Journalism Prof. @ U of Nebraska-Lincoln, founder of Drone Journalism Lab, teaching data journalism, developed PolitiFact. MS in Business Analytics.
Joined September 2007
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Spoke to a group of high school journalists today. Seeing students doodle while I’m talking is nothing new. Having a student hand me the caricature she drew of me is.
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Calling all #huskers fans, the @DailyNeb has a new sports newsletter and it's completely FREE. No paywall. All Husker sports. And you get to support student journalism! read.letterhead.email/daily-…
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Not a bad way to end your college broadcasting career.
HE'S DONE IT.
@JaxBrockett13 HAS THROWN THE 6TH NO-HITTER IN NEBRASKA BASEBALL HISTORY.
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Coach: Strap, put Ollie up on your shoulders. Ollie how high is that basket?
Ollie: 9 feet, 8 inches
Coach: I think you'll find that these measurements are just the same as our gym back ... wait, what? What's the foul line?
Ollie: 14 feet, 6 inches
Coach: Son of a ...
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Glow Big Red begins today at noon! This #GlowBigRed give to our Student Scholarships Fund! Every donation helps students facing unexpected emergencies stay in school. Help us reach our $3,500 goal to unlock an additional gift from alum Mario Scalora: go.unl.edu/glowss
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Join us in empowering the next generation of communicators this Glow Big Red!🎈 From Feb. 14-15 gifts made to the CoJMC Greatest Needs Fund will be matched by Meg and Jim Lauerman.👏✨ #GlowBigRed go.unl.edu/glowgn @NebraskaNFund
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I’m so proud our DN team could make it to Tampa for this @HuskerVB run. Thanks to our sponsor, Atmosphere Lincoln, and alum @itsmikereilley for making a generous contribution.
Follow @DailyNeb and @dnsports for the student point of view.
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of The Daily Nebraskan Show on @937TheTicket!
Tune in at 4 p.m. this Saturday for the pilot episode. Mark your calendars, the official launch is coming weeknights in January!
You cannot convince me that there isn't some vengeful god at work here. Here is absolute proof that we are playing Iowa and the invisible hand of some ancient demi-god of athletic suffering.
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When I saw that @mattwaite's students flagged Farmland Reserve, I immediately knew it would be a story. But I didn't expect to find this one. The more I dug, the more properties there were.
Soon, the Mormon Church could be Nebraska's #1 private landowner.
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This story started when I asked an ag student about rumors back home of the Chinese buying farmland. He responded no, it's Bill Gates buying it all. So I aimed a data journalism class at this question, and we handed the ball off to @flatwaterfreep teapawt.net/flatwaterfreep/status/…
New @ FFP: Who’s buying NE? A new FFP investigation shows that corporations, out-of-state investment groups, famous billionaires & a powerful church are gobbling up Nebraska farmland. Together, they’re spending a fortune – and changing the state’s future. buff.ly/3sEa2hO
We have a positive turnover margin and have completed meaningful passes to wide receivers.
I am having difficulty processing my emotions.
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We do, indeed, love Husker Football, the @flatwaterfreep and the First Amendment. (And the @DailyNeb, always and forever.)
We did it folks. We've blasted through my goal of $250 and are well on our way to doubling it. So if you're on campus and want your shot at dunking me, it's 2:30 on the north side of the Nebraska Union.
Got beef with me? Or pediatric cancer? I've got a deal for you! I'm going to make a fool of myself and climb into a dunk tank for charity. Throw a couple of bucks toward pediatric cancer research and then hope my students can throw strikes. Everyone wins! unl.crowdchange.co/35662/tea…
