I’m really into creating intersections where they never existed before.” – Sama’an Ashrawi Sama’an Ashrawi wears many hats. He’s a writer, producer, and creative director for many different projects. He runs a site called Smntcs.com, which covers different genres of music and other entertainment categories. Ashrawi was interviewed by Darian Harvin, who runs a podcast called, […]
In an era when terrorist organizations like ISIS are seen as a very real and constant threat to public safety, reporting from conflict zones has become increasingly dangerous for journalists.
Students at Texas State University have been hard at work creating and developing exciting new technologies. Undergraduates in several different departments, like Lorena Martinez of the McCoy College of Business, came to the Texas State Innovation Lab at the Austin W Hotel Downtown to present their projects within the context of SXSW Interactive. “I developed the […]
SXSW attendees get a first-hand look at what it would be like to work for Anheuser-Busch.
Day three of South by Southwest provided a wide variety of new and interesting panels. The Breaking Thru a Tweet Driven News Cycle & Culture panel featured industry professionals discussing how news outlets can maintain their depth of content in an age dominated by the convenience of digital brevity. Speakers included Anna Holmes of Topic.com, Jenna […]
Data journalism is more than just journalism done with data. It is journalism that looks at data, analyzes it to find trends and context and displays it in a meaningful way for people to understand. On Saturday, a panel of journalism and tech leaders shared lessons and ideas about data journalism and data literacy. The […]
Become the CEO your parents always wanted you to marry. -Whitney Wolfe Herd Whitney Wolfe Herd is the founder of Bumble, a dating app where women make the first move. After alleging sexual harassment and discrimination with Tinder (she wishes no ill will on anyone in the company), Wolfe broke away from the popular dating […]