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Susan Currie Sivek — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:43:53 GMT

This is a sample Storify for MSCM 175 during spring 2013.

Storified by Susan Currie Sivek · Mon, Feb 25 2013 12:43:53

Students in MSCM 175 were watching the Oscars last night and tweeting about the award ceremony.

Oscars on right now-it's a blast, I hope you guys are watching too! #mscm175
— Nikki · Sun, Feb 24 2013 18:01:33

The dresses were cool too.

las-mejores-vestidas-de-los-oscar-2013-7 · Viajero Empedernido2012

The Oscars also celebrate great foreign films.

Oscar Celebrates: Foreign Language Films · oscars

Dr. Sivek loves dogs and randomly put this dog photo in just because...

KC Weekend - Feb 2013 (65 of 80) · Maggie Barnidge

First award, Christoph Waltz won Best Supporting Actor for Django Unchained. @DiskJockeyNikki you win. #mscm175
— Mic Cooney · Sun, Feb 24 2013 17:53:29

"Evergreen" winning Best Original Song Oscar® · oscars

The Oscars 2013 | Academy Awards 2013

Get the latest on the 2013 85th Oscar Academy Awards, including nominations, predictions, winners, and red carpet fashion at Oscar.com.

A Panama Canal Project is causing conflict with environmental agencies and communities on the East Coast: http://www.kgw.com/news/national/192794071.html #mscm175
— Rachael Gernhart · Sun, Feb 24 2013 14:38:04

Headline here!

Susan Currie Sivek — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:04:54 GMT

This is where your summary paragraph would go.

Storified by Susan Currie Sivek · Tue, Oct 02 2012 14:04:54

Tweeting as homework #heaven #mscm175
— Alyssa Townsend · Tue, Oct 02 2012 13:44:10

Add connecting text here.

President Obama Speaks to the United Nations General Assembly · whitehouse

Interesting... #mscm175 MT @BBCWorld most popular story on BBC News website today - Oregon farmer eaten by his pigs http://bbc.in/P7mTPN
— Samantha Sigler · Tue, Oct 02 2012 00:34:09

MSCM 175, Fall 2012: The Story So Far http://sfy.co/o9xS #storify #mscm175 #mscm150
— Susan Currie Sivek · Tue, Oct 02 2012 12:13:44

MSCM 175, Fall 2012: The Story So Far

Susan Currie Sivek — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:10:52 GMT

Our class's social media work so far this semester.

Storified by Susan Currie Sivek · Tue, Oct 02 2012 12:10:52

This semester, MSCM 175 students are learning new aspects of media production, including Associated Press style, blogging, and social media.

Latest blog post: Mass Comm is important! #mscm175 #mscm150 http://wp.me/s2Hs2q-40
— Samantha Sigler · Tue, Oct 02 2012 11:54:02

The Associated Press Stylebook has me second guessing everything I write #mscm175 #blessingandacurse
— Alyssa Townsend · Mon, Oct 01 2012 11:13:51

Woot! RT @alyssadtownsend: Yay!! First follower on my blog, gonna be a good day! #mscm175
— Susan Currie Sivek · Thu, Sep 27 2012 11:29:54

Suddenly, social media appear everywhere...

Twitter making its way to college fields MRT @darrenrovell: Nebraska adding a hashtag to field this weekend http://twitpic.com/ayupsn #mscm175 · Jackson Ruckert

We also are using Twitter to copy edit the world (for extra credit!). Sometimes the editors get a little sassy.

Journalize not jounalize. Suck it accounting #mscm175 #plzedit http://twitpic.com/ayf00e · Michael Link

Uh oh someone didn't catch this before it was published #plsedit #mscm175 should be "defeating" not "defating" http://pic.twitter.com/BfGYRCdJ · Sarah Mason

The MSCM 175 students are also using their blogs to write about topics that are important to them. Austin is blogging about the great outdoors in the Pacific Northwest, and Vanessa is using her blog to write about fun new experiences.

Winter Wonderland

Shadowing Portland and most of the northwest is 11,250 ft. Mt. Hood. Each year I am anxiously waiting for the first snow to fall. About a...

Don't Fear Failure So Much That You Refuse To Try New Things

I'll start off by saying that I my previous blogs are being kept in order to look back in retrospect, and see the progression I've made a...

Katelyn and Olyvia both are exploring photography through their blogs, with some amazing images of their own.

A Cornerstone of Photography: The Rule of Thirds

Apparently "the rule of thirds" is a BIG deal in the photography world. When I Googled "basic photographic techniques," I got over 3 mill...

Types of Film

So you want to get started shooting film? Maybe you find the choices a bit overwhelming. Where does one start? Well, let's break down our...

And the MSCM 175 blogs also represent other passions: Meghan's for fashion, Carrie's for cakes, and Chad's for Linfield football.

The Life of a Dissatisfied Housewife

I have a soft spot in my heart for fashion from the 1940s, '50s, and early '60s, so I was thrilled when some of the runway shows from New...

Cake Drama

Cake Boss!, a photo by Stacie Joy for CTTC on Flickr. As I mentioned in my first blog post, there are a slew of shows on TV about thrivin...

