Category Archives: Journalism

1981 TV Report about Online Newspapers

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I love this 1981 news segment about how some people were dialing in to CompuServe to read newspapers on their home computers. According to the report, it took two hours to download the paper at a cost of $5 per … Continue reading →

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Journalism: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

This is a career information film from 1940 makes journalism sound like a great career. Especially if you’re a man. Here’s the advice for girls considering this career choice: “Women find it difficult to compete with men in general reporting … Continue reading →

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Photography Connects Us with the World

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

David Griffin, Director of Photography of National Geographic magazine, gave this presentation at the 2008 TED conference. His ideas about photojournalism are interesting, but I had to watch this twice to hear what he had to say — first time … Continue reading →

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