LINKS.

Here are the links that I meant to tag in the first post:

National Geographic Missing Monks Vid

Activist/Political Commentary Blog

Let's be honest. As a second semester senior, I'm beginning to mentally gear up for the end of college and the inevitable thrust into the job market. I'm hoping to land a job as a reporter at a daily or mayhaps a magazine. But one thing is certain in an uncertain world. I will need some "new media" experience to make myself a viable competitor amid the flush of resumes. That's why I chose to take New Media or read as ENGL 721 in the UNH Time and Room schedule. As journalism majors, we've all done the readings, the writing. But I haven't really delved into new media in a structured way. My internship at the Portsmouth Herald allowed me to dabble in photography, computer and slideshow work. My radio show on WUNH gave me some board experience. But other than that I'm, let's just say, technologically challenged? I'm hoping to learn from my tech-friendly peers about how to take great photos, make compelling media packages and even blog well. Looking at the syllabus, I see some great professionals that should expand the way I think about the morphing media and the way the world is changing with it. It certainly is exciting. I already found some compelling stories I would like to blog about!

I have been reading up on Asian civil rights conflict lately. I like to read blogs that activists post and then read more about the subject from more traditional media sources. Here is a link to a National Geographic video about monks vanishing from Burma.

Here is a blog about the conflict. I hope the subject matter pulls you in like it did for me.