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Social media's role in education

Social media's role in education

How can social media and technology influence the way students learn and the way teachers teach? Kerri Miller hosted a live forum discussion with a Minnesota-based entrepreneur who is pioneering a social teaching project called Sophia, an internet platform that aims to enhance student learning both in and out of the classroom.

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Social media's impact on the news

Social media's impact on the news

Social media is becoming an increasingly integral part of the news gathering process. But is the focus on what's being said about news events in the social media universe distracting people from the issues at hand? Is there too much journalism on journalism?

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The battle, the war, and the revolution: How to be an individual in the digital age

The battle, the war, and the revolution: How to be an individual in the digital age

The digital age is easy to idealize. We get information faster, we make new connections overnight and we shop, work and socialize from a keyboard. But are we losing something that makes us individuals? Have we lost the right to retain a private persona and still compete in this new age?

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The Giffords shooting: the 'American Idol Effect'

Doctors are "rock stars." Giffords is a "fighter." Her recovery is a "miracle." Ordinary people are "heroes." As we all root for Congresswoman Giffords, has the public, the media and the medical community turned her recovery into a primetime reality show?

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Newsmaker: How NPR got the story wrong

Newsmaker: How NPR got the story wrong

Midmorning speaks with NPR ombudsman Alicia Shepard about how NPR incorrectly reported that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had been killed, and how it plans to prevent such errors in the future.

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Looking back at the News year

Looking back at the News year

2010 was a year when the news business became the news. WikiLeaks may have changed journalism forever by revealing formerly secret diplomatic documents. And NPR's firing of a news analyst kept pundits talking for months. Midday looks back with the U of M's Jane Kirtley.

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Media changes and the journalists of tomorrow

Media changes and the journalists of tomorrow

Most journalism schools today are changing their curriculum to respond to the needs of new media. Midmorning asks how we can prepare journalists for the new interactive style of newsmaking, especially online.

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Accolades for Facebook

Accolades for Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is TIME Magazine's Person of the Year. Midmorning asks how Facebook has changed the way we live and what it holds for the future.

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Media overload and the future of journalism

Media overload and the future of journalism

News consumers have more options than ever, and some experts would argue that we are overloaded with news and information. Two journalists argue that we are fortunate to have better fact-checking tools to navigate this new media landscape than ever before.

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What to make of the Daily Beast/Newsweek merger

What to make of the Daily Beast/Newsweek merger

Online news site the Daily Beast and veteran print magazine Newsweek are joining forces to become what some are calling "NewsBeast." Will the merger be successful enough to save declining readership at both organizations?

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