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Sure, we’ve had “Special Advertising Sections” and advertorial sections in print magazines forever. And while those same sections are easy to reproduce in digital replicas of magazines, they don’t exactly take advantage of the digital format to provide interactive, intriguing
I recently published a study on a magazine that is a bit outside the usual purview of magazine journalism research: the digital magazine Inspire, published by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. This project offered a fascinating interdisciplinary opportunity to test
Among my goals for 2013 is to be more active on a daily basis, beyond regular workouts. Every day, there seems to be a new study on the health dangers of pure sitting — and every day, I think to
[I wrote this in June when the Wired premiere issue was distributed as an iPad edition, but didn't get around to finishing it promptly because (as I mention below) I had to wait for-ev-er for the issue to download, and
I’ve been working hard this semester on modifying my teaching approach in my media courses. I’m trying to incorporate many more active learning opportunities into my classes. While I never just lectured in any of my classes, I am making
At the start of this new academic year, I thought I’d share some of the digital tools I wish students would use. These aren’t apps requiring particular hardware, but just online tools that are free (or very cheap) and that
This was exciting and most welcome news today! Also, @profsivek, your E-News article is the second-most read in the journal this year. Congrats! — Leah Fargotstein (@LFargotstein) August 13, 2012 The article to which Leah, who is an editor at
I have two new stories up at PBS MediaShift in the last week: Gingras to AEJMC: Journalism Educators Must Embrace Change, Look Forward How National Geographic Used Cowbird Storytelling Tool to Tell a Reservation’s Whole Story The common thread between
I haven’t blogged much this summer because I’ve been hard at work on a research project, funded through a Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Grant at Linfield. The grant has given me the chance to purchase magazines for analysis and — best
I have a new story up at PBS MediaShift about the successes and travails faced by independent iPad magazine publishers. I had a great time learning about what these indie publishers are doing, and the ways they are trying to