Professor at University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida Area
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- Professor at University of Florida
- Past
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- Web Strategist at American Press Institute
- Consultant at McAdams New Media (Sole Proprietorship)
- Content Developer at The Washington Post
- Content developer at Washingtonpost.com
- Copy Editor, Metro Desk at The Washington Post
- Copy Editor at Time Magazine
- Education
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- New School University
- Pennsylvania State University
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Mindy McAdams’s Summary
I am the author of "Flash Journalism: How to Create Multimedia News Packages" (published by Focal Press in 2005). I teach online journalism courses at the University of Florida, which is the largest university in Florida (the fourth-largest U.S. state).
Journalism has moved online, and journalists must do the same. My work includes keeping an ear to the ground and spotting new practices in producing journalism as they first enter newsrooms around the U.S. (and around the world). My mission is to help individual journalists and journalism organizations move forward and continue the vital work of informing the public, challenging the government to serve the public good, and helping people understand the world around them.
Increasingly we can see that people are moving away from newspapers, magazines and TV news. But their appetite for good, strong journalism remains -- and they are satisfying that appetite online.
My primary goal: To help journalists meet this challenge by transforming their work and their organizations.
Mindy McAdams’s Specialties:
Online journalism; training journalists in the use of Flash, multimedia design and interactivity; Flash video; training journalism educators to prepare the next generation of journalists; social networks and social media; blogging and online community
Mindy McAdams’s Experience
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Professor
University of Florida
(Newspapers industry)
July 1999 — Present (8 years 11 months)
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Web Strategist
American Press Institute
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
December 1997 — June 1999 (1 year 7 months)
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Consultant
McAdams New Media (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Online Media industry)
July 1995 — December 1997 (2 years 6 months)
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Content Developer
The Washington Post
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WPO; Online Media industry)
April 1994 — July 1995 (1 year 4 months)
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Content developer
Washingtonpost.com
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WPO; Online Media industry)
April 1994 — July 1995 (1 year 4 months)
It wasn't actually called washingtonpost.com yet ... the site did not go live on the Web until about a year after I left.
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Copy Editor, Metro Desk
The Washington Post
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WPO; Newspapers industry)
February 1993 — April 1994 (1 year 3 months)
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Copy Editor
Time Magazine
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; TWX; Publishing industry)
July 1988 — February 1993 (4 years 8 months)
Mindy McAdams’s Education
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New School University
M.A,, Media Studies, 1989 — 1993
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Pennsylvania State University
B.A., Journalism, 1978 — 1981
- Activities and Societies:
- The Daily Collegian
Additional Information
Mindy McAdams’s Websites:
Mindy McAdams’s Interests:
Online journalism, training, multimedia, interactive news packages, movies, fiction, Malaysia, Japan, travel
Mindy McAdams’s Groups:
Online News Association, Society of Professional Journalists, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
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Online News Association member
Mindy McAdams’s Honors:
Knight Chair in Journalism Technologies and the Democratic Process
Mindy McAdams’s Contact Settings
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