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Comment on Why journalists failed to predict the banking crisis by Electronic Articles » “Bank Bailout” for Dummies: What the Hell Does Bank Bailout Mean?

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:08:04 +0000

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Comment on Xark!: 10 reasons why newspapers won't reinvent news by Dan

Dan — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:59:23 +0000

Thanks for the link.

Comment on Good writing makes the difference — Opinion: The top 10 best-written blogs by Writing for Techies » Are you writing a Blog?

Writing for Techies » Are you writing a Blog? — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:14:56 +0000

[...] the best. I was looking over a search today and found a blog entry at hackademia.net called “Good writing makes the difference” which pointed me a Computerworld article by John Brandon on “The top 10 best-written [...]

Comment on Nick Robinson: ‘I got too close to government in reporting Iraq’ by Rats In A Sack « michaelhaddon

Rats In A Sack « michaelhaddon — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:00:49 +0000

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Comment on Robert Peston transformed into pure energy — The Daily Mash by hackademic.net — journalism • learning • teaching = journalism education » The news about Robert Peston: meta-reporting?

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:52:46 +0000

[...] The BBC’s business editor is becoming the news, and not just as in the spoof article I bookmarked previously. [...]

Comment on Students assessed on Web2.0 shocker: Times Higher Education by Web Two

Web Two — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:31:44 +0000

Students assessed on Web2.0 shocker: Times Higher Education…

[Source: hackademic.net -- journalism • learning • teaching = journalism education] quoted: but that this makes news might be something to do with the core readership of the Times Higher and their (lack of) familiarity with such newfangled ga…

Comment on Learning gets personal — but always has been? by AJ Cann

AJ Cann — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:00:30 +0000

The reason why the “PLE” movement got such a big boost was that we realized “VLEs” were actually “LMSs” which had little to do with learning and most to do with organization/administration. Definitions:
http://www.microbiologybytes.com/tutorials/ple

Comment on Using a blog to encourage critical reflection by Serendipities

Serendipities — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:18:40 +0000

[...] Hewett at Hackademic has posted his presentation on the use of a blog to help students reflect on their practical [...]

Comment on The Observer’s tangle with science story — now removed from website by Ponto Media » Observer retira artigo

Ponto Media » Observer retira artigo — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:10:44 +0000

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Comment on Journalism education: matters of principle(s) from WJEC by Jonathan Hewett

Jonathan Hewett — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:29:18 +0000

Thank you for your comments, Mindy and Guy.

You both point to the enormous range of journalism out there — and I suspect that celebrity gossip (for example) was not near the top of the list for those who drew up the WJEC declaration. Or even on it!

Covering the ‘humdrum’ is valuable experience for student reporters to lay the foundations for the ‘lofty’ (and not-so-lofty) — to learn the essentials of checking facts, using quotes, research, structuring and writing stories etc. I also find that working on local news helps students to gain a better understanding of readers’ everyday concerns — and to address these in their stories.

The questions I mentioned tend to be the priorities for editors and employers, I suggested — not necessarily the only ones. It’s certainly part of our job to foster the wider/deeper perspective, too — indeed, plenty of employers seem to appreciate this as well. (The critical reflection blog that I’ve run with students {see other posts} seems to help them with such aspects of their learning.)

Too bad you weren’t able to come to WJEC, Mindy, but great that you’ve joined the discussions online. I like the redesign of your blog, by the way. Plus the excellent content, of course! It wasn’t long before you and your blog came up in discussions about convergence etc in journalism education.