Justin Martin, a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences-Honors College preceptor of journalism, has a commentary on the Global Post website about the gas prices in the U.S. Martin argues journalists should reinforce the reality that our driving habits influence high prices, that our global neighbors pay a lot more than we do and that […]
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Justin Martin, a UMaine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences-Honors College preceptor of journalism, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about the news that financier Donald Sussman has acquired a larger share of Maine Today Media, the company that owns and operates the Portland Press Herald and other properties. Martin said he was […]
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In his latest column on the Columbia Journalism Review website, Justin Martin, a UMaine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors preceptor of journalism, wrote about certain countries’ laws that make the denial of genocide a crime, therefore limiting free speech. Martin argues that banning one form of speech for ostensibly noble reasons makes it […]
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A column by Justin Martin, a UMaine CLAS-Honors preceptor of journalism, about news organizations’ online sharing practices was posted on the Columbia Journalism Review website. Martin wrote that news organizations typically must share some free content in order to maximize online advertising and make paywalls most effective, but too many influential news organizations never properly […]
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Websites for the Columbia Journalism Review and The National of Abu Dhabi each ran a column written by Justin Martin, a UMaine CLAS-Honors preceptor of journalism. Martin wrote in the CJR about a recent segment on the TV news magazine show 60 Minutes about the nation of Qatar, which Martin claimed contained inaccuracies and told […]
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UMaine CLAS-Honors Preceptor of Journalism Justin Martin will be interviewed at 2:15 p.m. Friday on WLIP, a Wisconsin-based radio station that broadcasts from Chicago to Milwaukee, about a recent column Martin wrote for the Christian Science Monitor. Martin will talk about the economics of Generation Y. To listen live, go to the WLIP website.
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Justin Martin, a UMaine CLAS-Honors College Preceptor of Journalism, has a column on the Poynter website in which he writes about advertising practices in the Bangor Daily News. Martin argues that a recent BDN advertising supplement creates confusion over what is news and what is advertising. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Poynter Institute’s news website posted a column by Justin Martin, a UMaine journalism faculty member and CLAS-Honors Preceptor of Journalism. Martin writes about distracting volumes of hyperlinks in web copy and how hyperlinks can be useful, but often are used to keep the reader from leaving a website. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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The Columbia Journalism Review has a column by Justin Martin, a UMaine journalism faculty member and Honors College preceptor, who related his attempts to reach rock singer Pink about an idea he had to raise funds to help rape and torture victims in the Congo. A video Martin made about his idea, which included him […]
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UMaine psychology lecturer Jordan LaBouff’s study that found humble people are more likely to be helpful than arrogant people was noted in several media outlets, including National Geographic’s daily news website, Cosmopolitan magazine’s website and the UPI wire service. Time Magazine’s Healthland website also ran a story about the study, which LaBouff conducted with colleagues […]
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