On the future of journalism, by a master

"The ability to do journalism, to reach audiences, has never been better. I like your odds. I do,” David Carr said, while giving the 2014 commencement address at the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism. Photo by Kevin Hume, New York Times

David Carr, media columnist for the New York Times, died last week...a huge loss.
Here's a posthumous column written about him and his advice to students, plus his syllabus at Boston University, where he was a guest professor.
Read this today.
The Media Equation
Click on his syllabus.
Press Play syllabus
Comment below, today:
1. What about his advice  resonates with you?
2. What is your reaction to his course syllabus? How is it different from what you're used to?

Roger Ebert, blogging and media maven

Read this story by David Carr in the New York Times about Roger Ebert, and how he demonstrated the merger of media types for success. What does this tell you about the skills you need and how you need to think about media? Post below, by April 11.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/business/media/roger-eberts-legacy-as-a-relentless-empire-builder.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0