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Preserving History in the Digital Age

Over the Christmas/New Year break I came across a copy of a well-worn book that had been discarded by a public library and donated to a Goodwill store. How timely to discover the author was writing about New Year's--1953. Not only was chronology an noteworthy variable, but so was geography. The author was from Monroe, Louisiana--which is where I was when I happened upon his work from decades before.In the digital age, as materials are archived electronically it is easier than ever to preserve…See More
Blog post by William G Covington Jr PhD Jan 10
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Constantly Feeding Creativity

When I was in the field of broadcasting, one of the realities that had to be addressed was that content must be produced on a consistent basis. Television and radio require a constant replinishing of product, i.e., programming. In the digital age, that demand has grown quantitatively in that media organizations must now produce information non-stop. Educators similarly must produce in a fresh manner to students who have myriad options competing for their attention. Creativity does not occur in…See More
Blog post by William G Covington Jr PhD Jan 8
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Greed in Academics?

I recently read where a major university was considering limiting media access to athletic events. Talk was of producing streams of income by selling content such as videos and still images. Information is a commodity. However, what are the ethics of a publically funded university limiting access to public events? If the media are supposedly representing the people, what are the ramifications? Will only the large media giants gain access? Will their economies of scale cause more small media…See More
Blog post by William G Covington Jr PhD Nov 20, 2011
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What's After Twitter & Face Book?

In presenting a paper to class tonight on the impact of social media, one of my forward-thinking students, pointed out the exponential growth of the current social media outlets and ended by asking what is next? No one knows, of course, but if the future is like the past, something we can't imagine is being developed in a lab somewhere. Will tweets and Face Book posts be archived? We know the Smithsonian Institute is archiving Twitter material. How much of our blogging and microblogging history…See More
Blog post by William G Covington Jr PhD Oct 25, 2011
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Preserving History in the Digital Age

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Constantly Feeding Creativity

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Greed in Academics?

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