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MMC 1000: Chapter 8: Radio

Hello everyone: For this week’s post, I’d like you to respond to this topic: 1) How often do you listen to the radio and which times of the day are you most likely to be listening? Which stations are your favorites and why? Do you believe fewer people listen to the radio? If so, why? How can radio stations increase their audience?

Feb 21st

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MMC 1000: Chapter 7: Recordings

For your post for this week (Feb. 13-19), I’d like you to respond to this topic: The chapter has a short section (pgs. 192-193) on music downloading. I’d like you to offer solutions on ways to prevent illegal downloading of music. Do you know someone has ever downloaded music illegally? If so, how did they do it? Offer a solution to this problem that would be fair to the music...

Feb 14th

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MMC 1000: Chapter 6: Movies

MMC 1000 students: For your blog entry this week, I’d like you to list your three favorite movies and give me a brief description of each one and why you selected it. Consider things like the plot, acting, scenery, directing and any technical aspects. The movies can be from any era. You must make your post by 11 p.m. this Sunday (February 12). Mr. Marino

Feb 7th

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MMC 1101 reminder

MMC 1101 students (Writing for Mass Communication): Remember, class begins 45 minutes early tomorrow (Monday) at 1:15 because we have a guest speaker. Class will end at 2:30. Mr. Marino

Feb 5th

MMC 1000: Chapter 5: Magazines

MMC 1000 students: For your post this week, I’d like you to list me your three favorite magazines, why they are your favorites and how often you read each. I’d also like you to offer a short critique on each magazine on how it could increase its readership. Mr. Marino

Jan 31st

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MMC 1000: Chapter 4: Newspapers

MMC 1000 students: For your tumblr blog entry for this week, I’d like you to respond to this topic: the book mentions how newspaper executives are concerned about the low readership about young people (20s-30s). How could you get more people in that age demographic to start reading the newspaper? Be specific. Consider the Internet and any other venues you feel would help increase...

Jan 25th

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Intro

Rob Marino has been a professor of Communications at the College of Central Florida since 2004. He is also the college’s faculty adviser to its student newspaper, the Patriot Press. Since Marino became adviser, the Patriot Press has twice placed among the top six schools nationally at the ACP/CMA fall college media convention and has placed among the top three papers among Florida community...

Jan 18th

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RT @GatorZoneScott: Blog post: Former #Gators teammates Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin catch up after Sunday’s game in Minneapolis: http://t …

Dec 8th

Best way to donate to a charity - donate food or clothes, goes right to people who need it most

Nov 23rd

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MMC 1000 update -- week of Nov. 21-27

This week’s topic will coincide with your readings of the media ethics chapter. Several professions (attorneys, physicians) have strict licensing requirements. In order to practice in either of those fields, you must undergo several additional years of education and then pass a licensing or entrance exam. For your topic this week, I’d like you to respond to the following questions ...

Nov 22nd

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#Amtrak Why not try some flexibility in your schedules between Columbia SC and #florida. Your times are just brutal. Seriously, 4:08 am?

Nov 15th

I just met #rickperry in our hotel in #Columbia, hope he’s rooting for #Gators tomm

Nov 12th

MMC 1000 update — week of Nov.7-13 - Hello everyone: For this week’s post, I’d like you to write about the… http://t.co/E7zZncCR

Nov 9th

MMC 1000 update -- week of Nov.7-13

Hello everyone: For this week’s post, I’d like you to write about the 3 best advertisements (either TV, radio or print, magazine) you have seen as well as the 3 worst advertisements you have seen to relate to our Advertising unit this week. Mr. Marino

Nov 8th

RT @SelenaDehne: RT @dicrompton: Approx. 40% of college students would accept less pay for work to have more access to social media http …

Nov 4th

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MMC 1000 update — week of Nov. 1-6 - Hello everyone: I just posted a link to an article I’d like you to… http://t.co/mlNFkxpf

Nov 1st

MMC 1000 update -- week of Nov. 1-6

Hello everyone: I just posted a link to an article I’d like you to read about BP’s PR campaign for the after effects of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico about 18 months ago. This will coincide with your readings this week from Chapter 12: Public Relations. After reading the article, I’d like you to respond to whether you believe BP’s PR campaign has been effective in...

Nov 1st

BP PR oil spill campaign →

Nov 1st

Pat press places 2nd in state. Congrats staff

Oct 30th

Come to wordpress seminar & stay for advisers seminar @ 11, coral ballrm b #ncmc11

Oct 29th

My staff was awesome in my presentation today. Thanks staff and thanks all who attended. #ncmc11

Oct 28th

MMC 1000 update — week of Oct. 24-30 - Hi everyone: As part of your current events quiz this week, I… http://t.co/Ar9XpUah

Oct 24th

MMC 1000 update -- week of Oct. 24-30

Hi everyone: As part of your current events quiz this week, I asked you to read the article I provided from American Journalism Review on community news sites. While Ocala has a few smaller versions of those websites, there is currently no site in the city that provides the in-depth coverage of a particular area like those sites mentioned in the article. So, I’d like you to write about...

