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BTMM professor discusses e-distraction – New York Times
Some things never change. Parents still get annoyed when they see their kids multitasking while they're allegedly doing their homework — except now children have added new technologies to the mix of sights and sounds. Can children effectively do their homework while listening to music, responding to instant messages, watching streaming videos and partaking in other e-distractions? Unfortunately research on ... Read more »
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Laramie Project revisits hate crime – WHYY-FM
Temple theater students joined thousands of performers across the country in a coordinated event called The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, a production based on interviews with residents of the town where a gay man, Matthew Shepard, was beaten to death in 1998. Theater Department Professor Ed Sobel says that in the play, the town of Laramie becomes a microcosm ... Read more »
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Theater professor provides insights into ensemble acting – Philadelphia Inquirer
Theater artists agree that the definition of “ensemble acting” comes down to one major concept: uniform high quality across the cast, a sense that one performance among the actors is as well-considered and, in a straight play, as natural as any other. "Ensemble acting really does boil down to the actors' trusting one another," says Dan Kern, a director who ... Read more »
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FMA student guided by father’s hands — Philadelphia Inquirer
Rob Wunder Jr., 49, spends four days and nights a week with his son, Robbie, an FMA student, on Temple's main campus, even though it means he's away from his wife and 15-year-old daughter back at home in Cape May Court House. It has been that way since Robbie entered Temple as a freshman in 2008. Two years earlier, Robbie ... Read more »
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Journalism alumni honored by City Paper
Shannon McDonald, JOUR '09, has won a journalism and media award from City Paper for work she did as a student at SCT's Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab.
McDonald wrote a story that included racist comment from a police officer during a ride-along. The article garnered national attention and resulted in the firing of the offending officer.
Additionally, Sean Blanda, JOUR ... Read more »
Theater alumnus to screen film in L.A. – NBC Los Angeles
Benjamin Pollack, who majored in Theater at SCT from 1985 to 1988, is interviewed by L.A.'s NBC station in his studio. He discusses the thrill of having his film Dark Room Theater, screened at the New Filmmakers Festival. See the interview here.
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Revamped journalism courses at SCT, across nation, see spike in popularity – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that enrollment in journalism schools across the country is up, even as thousands of newspaper jobs are being hacked each year. What's attracting them is an introduction to the new ways of reporting balanced by an education in the art of storytelling. SCT does both through its coverage of forgotten Philadelphia neighborhoods through the ... Read more »
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Journalism professor analyzes plight of Asian students – Philadelphia Weekly
Prof. George Miller's cover story in the Sept. 1 edition of Philadelphia Weekly, "Asian Students Under Assault," discusses the violence against Asian students reported in Philadelphia schools.
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BTMM Professors Gluck, Caples chime in on Charlie Gibson’s retirement – KYW1060, Philadelpha Inquirer
Charlie Gibson will retire from the anchor seat at ABC's World News at the end of the year to be replaced by Diane Sawyer. KYW Newsradio 1060's Reporter's Roundup gained some insight on the move from BTMM Professor Paul Gluck. "Change will not come lightly here for the viewers or for the network," he said.
Gluck has high hopes for Sawyer ... Read more »
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Temple Theaters’ Shot! mostly hits the target — Philadelphia Inquirer