Northwestern brings VR to DC

Northwestern brings VR to DC

When Facebook acquired Oculus VR nearly four years ago, developers and the media were excited at the possibilities that the emerging technology could bring to storytelling. But the public’s excitement around virtual reality quickly dissipated. Now virtual reality is...
MEDILL ALUM BRIEFS STUDENTS ON EMAIL NEWSLETTERS

MEDILL ALUM BRIEFS STUDENTS ON EMAIL NEWSLETTERS

Students at the Medill D.C. Bureau learned about the ways publications use email newsletters to reach readers in a direct and personalized way during a talk by New York Times Editor for Digital and Newsletters Elisabeth Goodridge (MSJ05) on March 7. Goodridge leads...
Undergrads get lesson in online headlines

Undergrads get lesson in online headlines

Undergraduate students at the Medill D.C. Bureau attended two labs on online headline writing from Mark Smith, editor for mobile Web at The Washington Post. At the Post, Smith’s job is to implement a strategy to increase mobile web traffic. He said that the ratio of...