“Twentoring”

Apparently, we’re not the only ones frustrating professors when it comes to understanding Twitter.

Paul Bradshaw

Paul Bradshaw, a “senior lecturer” in online journalism and web design at Birmingham City University in England, posted a blog called “Teaching  journalism students to Twitter – the Twentoring project.” He was frustrated because his students weren’t catching on to Twitter as quickly as he would have liked, so he posted a question on his own Twitter account: “Anyone willing to ‘adopt’ a journalism student on Twitter and answer their questions about it?”

Bradshaw said the response was “heartwarming” and soon he had recruited more than enough “Twentors” for his students.

I think Bradshaw may be on to something.

Traditional VS. “New” Journalism

I found a great article on Twitter posted by Mindy McAdams. The article, Newsgathering IS production IS distribution by Paul Bradshaw, discusses the structure of traditional journalism as well as what the structure looks like NOW.

Bradshaw says, “The more active, visible and social you are online, the better for your work both commercially and editorially.” I think this quote really sums up what our Practicum III class is about. Traditional media is fading away, but we have so many opportunities and exciting new tools to use and explore as we continue to pursue journalism.

All that being said – check out the article!