Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
Online News Association sponsored a conversation about online harassment Wednesday night in New York. Slate staff writer Amanda Hess, Essence Magazine contributing writer Zerlina Maxwell, New Republic senior editor Jamil Smith and Fast Company writer Sarah Kessler shared their experiences and advice on dealing with and addressing harassment. Great #onanyc panel for tonight discussing how… Continue reading Journalists share how to deal with online harassment
Star Clipper’s announced on Thursday that the shop will close next month. The 27-year-old Delmar Loop comic shop will begin liquidating its inventory Saturday. Star Clipper fans took to social media to share their memories of the shop. Cheers and hugs to the staff at StL comic shop (& my wedding chapel) @StarClipper. Best luck… Continue reading Delmar Loop comic shop to close
Similar to hashtag games on Comedy Central’s “@Midnight,” a small but passionate group tweeted Ferguson book titles Friday. Unlike previous hashtags, like #FergusonReads, that collected and shared published work related to events in Ferguson, #FergusonBooks rewrote known book titles to add a nod to the death of Mike Brown and recent events in the town.… Continue reading Hashtag tweaks book titles to add Ferguson references
Sometimes I write things for St. Louis Public Radio. Here’s what I wrote this week. Legal debate: How Ferguson case might proceed How are religious leaders responding to Ferguson? Educators use Twitter to teach about Ferguson, build syllabuses #FergusonReads explores race, history in St. Louis Ferguson events inspire artist Mary Engelbreit
Live-tweeting is one way to tell a story in real time. I’m teaching at Media Now STL this week. Here’s the presentation from my first session, all about live-tweeting. Watch for camp updates on Twitter: Follow hashtag #MNstl14.