SJMC students get #social

September 28, 2016

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In mass communication, it has become increasingly important to see social media, such as Twitter, as a way to engage with communities outside people's individual social spheres. And that's exactly what students have done in Senior Lecturer Jon Zmikly's Fundamentals of Digital and Online Media class. One of his assignments, the "Twitter Scavenger Hunt," was inspired by CUNY Grad School of Journalism Social Journalism Director Carrie Brown-Smith's assignment of the same name.Zmikly’s students found their unique voice among the social media noise and discovered new people to follow, promote their school, discover other people's' stories or see a new perspective on campus. This assignment helps students think like a storyteller, think like a persuasive communicator, and show the world what's so great about Texas State University! Click here or view the Storify below to see some of students’ work. //storify.com/AnnabelFidler/fdom-twitter-scavenger-hunt-57db28ef61695df92c1d3295/embed?border=false//storify.com/AnnabelFidler/fdom-twitter-scavenger-hunt-57db28ef61695df92c1d3295.js?border=false [View the story "FDOM Twitter Scavenger Hunt" on Storify]