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What I'm Reading
- Apple to Unveil its Next Move in Music?CBS News | Aug 30, 2010Apple has scheduled a big event for Wednesday. CBS News speculates on the company's coming announcements.
- Can Preschoolers Be Depressed?New York Times | Aug 25, 2010Some psychologists believe preschoolers can experience bouts of depression, this New York Times report says.
- Electronic Arts stands by Medal of Honor Taliban featureCNET | Aug 25, 2010EA defends the ability to play as Taliban soldiers in the upcoming "Medal of Honor" game.
- Twitter’s not stupid – you just have boring friendswww.andrewdubber.com | Aug 16, 2010A nice look at how to get the most out of Twitter and refutation of some common Twitter complaints.
- Is 3-D dead in the water? A box-office analysisSlate | Aug 24, 2010Slate magazine looks at whether people are happy with just two dimensions in their movies, thank you very much.
- Apple to Unveil its Next Move in Music?
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My Clips- Cause of plane crash west of Bozeman under investigation, pilot pronounced dead at scene August 31, 2010
- The man who wanted train horns August 16, 2010
- Money well spent? August 15, 2010
- Local telecom company gets $64 million to bring high-speed Internet to rural Gallatin County August 5, 2010
- Montana Opticom receives $64 million in stimulus money for rural broadband August 4, 2010
- AT&T to replace Alltel in Montana within a year June 25, 2010
- Bozeman twin looks to scale namesake peak: K2 June 21, 2010
- High water claims Amsterdam Road bridge June 12, 2010
- Trio of veteran Belgrade teachers retiring June 7, 2010
- MSU robot digger wins NASA competition May 29, 2010
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Due date for third assignment
Just in case it hasn’t been clear so far, the next assignments need to be turned in to me by 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14. We’ll be viewing them at 10 a.m. the following morning, for those who can make it. Edit: The videos are now due to me by 3:30 p.m. Monday. We’ll watch [...]
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Example: The Lemonade Kid
“The Lemonade Kid” was shot by photographer John C.P. Goheen sometime in 1988 or 1989 in a Seattle suburb. It’s a great example of visual story telling that needs no narration from the reporter, only the sound provided by the subject — in this case, a precocious lemonade-selling kid. Take a look at how this [...]
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Welcome
This blog is intended to keep track of my research into multimedia and video journalism, which is really just preparation for a presentation that I’ll give to the staff on Monday, May 18. Feel free to check back here to find out what I’ve learned throughout the course of my investigation. Follow the links if [...]
Out of touch
When it comes to my old-time hobbies and habits, like, oh, I don’t know, actually sitting down and reading all the RSS feeds I’ve subscribed to and keeping up with the worlds of technology and digital culture, I’ve been, of late, a little, um, lazy.
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Michael Becker has been blogging about academia, digital culture and journalism since 2005. He is the Web editor of the
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