Wednesday, June 30, 2010

ASP Move-In Day

On June 25th Move-In Day kicked off the Advanced Studies Program. Students expressed a mix of excitement and nervousness as they checked in and moved into their dorms.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open

As the title of Lee Bollinger’s text on the First Amendment and the future of the Freedom of the Press indicates, the blogosphere represents a veritable Wild West of opportunities, especially for those typically precluded from engaging in the journalistic process. It also stands as a harbinger for the future of the media; an ever-present reminder that the change isn’t right around the corner…it’s here…now.

The Pelican Brief has long served as a major media outlet for the Mass Media class at the Advanced Studies Program, presenting news stories and feature articles as the primary print publication produced by students in the course. This year, The Pelican Brief migrates online, moving to a weblog (or “blog”) platform that will not simply allow for instantaneous presentation and distribution, but will also enable its contributors to interact more readily with our audience, in an effort to make the media a truly interactive experience.

That said, keep logging on to The Pelican Brief (located online at aspmassmedia.blogspot.com) throughout the summer for articles about happenings on the grounds, stories about the ASP community, updates from outside “the bubble,” and much, much more!