At Wordcamp 2007, John C. Dvorak and Om Malik spoke to a group of roughly 200 people about the nature of blogging. Dvorak argued that journalism and blogging are basically the same, but Malik insisted that blogging has redefined journalism.
He said that only a few years ago, mainstream media had control of the wires. They [...]
I just wanted to thank Roland Lazenby, Neal Turnage, Kevin Cupp, Courtney Thomas, Tricia Sangalang, Anthony Della Calce, Omar Maglalang, Alex Rickabaugh, Tim Leaton, Jon Atwood, and every else who helped keep Planet Blacksburg up to date during this grieving process.
This community is stronger than ever, and our student population will grow and mourn together. [...]
Imagine yourself in a 25-person computer lab on the upper quad of Virginia Tech’s campus on the first day of classes. Your professor walks in, and blasts,
You are all reporters for the Blacksburg Planet and your first story is due at 5:00 p.m. 19 cats are dead…
You had to construct your lead perfectly, and make [...]
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Happy Graduation Class of 2007
This is the day that you put in the back of your mind, and hope that you arrive to it in one piece. It’s a day where everything comes together. The realization that you never have to sit in a classroom again. Just when you thought that your scholastic adventures were over, they were just [...]