Flagler College graduation: Class of 2012

I shot these photos at the April 21 graduation ceremony, held for the first time at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. It was beautiful. It didn’t rain, as many people feared. The venue was a great stage for the 2012 graduates of Flagler College.
Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos gave the commencement address. Flagler College President William T. Abare Jr. presented diplomas to nearly 400 students. It was the largest graduating class in the history of the college, founded in 1968.
See more than 200 additional photos of the April 21 graduation and an April 20 reception here.

COM 208: Introduction to Mass Communication – Exam notes

Photo credit: Google

Below are notes and links to help you review for next week’s exam.

Google Glasses. What are they? How are they used?

Mass media and culture. What impact do media companies have on our culture?

Mass media, society and culture discussion points (download handout)

Media: We are what we consume. Notes are taken – in some cases verbatim – from the book, “Information Diet.” (download handout)

Data literacy. Notes are taken – in some cases verbatim – from the book, “Information Diet.”  (download handout)

Kony 2012. What is it? How is it working out? Lessons learned. Impact of social networks. P.R. crisis management. Criticism of Kony 2012: Visible Children.

Press freedom. See link here. What countries are most dangerous for journalists? What websites contain information about the killings of journalists around the world?

Advertising. See link here.

Twitter, public relations and damage control. See link here.

COM 405: International Communication – Exam notes

Below are notes and links to help you prepare for next week’s exam.

Topics covered will include:

Kony 2012. How did the Kony 2012 campaign work out? Who organized it? What were they seeking? What are some of the criticism of Kony 2012? See Visible Children.

Bloggers. The role of bloggers and other activists in authoritarian nations. Example: Yoani Sanchez in Cuba. Who is Yoani Sanchez? What has she accomplished? What are some of the things she has done to challenge the Cuban government. See link here. Also see highlights of Bloggers Handbook, here.

Causes. How can the Internet be used to promote international causes and raise awareness? Websites we saw in class include: Cost of War, Shareable, See Click Fix, Ushahidi and Survival.

Technology. The role of technology in shaping how we communicate, build networks and share news and other information. Websites we examined in class include Webby Awards and Knight News Challenge.

Twitter revolutions. See link here. Pay particular attention to Dictatorships to Democracy, Gene Sharp’s guide to political revolt. What are some of the non-violent techniques citizens can use to cause political change?

Press freedom. See link here. What countries are most dangerous for journalists? What websites contain information about the killings of journalists around the world?

A glimpse of Afghanistan

Preview of Afghanistan video from Tracey Eaton on Vimeo.

I plan to give a presentation about Afghanistan at 10 a.m. on April 10 at Flagler College. This is a preview of some of clips I’ll show.
I shot the footage while covering the fighting in Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. At the time, I was working as a correspondent for the Dallas Morning News.
For more details about the presentation, please see the Flagler College Community Lecture Series Facebook page.

Rainy afternoon at Flagler College

Round 2: Portfolio reviews

Below are photos taken of the second round of portfolio reviews. First round photos are here.
Second-round students included:

Jeff Howard, Clancy Sturgeon, McKenzie Blaine, Chelsea Hubbell, Chelsea King, Sherria Jones, Caitlin Carver, Liliana Cerquozzi, Kristy Kurowski, Autumn Roth, Alyssa Prehoda, Kayla Ward, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Jillian Unitas, Kayla Sullivan, Alyssa Murfey, Amber James, Alex Carlo, Will Sandberg, Brittany Swan, Zach Gray, Chris Hardwick, Katie Taylor, Haley Knight and Lauren Ely.

Round 1: Portfolio reviews

College seniors defended their portfolios today before an audience of faculty and students in the Communication Department at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Fla.
Most of the students expressed interest in jobs related to public relations, advertising and journalism. Those taking part in the first of two rounds were:

Kamayla Hooten, Meredith Rhein, Katie Chubin, Frank Mahoney, Beth McElhinny, Christine Young, Kimmie Nahm, Aleisa Miller, Kayleigh Hayes, Angela Daidone, Keith Hayes, Elin Karlsson, Alison Como, Ariel Jaramillo, Chris Ryan, Keith Whtezel, Cassandra Kapelson, Carolyn Adams, Martina Marcuccilli, Vanessa Swain, Kylynn Pelkey, Alex Galbraith, Nick Cardoso, James Bonus, Mari Pothier and Adam Hunt.

Also shown on this page are faculty members Dr. Helena Särkiö, Dr. James Pickett, Dr. Tracy Halcomb and Ms. Rosemary Tutt. All teach in the Communication Department.