Oct 24th

RT @OcalaStarBanner: CF negotiating with James Henningsen to become college president: College of Central Florida officials have star… …

Oct 22nd

MMC 1000 update

There will be no blog topic this week. Study for Test #2 this weekend. I’ll post a new blog topic next week. Mr. Marino

Oct 18th

MMC 1000 update — week of Oct. 10-16 - For your blog this week, I’d like you to list your five favorite… http://t.co/8nerWiPd

Oct 11th

MMC 1000 update -- week of Oct. 10-16

For your blog this week, I’d like you to list your five favorite television shows from any era. They don’t necessarily still have to be on the air. To get you started, I’ll tell you about three of mine. I’m not sure if it was the fact that about 10-15 years ago I thought I’d become an attorney, but I was captivated first by L.A. Law in the 1990s and then The...

Oct 10th

MMC 1000 update — week of Oct. 3-9 - For you post this week, I’d like to know the three radio stations you… http://t.co/YYEcDJHv

Oct 4th

MMC 1000 update -- week of Oct. 3-9

For you post this week, I’d like to know the three radio stations you listen to the most frequently and at what times of the day you listen to those stations. I’d also like you to offer three suggestions of things radio stations should be doing more of (i.e. more local programming — and be specific about what type of programming you’d like to hear; more contests (again, be...

Oct 3rd

MMC 1000 update — week of Sept. 20-Oct. 2 - For your tumblr blog this week, please read the Close-Up On… http://t.co/yZ02RcQT

Sep 26th

MMC 1000 update -- week of Sept. 20-Oct. 2

For your tumblr blog this week, please read the Close-Up On Controversy (p. 204 of new text) section from Ch. 7 of the Rodman textbook. The sidebar deals with the ongoing issue of illegal downloading of music, particularly its prevalence among college-aged students. For your text, I’d like you to address issues like if you feel like illegal downloading is a major poblem in society and if...

Sep 26th

Post 1 - I’m posting this for my class. http://t.co/tdyLrQV2

Sep 22nd

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I’m posting this for my class.

Sep 21st

RT @OcalaStarBanner: Enrollment surges past 9,000 for first time at College of Central Florida: http://t.co/r2dPkwRO Photo gallery: http …

Sep 20th

MMC 1000 update -- week of Sept. 19-25

For your post this week, I’d like you to list your personal top 5 movies in order and what made each film significant for you. Consider elements like acting, writing, directing, special effects and sound.

Sep 19th

RT @PiscesAreUs: Bad moments can make #Pisces reclusive and sedentary while happy moments can make them more cheerful and boisterous.

Sep 18th

RT @ellynangelotti: Happy Birthday @DanMarino! #fb

Sep 16th

MMC 1000 update -- week of Sept. 12-18

For your post this week, I’d like you to respond to this prompt: if you were stuck somewhere (elevator, traffic, locked room) for 6 hours, which three magazines would you want with you and why. Explain why you chose each of your three magazines.

Sep 12th

MMC 1000 update — week of Sept. 5-11 - Class, for this week’s blog topic, I’ve created a combination of a… http://t.co/iADTPJI

Sep 6th

MMC 1000 update -- week of Sept. 5-11

Class, for this week’s blog topic, I’ve created a combination of a question from the two chapters you are either reading or just completed reading from the Rodman text. (Chapter 3 - books and Chapter 4 — newspapers) First, I’d like to know about a significant book you recently read and what made it so noteworthy in your mind. I’d also like to know if you’ve...

Sep 5th

RT @nytimes: Gadgetwise Blog: Facebook’s New New Privacy Controls http://t.co/xzi5R0P

Aug 31st

MMC 1000 update -- upcoming discussion forum this...

MMC 1000 students: I have enjoyed reading your first blogs but just have a couple of reminders: 1) Please fill out the bio section of your blog (under settings) and make sure your first and last name are clearly visible on the blog home page as well as the first entry — the bio of yourself you sent to me. I had a bit of difficulty matching up some of your names with the class roster (and I...

Aug 30th

I want to move to #Seattle - 62 at late morning and fog is rolling in off puget sound.

Aug 29th

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I am going to this place: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington with 1 other

Aug 28th

Come on #Irene don’t cancel my Seattle trip

Aug 23rd

Welcome to MMC 1000

Welcome to MMC 1000, Survey of Mass Communications. Since this is the first semester the class is online, a portion of your grade will come from your responses to my media-related questions and topics through your personal Tumblr blog. For your first assignment, I’d like you to compose an approximate 200-word auto biography with some brief basic background information on yourself (what year...

Aug 20th

I am going to this place: Latinos Y Mas, 2030 South Pine Avenue Ocala, FL with 10 others

Aug 17th

RT @Poynter: 73% of you say journalists make the best PR pros, but the head of the PR Society of America says it’s not that simple: http …

Aug 16th

I am going to this place: Starbucks, 4602 Southwest College Road Ocala, FL with 1 other

Aug 10th

Love the #gators all-access on #espn, but r they now practicing on lacrosse field?

Aug 9th