MediaToday is a periodic newsletter of TRImagination to higher education faculty and administrators created by Dr. Harry Sova & Lee Graham. The presentation, now in its 12th year of publication: * Provides classroom presentation materials designed to stimulate class discussion and discovery * Provides educator notes that enable understanding of each topic's relevance * Expands understanding and evaluation of the new world of Interactive Communicatio

1. May, 2009 | Vol 12, # 05

6. Short Takes Possible future of online news: citizen journalists used in conjunction with “hyperlocal exclusive community coverage in a tight geographic area.” There are more opportunities now for entrepreneurs to figure out a system. ... It's going to be tough but, in general, news is vital to our democracy. If it dies, so does the democracy. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/01/future.online.news.hyperlocal/index.html?iref=t2test_techtues Brooklyn novelist uses his thumbs to write 400-page, 100,000 word “best seller” sci-fi novel during daily commute to NYC. I started out just trying to take notes. I'd sit on the subway, I'd get a good idea and I'd jot something down. I got very fast at writing with my thumbs. I found myself writing more and more. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/04/22/2009-04-22_train_of_thought_bklyn_writer_found_muse__wrote_first_novel_while_commuting_on_t.html Revolutionary Wolfram search engine debuts, “ that understands and responds to ordinary language in the same way a person does.” If you ask it to compare the height of Mount Everest to the length of the Golden Gate Bridge, it will tell you. Or ask what the weather was like in London on the day John F Kennedy was assassinated, it will cross-check and provide the answer. Ask it about D sharp major, it will play the scale. What are the wider implications exactly? A new paradigm for using computers and the web? Probably. Emerging artificial intelligence and a step towards a self-organising internet? Possibly... I think this could be big. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/an-invention-that-could-change-the-internet-for-ever-1678109.html

7. Committed to developing media-rich, interactive publishing platforms dedicated to the premise of multi-cultural education: accessible, economical, and serving the unique needs of the user in an ever-changing world. Dr. Harry Sova has worked 35-years in the mass media field, authored several educational resources and designed an automated music video complex for an Orlando-based theme park. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Speech, the Masters of Arts degree in Radio-Television-Film and the Ph.D. in Mass Communication. Lee Graham has worked in many various roles in the eLearning field over the five years, specializing in design and development of eLearning solutions. He has worked with clients such as Tyco Electronics, Discovery Education, National Institute of Health, United Technologies Corporation and the Abraxas Corporation. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Communication. Just imagine… A textbook designed for today’s interactive producer of news, information and entertainment; an A to Z guide on envisioning, creating, editing, packaging, and user interaction for effective global communication! Just imagine… http://trimagination.com/mediatoday Click to subscribe