This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire.
But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends.

-Edward R. Murrow in a speech to attendees at the 1958 RTNDA convention.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Getting Started

What you'll see here represents the work of students interested and engaged in the criticism and creation of media, both in its traditional and "new" forms.

As members of the New Media and Culture class here at SPS, we have dedicated time not only to analyze the various questions and issues affecting today's media through readings, discussions, and other activities and assignments, but also to exercise our own journalistic muscles as a way of translating that analysis into action.

In the near future, we'll post our thoughts on the responsibility of the media and the consumers, along with live updates from the community forums on the media held here at SPS and other related postings.

Bottom line: we hope that this medium will serve as both an outlet for our thoughts and our work and that you'll join us in thinking more about the purpose of the media, what it does, and how it continues to change.

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