Irony in Blakes7 Reboot?

RT @Laroquod: @DennisJerz If #Blakes7 turns out to be a show you need Xbox/Win8 to watch legally (as per rumour), that’s a sad irony for a show abt rebels. Similar:I'd love to do a shift at these gorgeous #neovictorian workstations, created in #Blender3D…AestheticsBlade Runner | Typeset In The FutureThis is nerd heaven — a deep…

@Laroquod Fingers crossed re #Blakes7

@Laroquod Fingers crossed re #Blakes7 Similar:Jury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentTweet: Came around the corner and saw my kids huddled on…Came around the corner and saw my kids h…TweetsRT @DDeClaudio: Who do you think controls the news…RT @DDeClaudio: Who do you think control…TweetsLoved seeing A Comedy of Errors @setonhillLoved seeing A Comedy of…

Creating Games for Journalism

We as journalists can learn a lot from video games. They can help players explore unfamiliar worlds and experience stories, almost literally, through the eyes of another person. Designed well, video games guide players to feel emotion and conflict, as well as learn the intricacies of complex subjects and systems. They engage users in a…

RT @KatySny: A big week for online news http://t.c…

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Apparently Facebook Doesn’t Know Me Very Well

I’m actually rather happy at the thought that somewhere in Facebook’s database exists a picture of my personal preferences that is so wildly inaccurate as to suggest this. Similar:College Professors Hate Sharing These Mind-Blowing Study Tips (#3 Made Me Cry) Read the syllabus. Read the syllabu…AcademiaFacebook's Mike Hudack rants about the media: Why won't anybody do…

Making the switch: A student news director looks toward a digital future

As “one big news team,” all 54 student reporters work for TCU360 regardless of their story’s medium. Content is published on the website and social media throughout the day, seven days a week. The Daily Skiff, still published Tuesday through Friday, acts as an aggregator of the week’s best content. The “leadership team” consists of…

The Lost Art of Proofreading

Plenty more where those came from. The Lost Art of Proofreading. Similar:Chapbooks — the latest assignment in my “History and Future of the Book” class.Students have already done a 400-word sp…AcademiaBooks Wield a Dangerous PowerWhile we might point to violent video ga…BooksInteractive Adventure SongIt seems YouTube will soon discontinue t…AmusingThe LA Times deletes tweets that…

The Day I Stopped Saying ‘Hurry Up’

Adorable photos help tell this story about a type-A parent realizing she’s been blessed with a type-B child. “You don’t have to rush. Just take your time,” I said gently. Her whole face instantly brightened and her shoulders relaxed. And so we sat side-by-side talking about things that ukulele-playing-6-year-olds talk about. There were even moments…

I was quietly reading online when @CBSNews force-f…

I was quietly reading online when @CBSNews force-fed me a loud, unwanted video. I’ll be more wary of CBS links from now on. #backbutton Similar:What kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m not being selfish… this is …EducationIt's been nice knowing you, iPad3 It’s been nice knowing you, iPad3, but…TweetsRT @JordanFor:…

MLA Style: How to cite a tweet. http://t.co/DzMlg…

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Beard Typeface Guide

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“The Humanities Matter!” Infographic

The University College London (UCL) Centre for Digital Humanities–in collaboration with 4Humanities–has created a new The Humanities Matter! infographic with statistics and arguments for the humanities in high-impact visual form. Countering clichéd, factually ungrounded criticisms, The Humanities Matter! draws on published statistics and a crowdsourced poll to give a shout out to the humanities in…