Week 1: Grace Roxas Morrissey — Response to readings/viewings

A speaker in the Transmedia Hangout cited the idea of “examining user impulse” on the question of encouraging interactivity. I think this idea goes to the heart of not just interactivity as commonly understood but on why collaborations and transmedia engagement should even matter. We want to be able to justly represent, understand, empathize with, […]

Week 1 – Jarratt Taylor

I’m am probably a more active participant in the transmedia landscape than I know, but I still feel that I am really wrapping my head around what that landscape looks like. I am probably looking at it right now and yet I feel like I am having a hard time seeing it. I imagine there […]

Week 1: Jamie (Schaub) Bourcier

Hi,

My name is Jamie (Schaub) Bourcier (boo-see-aye -don’t worry, the last name is new to me, too. I’m recently married and took his name), and I am in the Strategic Communications master’s program. I am very, very excited to be here, to really BE HERE. I graduated from college way back in 1997 and […]

Week 1 – Melissa De Lyser

I am 50 years old.

I’m not going to lie: My reasons for getting a master’s degree at my age are primarily motivated by greed. In short, I want a better job with a higher pay check. It’s also true, however, to say that I’ve always wanted a master’s degree, and there were always reasons […]

Week1: Grace Roxas Morrissey

Hello all! I love the rock star reference of my last name but always still use my maiden name (Roxas) because that has been my byline for the 15 years or so that I’ve worked as a magazine, book and public relations writer.

The enterprise of engaging an audience has certainly become a lot more […]

Week 1 – Helen De Michiel

If you find this post, and I’ve emailed you a message saying you are “authorized” to post on the site, good deal! Now you can relax and make yourself a space here on the PMSP dialogue and exchange blog.

A few Sunday afternoon items that can help you settle in:

1. It can be useful […]

Week 1: Brett Harmon

My name is Brett Harmon, I am an eight year veteran of the radio industry working as a sports journalist in Phoenix, Arizona. I took an interest into the emerging digital media back in 2007 when I realized that social media, Twitter predominantly, was going to be the future of spreading breaking news and information […]