern have been reporting as early as their first journalism class, Journalism 1.   Under the direction of the School of Journalism's lab director, Lincoln (Link) McKie, students report and write news and feature stories for the Boston-area publications the Dorchester Reporter and the Fenway News.  Although not all stories are published, the experience of reporting and writing a story for publication is a valuable learning experience, says Mr. McKie.  Last semester six out of 14 stories were published and the remainder awaits publication.  Stories run online, in print or both.  Mr. McKie says, “Students are welcome to get story assignments whether or not they’re in a class.  The key to success in the news business is to write, write, write,” he says. Read the rest of the story in Student Work.>>

Prof. Robinson's investigative reporting class featured in Chronicle of Higher Ed

Walter RobinsonProf. Walter V. Robinson's investigative reporting course was discussed in an article on university-based reporting in the Nov. 15 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.  Prof. Robinson developed the course following 34 years at the Boston Globe where he was editor of the Globe’s Spotlight Team. Under his direction, leading students research and write articles that have been published in the Globe, many for page one. He says, “There’s gotta be trust.  The newspaper has to have confidence that a journalism faculty has the experience and oversight capacity to make certain that students get it right,” he said.  Read the article.>>

The investigative reporting project's most recent article was written by graduate student Kelly Gista and undergraduate Pamela King on Dec. 30 for The Boston Globe. The page-one story, "Officials lag in reporting information on donors," exposed the failure of Massachusetts candidates for statewide offices to disclose major campaign donors, a violation of the state's campaign finance law. Graduate students Aaron Lester and Marino Eccher, and undergrad Michele Richinick  contributed.  Read the story.>>

New minor offers journalism students more instruction in interactive media
Undergraduates majoring in journalism now have a new minor designed to offer them interactive media skills and theory for the changing landscape of journalism in the digital age. The new Creative Industries minor has a track or "suite" of courses designed specifically for students in the School of Journalism. Students choosing the minor will  take Online Journalism and Reinventing the News offered by the School of Journalism.  Most students will select Creative Industries minor requrements - IM1110 Interactive Media and Society, IM2100 and IM2200; the Digital Narrative Sequence, and IM2300 Managing Media Development.   View course descriptions for Creative Industries Minor.>> For more information contact Prof. Terrence Masson at 617.373.7645 or send an email to t.masson@neu.edu.



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