Update: “iPad 3” out, “iPad HD” in

Last week’s reports that the next iPad will be dubbed the “iPad HD” are getting close to being 100% true. Gizmodo.com, the tech blog that revealed the iPhone 4 to the world, reported last week on the iPad name rumors. They are reporting today that Venture Beat, another tech news site, is confirming the “iPad […]

Response to “Journalism Next” Chapter 4

Small is the New Big: Microblogging Blogging is one of the many ways in which the aspiring journalist can publish his or her work. It is also one of the ways at which professional journalists can better cover their beats and post their opinions on their lives or various topics. With the new social websites […]

Going around Campus and Courtside

A personal account on taking photos and videos at George Mason University My time at Mason is almost coming to an end. I am a last semester senior who will miss this campus very much. Many people know me as “Jolly J” from the photography and videography I’ve done around campus at various events. I’m […]

What’s on the Giz

Profile on Gizmodo.com, a Gawker media tech blog There are two things that “click” with me. Video games and technology. I love both of them and try and stay fully up to date on news about the two. For me, Gizmodo is my answer. Gizmodo, which started up in 2002, is a tech blog that […]

Response to “Journalism Next” Chapter 2

Blogs, Blogs, Blogs Blogs are becoming a very important and prominent source of news for many news consumers in today’s online world. Just like many things on the internet, a majority of users have access to these blog platforms. There are little to no barriers to entry for those who want to blog. Simply have […]

Response on “Journalist Next” Chapter 1

Back to the Basics Mark Briggs’ online journalism textbook “Journalism Next” was written with a specific audience in mind. For those journalists who’ve been in the field for a long time and are just starting to switch over. In the class’ case, there are those who haven’t learned the online journalism skill-set they need to […]

My Media Pyramid

My Media Pyramid Recently for class, we were asked to post our “Media Pyramid”. The pyramid displayed below shows my consumption of media with the bottom being the most I consume and the top being the least. The concept comes from an article originally printed in the St. Petersburg Times. It is best described in […]