Queenkv’s Brainpickings

I found this link on Romensko’s blog: NU still negotiating to open campus in Qatar - Campus.
There are some interesting changes underway at my alma mater. I happen like the idea of expanding the journalism program to the Middle East. The students would gain so much insight and experience in that part of the [...]

Last night, Ted Koppel made a cameo on the Daily Show. The dude rules and I was thrilled to visit the Nightline studios during my last quarter for Medill. It’s always charming to see a journalism giant like Koppel express himself so bluntly. Check out this clip!
The man behind Praire Home Companion has some kind [...]

A Medill alum posted this link to an LA Times business story: Outsourcing the News: Hiring reporters in India to cover Pasadena, CA.”
When is local journalism not really local? When it’s about Pasadena and written by someone in India. James Macpherson, editor and publisher of the Pasadena Now website, hired two reporters last weekend to [...]

This Digg post made me break out into giggles during my 10:00 show on Friday night. I tried to justify my online habits to myself, but it was losing battle. I sadly identify with several items on this top 10 list. I am a nerd. Someone needs to save me from my blogging self.
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Mark just e-mailed me this link:
SFGate reported 73-year-old David Halberstam was killed in a car wreck. He was on his way to a interview for a book he was planning about a legendary 1958 football game between the New York Giants and the Baltimore Colts.
According to the article:
Halberstam had been in the Bay Area [...]

“Is this a vacation after training me?” asked my AP.
“No, I’m attending a journalism conference,” I replied.
But next week’s Vegas trip is also a much needed break from Topeka. I wish I could bring Daisy along. But I know she’ll enjoy her time at Dog Day Afternoon; running around the doggie ranch, wrestling with her [...]

Daisy monopolized Mark’s lap and I had my head on his shoulder as the President delivered his 6th State of the Union address last night.
After clicking through Gibson, Schieffer and Williams pontificating with other journalism talking heads….giving play-by-plays on Bush’s vespers with Congressmen and Senators, Mark settled on C-SPAN coverage. It’s always refreshing to watch [...]

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Digitaltechnik posted this entry about an odd message to our Medill list serve:
Digitaltechnik: Journalist List Serve receives the most surprising Request:
A search firm sent out this email today (contact information of the firm left out) to a career list serve for PR and Journalism alumni of Northwestern University.
“I am looking for a media consultant [...]

I followed up with some news stations this morning - trying to figure out what happened to my resumes and resume tapes.
It was a bad time to call.
“Bad time to talk,” someone said in a DC newsroom, “Bombing in London.”
I called around 7:30 AM - PST….three hours behind the east coast and several hours behind [...]