(Net)-Working the Conference: The Name-Tag Experiment
I’m looking for a job! Did you know?
No, of course not, it’s not like I am wearing a sign around my neck that says so, do I? Well, actually… why not?
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The Future of Journalism in the Making
Time-Out!
Wow, it’s been pretty quiet here. Guess I was more busy then I thought finishing my degree 
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Anyway, that part of life is over and done with now, with more than satisfying results if I may say so 
However, it’s going to stay quiet around here for a little while longer. I am taking a very direly needed time-out to regain some energy. I’m heading off to India tomorrow and I hope it will give me a chance to recharge
Afterwards, I hope to see you back here. Then there’ll be more fun and interesting stuff about journalism and media!
- Paul
7 ultimate Tipps to save your Job as a Journalist
Richard Gutjahr, one of the most innovative journalists I know in Germany has come up with 7 ultimate tips to secure your future as a journalist. Not that any of his suggestions are particularly new. However, his post has the perfect timing and reminded me of some good core values in a time where I feel Social Media and innovative journalism is strategically suppressed by bureaucracy (Gutjahr mentions the new Social Media guideline at public TV channel ARD).
So check out his post!… I know it’s in German, but you’re familiar with Google Translate by now, aren’t you . Start with his intro: “Wer mich kennt, weiß, ich bin ein Hybridmodell. Ich moderiere die Spätnachrichten im Fernsehen, ich blogge, ich schreibe aber auch für dieses Dingsda… dieses… Ja. Richtig: Zeitung. Ich bin also in der alten wie in der neuen Welt zuhause …und ich kenne alle Tricks:…”
Good News!
Woooot! Now it’s official! Got a 1.3 (that’s an A-) on my MA thesis “After the ‘Death of Journalism’ in the US: Reinventing Reporting on the Web”!
Now let’s see if we maybe can get that thing published . Gotta finish my oral exams first, however.
Also, I’m working on a little presentation of the core points in an animated slideshow. Will keep you posted!
Swabian 102
Advanced Swabian: “watzen” or “durchwatzen”: intensive, almost violent act of hugging someone with love.
Schwäbisch für Fortgeschrittene: Jmnd. “watzen” oder “durchwatzen”: intensives, sehr kräftiges durchknuddeln
Classifieds – Special offer:
Offering:
Life in solitary and voluntary confinement in a single room, quiet neighborhood, with stacks of books, decent internet and regular meals (1x a day). No visitors, no socializing or any other sort of fun allowed. Watch life pass you by through the windows! Conversation used restrictively. Rent is cheap and will be paid twice a year. No sleeping on premises…
… anyone want to trade? It’s starting to grow tired of it! #librarylife
Limits of imagination bandwidth
I’ve been shamefully silent lately… necessary consequence of finishing my studies, which unfortunately requires me to study for exams .
However, I wanted to share this little piece with you because a) it’s stunning and b) it’s funny… and it’s clever advertisement, too Read more
More than words – wordles ;)
Cute! I just made this, being a little tired spending the night at the library… a little wordle of the 94 pages of my MA thesis I have written so far.
… not that you (or I) make the mistake to think I am nearly finished. I still need to write some cultural materialsim theory, lay down an online communication model and show how exactly online practices influenced mainstream media.
Peanuts Wall Street Killed the Newspaper Star
Newspaper Employment
Laura Frank has described what REALLY happened to American newspapers… Read more
The Public Data Ferret
Digging!
Digging is one of the crucial elements of investigative journalism! While I’m digging on material for my thesis on investigative journalism, I ran into this little fellow here: The Public Data Ferret! 
Why I dig the ferret? After the incredibly funny and cute cats that www.icanhascheezburger.com spit out of Seattle, the city has now brought a second line of animal cuteness on the way. And this time, it’s incredibly helpful, too!
Although a lot of information from government (more in the US than Germany) is publicly available, that does not mean it is easy to find or maybe you will have to ask for it first! The Public Data Ferret has set out to change that and serves a collection of data on different topics, currently limited to the Seattle area.
While the ferret seems to be living in a rather limited environment at this time, I feel positive that he is going to grow quite a family from this point (he’s a rodent after all, isn’t he?). I think it’s an idea worth spreading!
Welcome!
I am Paul-Christian Britz aka @pcbritz, a German student on the way to his MA in American Studies (minors PoliSci and Film Studies).
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