Tag Archives: MITIA

But I don’t like spam!

By alex | Published: 10/28/2004
I feel so bad for my poor students who have eagerly awaited comments from the world at large, and have finally gotten them, only to find out that the world wants them to be taking drugs and looking nakid pictures while playing texas holdem. Heck, I feel bad for me deleting dozens of emails telling […]
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What not to blog

By alex | Published: 10/28/2004
I’d be curious to see what he said to rise to the level of a threat, but one blogger (and he’s probably not the only one) has gotten a knock at the door from the Secret Service for posting things that could be construed as threatening the president. (via Micropersuasion)
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Readings: Politics

By alex | Published: 10/27/2004
We are going to segue from journalism to politics, since it seems to be good timing for that. We still haven’t gotten a good hold on the journalistic side of things, yet, but the two are far from mutually exclusive. Read over the following, and write/link to more information. Think about writing a mini-column or […]
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MITIA Voting Assignment

By alex | Published: 10/26/2004
You have your choice of two options: 1. Post about your experience voting. For some of you, this will be the first time voting at all, and for many of you, your first presidential election. Explain the experience. What sort of place is your polling place? What is the procedure? How do you feel when […]
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