Why Photojournalism Matters

World Series: Chicago Tribune & the Sun-Times. Staff Photographers v No Staff Photographers. Any questions? #photojournalism @briancassella pic.twitter.com/LHLQ1VFl1o — Jim Colton (@JimmyColton) November 3, 2016 Similar:The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation f…AestheticsSources tell Seton Hill University's Dennis Jerz that TV news websites emphasize self-prom…Sources tell…

8 (Short Halloween film by Josh Reardon)

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Page Layout 101: Proximity creates context. Don’t let this happen to you.

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Two Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbots Talk and Argue with Each Other

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Practicing Intellectual, Evidence-based Disagreement

This is what a busy literature seminar on evidence-based disagreement looks like. I’ve asked the students to pair up to create a 2-3-minute podcast that demonstrates they can participate in a respectful, evidence-based disagreement over Poe’s “The Raven.” I asked each student to introduce the other student’s position, and to do so respectfully, without caricaturing…

Imagine, if you will, a Shakespeare course / Propos’d in blank verse like the Bard would write

Verses Proposing a New Course: “Shakespeare in Context” You’ll pick a modest count of Shakespeare plays– Say, five. Three weeks to each you’ll dedicate. One context week, one week on text, and next One week to multi-modally create A research paper, podcast, monologue, Or supercut of twenty diff’rent Lears Who curse their sixty daughters’ cruel hearts. Professional and student actors we will hear, In stagings mounted locally. What’s more, We’ll…

The Pepe the Frog Meme Is Probably Not Worth Understanding

“Life is short, much of Internet communication is more Dada-esque than denotative, and mastering dank memes has an effort-to-payoff ratio that really, truly is not worth it.” –NPR reporter Camila Domonoske, taking a cleansing breath before explaining the Pepe the Frog meme. Similar:You Can Smell Trump's FearLike all successful demagogues, Trump ha…CultureThe New American Man Doesn't Look…