The role of social media has played an integral part all around the world, including Colombia. Partly due to drug trafficking, Columbia has been in a state of armed conflict since the 60’s, but since the 80’s the violence from drug trafficking has become much worse. In “Social Media in Colombia: An Agent for Change,” […]
We are in the midst of the great digital age, yet many journalists seem to be stuck in the past. It is time for journalists and news sources to embrace technology, social media and data visualization in order to connect with today’s audience. Consumers no longer want the typical news story; they want to connect […]
Jon Zmikly and Dale Blasingame are both prior New Media students at Texas State. They stopped by the classroom last week to give the current students some sage advice when it came to covering SXSWi 2012. Blasingame had a career in the news long before he decided to attend Texas State to further his education. […]
As we continue to consume the world’s natural resources, we are left with diminishing clean air, water, and land. It is a common idea that new technologies, such as biofuels, solar energy, electric vehicles, and wind energy, will solve the global concerns of climate stability, oil security, and food supply. At his SXSW Interactive 2012 […]
SXSW Interactive 2012 has accepted hundreds of interesting panels, one of which, I find to be particularly relevant in terms of women and technology. When it comes to technology, the primary sources of discussion tend to be men, not only trivializing women as technology enthusiasts/experts, but also intimidating and dissuading many of them from ever […]
In the old days of the sports beat, reporters would be the first source fans would go to. The sports beat reporter would cover practices or games and then write an article, which was read in the newspaper the following day. The newspaper determined what sports fans would read and how they would read it. Now, in […]
People nowadays are more and more concerned about their food – where it comes from, how it was processed and what was put into it to make it look more appealing. There is the organic food movement and the local farmer’s market is the place to be seen at when shopping for fruits and vegetables. […]