Nadia Dala, freelance journalist and writer, gave a group of young and aspiring George Mason University journalists some insightful advice on April 4. After first starting from the bottom working as a fulltime journalist for a Brussels based newspaper to then later traveling as a reporter to Arab, Islamic countries such as Egypt, Palestine/Israel, Lebanon, Libya, […]
DanceWorks GMU
April 2, 2013
DanceWorks Hey you! You can listen to my podcast if you promise not to judge. What?! — I am new at this.
How to Research with Joy Suh
March 1, 2013
George Mason University library liaison, Joy Suh, knows her way around ProQuest. On tuesday Feb. 26, our online journalism class met in the Johnson Center library to learn all things infoguides and databases. The presentation by Suh displayed helpful ways in gathering research, mainly for academic writing. However, knowing these strategies are always helpful, especially […]
“Journalism without photographs is like writing without verbs”
February 25, 2013
This quote by Mark Briggs really speaks the truth. A blank white page behind black-inked letters is — boring. Photos enhance a story and can sometimes capture things we can’t always put into words. “… It was sooo cool, you just had to see it to believe it.” How many times have you heard this before? […]
Collaborative Journalism is the New Journalism
February 18, 2013
In school, we have always been taught to keep our eyes on our own paper — my, how times have changed, for journalists that is. Journalists have always collected, wrote and distributed news. The only thing that changed is how they do it and most of the time they don’t just look at their neighbors […]
Charismatic Choreographer, Mark Morris, could also make it in Stand Up.
February 16, 2013
This time, Mark Morris kept the crowd entertained with his personality, not his dancers. The laughs never seemed to die down in the Center for the Arts during a pre-performance discussion on Feb. 8 as Mark Morris, founder and artistic director of the Mark Morris Dance Group, spoke openly about his personal and professional life. […]
Will Construction on Campus ever Cease?
January 29, 2013
Wire fences, blocked pathways, and men in neon yellow and orange vests seem to be the norm at George Mason University for the past 3 years. They have all become fixtures on campus and it seems as though once a project comes to completion, another begins. Will the class of 2013 ever get to enjoy […]