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Storifying a presidential inauguration

I had already made plans to attend the inauguration ceremony for Marquette's 23rd president Rev. Scott Pilarz, S.J. The original plan was to simply live tweet the event but I decided to challenge...

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No. 10 for Patch 30 Under 30 San Diego County Leaders

It had been a rather frustrating session of my magazine design class (I'm still trying to choose the logo for mine) when I noticed I had four text messages. My first thought was "Crap..what now..."...

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Advice to someone whose dream is to be successful in the journalism field

I received the nicest e-mail from a high school journalist from my hometown area who saw my 30 Under 30 profile on Patch.com. She's a high school senior and editor-in-chief of her newspaper and asked...

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PR+Social Media Summit: Back to my roots

Any student or professional interested in the communication field ought to attend this conference. While I was only able to catch the very last session of the day called "Beyond Engagement: Creating...

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79 Recovery Steps for Blogger Rehab

If I had a nickel or even a penny for how many times I’ve gone on a serious “I’m going to start blogging” kick, I’m almost confident I could pay off my student loans and afford a month-long cruise to...

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Armando Montano: The Power of Social Media

In the wee hours of the morning I learned a dear friend of mine, Armando “Mando” Montano, passed away. He was an Associated Press intern working in Mexico City. He had just graduated from Grinnell...

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Writing Your Online Obituary, Starting Now

My story on Ben Horne and his friend Gil Weiss who died while climbing in the Peruvian Andes made the homepage of the Washington Post on Monday. Horne's blog and interviews with his family were the...

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PBS programming, elections are shaped by you

Sesame Street, Shining Time Station, Reading Rainbow, Lamb Chop’s Play Along, all ran through my mind during the first presidential debate last week. When Mitt Romney said he wanted to get rid of the...

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Twenty two life lessons at 22

A very good friend of mine sent me a text message just after midnight on the East Coast wishing me a happy birthday and asking how it feels to be 22 today. It had only been less than an hour so I...

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12 Tips from the 'Queen of LinkedIn'

Last month marked my two year anniversary with LinkedIn, the professional social networking site that allows you to display your work experience while connecting or “linking up” to build your network....

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