July 27, 2011
Posted by Jen Reeves
My class (best known as #jenclass) has evolved from teaching Dreamweaver and Flash to teaching my students how to think outside the box and deliver information with the help of technology. It can be mobile technology or social media… It depends on their personal goals. A couple of months ago, I had a chance to [...]
May 5, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I was asked to present my experience at the Reynolds Journalism Institute as a member of the first class of fellows. As a faculty fellow, I was able to spend a lot of time working, thinking and trying to institute my lessons learned with my students and my newsroom at KOMU. Five minutes. I wish [...]
April 25, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I’m about to speak to a group of people attending the regional SPJ conference about making a good impression online. Here’s the slides… I’d love your thoughts about how you present yourself – or how you look at possible employees when you are searching online. Putting Your Best Foot Forward
April 20, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I’m preparing for a big presentation with two of my former colleagues at the Radio-TV News Directors Association meeting in Las Vegas. Dr. Bill Silcock of Arizona State University and Kelly D. Hicks from KCTV5 in Kansas City will join in on the fun. We hope to introduce Twitter to people who may have heard [...]
March 2, 2009
Posted by Jen Reeves
I held a brown bag session this afternoon over lunch to show how I use Twitter and why I think journalists should take a look at it as a new news source. It isn’t the end all be all answer to all of our challenges, but I do think it’s a change in how we [...]
December 2, 2008
Posted by Jen Reeves
I’ve talked about social media here and in many different presentations at the Missouri School of Journalism, conferences and training seminars. I feel like all of my ramblings are a little more legitimate as more and more journalists debate on whether these trends are good or bad. Obviously I plant myself into the camp that [...]
