Since it opened its doors in 2002, the Tacoma Glass museum has stood out as part of the Tacoma skyline, nestled between the highway into downtown and the bridge. The unique cone shape sticks out as unusual, and the beautiful glass bridge that accompanies it draws thousands of visitors a year.
Because of this, I’m and [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Architect Passes, Leaves Legacy
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
News For Tacomans, By Tacomans: Feed>>Tacoma
Posted in Future of Journalism - Trailblazers of the Industry, tagged citizen journalism, Feed>>Tacoma, final project, future of journalism, PLU, Tacoma on May 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In an age of immediate satisfaction, automatic headline updates and constant breaking news, the quest for personalized information becomes harder and harder. People are left to sort through digital pages of big news stories that may only cover what appeals to the masses.
Google took a step in the right direction with GoogleAlerts: a service that [...]
Natural Selection at its Finest
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A man was admitted to Harborview Medical Center for severe burns Monday night after being set on fire.
Was this an act of maliciousness? An attempt at collecting a debt, or just a random act of violence? Unfortunately, none of the above apply. The unfortunate individual was set on fire by his friends as part of [...]
New media outlet storms onto the news scene
Posted in Future of Journalism - Trailblazers of the Industry, tagged Advertisement, blog, Patrick Sand, State Farm Insurance, Tracy Record, West Seattle, wind storm, YMCA on May 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It started as a simple, neighborhood website, but when the limbs started to fall in 2006 Tracy Record realized it was capable of so much more. With the current system of corporate news on the decline Record knew she was onto something.
“The old system of these big, giant corporate organizations suddenly [...]
Journalists stand up to the man!
Posted in COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF, tagged audio, bank, Bremerton, Closure, First Amendment, free, free press, Kitsap Sun, media, press, video on May 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Watch what happens when a couple of reporters from The Kitsap Sun are approached by a man claiming he is a lawyer for Westsound Bank in Bremerton, Wash. The bank closed down Friday and the man in the video is upset with the media’s presence. The reporters claim they were on public property and had [...]
Tis the season to be sneezing
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Allergies, Animal Dander, Bedroom, Dust Mites, home, Pets, Pollen, saliva, skin flakes, Sneezing on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve all been there, maybe you were sitting in class or waiting in line at the grocery store, but you felt it. That unmistakable tingle that works its way from the back of your throat until it comes rocketing out your nose. You have allergies.
Between short breaths and nasal congestion, I found myself wondering, how [...]
Swine Flu Hits Home
Posted in LUTEDOME HAPPENINGS, Uncategorized, tagged Monty Python, Parkland, PLU, seattle, Students, Swine Flu, Tacoma on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since Swine Flu became the big media craze, organizations have been taking action and making contingency plans about what to do, and emergency rooms are being swamped with nearly three times their normal capacity as concerned parents bring in their children (most of whom fail to show any symptoms of ill health at all).
Even [...]
PLU Webnews’ first live video!
Posted in LUTEDOME HAPPENINGS, PLU MULTIMEDIA, tagged amanda feller, capstone, future of journalism, hollywood, live video, Lutes, PLU, reality television, regency room, the real world, University Center, vodpod on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At 7 p.m. tonight, PLU Webnews will be broadcasting its first ever live video feed: My capstone presentation!
My topic is how reality television is diminishing the communication skills of the younger generation.
PLU Webnews is able to broadcast this live video stream through mogulus.com. Since wordpress doesn’t allow mogulus’ embedded code to work, we had to [...]
Blog published as book
Posted in Future of Journalism - Trailblazers of the Industry, tagged blog, book, consultant, editor, future, houseofsparkle.blogspot.com, Journalism, radio show, Rebecca Agiewich, rebecca.agiewich.net, writer on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rebecca’s book; courtesy Amazon.com
To finish out the semester I will bring a story to you about a writer who chose to start a blog and with this blog published a book called, BreakupBabe.
I would like to bring the story through multiple formats so that everyone has an opportunity to follow along. This week the discussion [...]
WEBNEWS contributor wins national award
Posted in COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Society of Professional Journalists announced its 2008 Mark of Excellence Awards National Winners this morning–and a familiar name is on the list.
Nate Hulings, a senior at Pacific Lutheran University and the SPJ student chapter president, received top honors for Online Opinion and Commentary. His work can be viewed on PLU WEBNEWS.
Hulings also had an [...]
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