Posts Tagged ‘Education’

Do We Need a New Journalism Vocabulary?

Recently, I’ve encountered some convincing arguments that we may need an entirely new language for understanding and practicing journalism. A friend recommended I read a book called  The Little Book of Contemplative Photography by  Howard Zehr, a professor and documentary photographer who contends that the words and metaphors of photography – “taking a picture,” “shooting,” [...]

Does the World Really Need Another Blog?

No. But apparently I do. My name is Mark Berkey-Gerard. I am a college journalism teacher. I teach online and multimedia journalism courses at Rowan University in Southern New Jersey.  I spend a lot of my day teaching students how to do “techie” things. But my real passion – and my real challenge – is [...]