Two current beat stories

For Magazines, the Down Days Continue
by Stephanie Clifford, pub. Aug. 31, 2009 in The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/business/media/01adco.html

This story is relevant for Pullman and college students because of our reliance and dependence on magazines not only as a social tool and entertainment source but also as a possibile future career and publishers as would-be future employers. It's crucial for those of us in the communication industries to be up-to-date with the climate of the job market.



College Textbooks Hit iPhone, iPod Touch
by Todd R. Weiss, pub. in PC World on The Spokesman Review's website

http://www.spokesman.com/technology/?articleId=57085505&assetId=57085505&channelId=12648&buyerId=Spokesman&buid=1&destination=1396&articleTemplateId=677&badgeTemplateId=10646&widgetClass=IDG&mcmp=

As college students who pay extroardinary prices for textbooks and who are also saturated with the latest technology such as iPhones, this story couldn't be more relevant. One of the most positive aspects of sharing stories such as this with the student and staff of WSU is encouraging independent thought regarding textbooks and contemporary alternatives to a system that could use vast updating.

J425 Beat Possibilities

I don't have a particularly strong attraction to any specific beat but perhaps I could write about culture, specifically literary developments or social implications of the evolution of media outlets such as books and magazines. Sure, I care about journalism as much as anyone else in this course but I find news regarding company closures, literary recalls and innovation in the literature industry both interesting and important to social structures.