56 years after '56

Often times in sports, the meaning and significance of things like statistics, records, and milestones can be somewhat difficult to grasp...

These students' work has been fabulous so far -- and we're not even halfway through the semester yet! Follow their blogs and Twitter feeds to see all the other great things they'll produce.

MSCM 175, Spring 2012: The Story So Far

Susan Currie Sivek — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:17:23 GMT

Here's a Storify showing a little bit of what we've done this semester so far. Enjoy!

Storified by Susan Currie Sivek · Tue, Feb 21 2012 11:17:23

This spring, students in MSCM 175 are using Twitter to learn how to use social media effectively for professional purposes. Students are also learning more about media and journalism through their new contacts on Twitter.

#mscm175 RT @nytjim Before his death, Anthony Shadid wrote this piece about Islamists in Tunisia. Published in @nytimes http://nyti.ms/zTkTRz
— Kaylyn Peterson · Fri, Feb 17 2012 13:07:31

This is absurd! RT:“@OMGFacts: About $4.69 of every cable bill goes to ESPN! ---> http://omgf.ac/ts/a9B” #mscm175
— Tyler Bradley · Thu, Feb 16 2012 01:04:36

We're using our class website to share information and updates about class material.

Media Writing @ Linfield College » The course site for MSCM 175

In class on Wednesday, we're going to practice live-tweeting an event. We'll use this video as a test of our readiness to live-tweet in r...

Students are also working on their own individual blogs, each focused on a topic of personal interest.

Tyler’s College Basketball Thoughts: Jeff Withey, Adreian Payne, and the Mountain West

I introduce you to the thoughts of Tyler Bradley on the weekend (I will define weekend as Saturday-Monday. Sunday is when college student...

All About Books

My blog is about one of my personal favorite things-books and all things related. I'll be writing some personal book recommendations and ...

The Mundane Becomes Beautiful: A Blog on Photography

I've already written a few blogs about random media related subjects, but now I'm going to switch over to posting about something a littl...

We're making friends - little by little - with the AP Stylebook.

AP Stylebook Online [2011]

The 2011 AP Stylebook available now The 2011 AP Stylebook available now AP Stylebook Mobile for iPhone and BlackBerry The journalist's bi...

Now we're preparing for a visit from Leonard Pitts, Jr., the acclaimed columnist for the Miami Herald whose work is published nationwide.

Home | Leonard Pitts, Jr

Don't miss LPJ's critically-acclaimed first novel, Before I Forget. "In a seamless transition to fiction, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnis...

This is a (older) slideshow of photos of the Linfield campus, students and athletics.

Linfield College · thinkeducationusa

MSCM 175's Adventures in Blogging and Tweeting

Susan Currie Sivek — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:28:59 GMT

A curation of some of our class's adventures in social media...so far.

Storified by Susan Currie Sivek · Wed, Oct 26 2011 23:12:04

In fall 2011, the MSCM 175: Introduction to Media Writing class learned to use Twitter and blogs for professional purposes. Here's a selection of our most interesting moments on the Interwebz this fall.

Bold strategy @drpepper, let's see if it pays off or pisses off. http://t.co/YtQoz4T0 #mscm175
— ZachManley · Mon, Oct 10 2011 19:28:36

Did you wonder what Zach was talking about? So did I.

Dr. Pepper 10 · queerty5

Cassidy was intrigued by the interactions between the Portland Marathon and the Occupy Portland participants.

I'm glad to see these two Portland events work together! #mscm175 http://t.co/hokMsZe1
— Ca_Davis · Sun, Oct 09 2011 19:57:41

Occupy Portland · PerfectMelancholy

Kelsey attended Occupy Portland and wrote a blog post about it.

New blog post! http://kelsannesutton.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/occupy-wall-street-occupy-portland-we-are-the-99/ #mscm175
— kelsanne92 · Fri, Oct 07 2011 20:40:19

We also found a wide variety of strange, bizarre, and intriguing links to share with each other.

pictures of a rare cyclops shark...gross... http://t.co/5ATz1HNC #mscm175
— ANDykgraaf · Thu, Oct 13 2011 20:04:40

Pictures: Rare "Cyclops" Shark Found

Photograph courtesy Marcela Bejarano-Álvarez Talk about a one-of-a-kind discovery-an extremely rare cyclops shark (pictured) has been confirmed in Mexico, new research shows. The 22-inch-long (56-centimeter-long) fetus has a single, functioning eye at the front of its head-the hallmark of a congenital condition called cyclopia, which occurs in several animal species, including humans.

One toilet for 200 people! MT @TIME One airline wants to cut costs by getting rid of toilets. http://t.co/Lf2RNjvJ #mscm175
— jenn_mui · Sat, Oct 15 2011 03:21:38

Hold It: Airline Might Ditch Toilets to Make Room for More Seats - TIME NewsFeed

Oh, the things Ryanair will do to save money. Brought to you from the CEO who brainstormed charging for toilet use and standing-room-only flights comes another humdinger: shaving the number of bathrooms on planes down to one, in order to make room for six more seats.

...and the semester's not over yet. What else will we find and share? Keep up the good work!