Twitter Scavenger Hunt

[Rachel von Hollen, Sara Petrozziello, Rachel Boland]

February 23, 2018

School Spirit: “Everyone’s friendly and the professors are really caring.” - Grace Bartolett & Sarah Breheny #JPW250s18
Favorite Eating Spot: “I like to come to the stud for Meal Equiv. because there are so many different options on any given day!” - Ann Brunn #JPW250s18
Professor on the Street: “Social media brings people together and also gives them the opportunity to be incredibly divisive. It also creates divisionsand allows people to engage in uncivil discourse.” - Emily Meixner (Children’s Lit.) #JPW250s18
Student on the Street: Erin Livermore, a Freshman History and Seconday Education Major, on how she uses Social Media to keep up with the news. #JPW250s18 Find Video HERE: (https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/967090452569698304)
Academic Excellence: In the STEM building, TCNJ is contributing to cutting edge research! #JPW250s18
Scenic Spot: Everyone’s favorite scenic place on campus! #JPW250s18
Little Known Fact: The top of this tree (Located in the Parking Lot by Packer Hall) was cut off and used as an impromptu Christmas Tree by a student who graduated in ‘86. #JPW250s18
Extracurricular: “I think that joining student government would allow one to gain leadership experience and make lasting friendships.” - Shrish Jawadiwar #JPW250s18
Freestyle: The LIB cafe is one of the most active places on campus and our favorite place to get breakfast! #JPW250s18

Favorite Classmate Tweets

Emmy Liederman ‏(@emmy_liederman) More Breaking News: The journalists are running wild and trying to combat #fakenews #freestyle #jpw250s18
hails (@Hailey_Rudy) More Replying to @Young_OGSwank - Mark Edwards: Adjunct professor of philosophy, religion and classical studies “It’s so complex. With so many voices, facts can be hard to discern and yet with so many voices hopefully the truth will emerge” #jpw250s18
Joe Volpe (@jvolpe1120) More #JPW250s18: "Green Hall, with its central location on campus, can be seen far and wide and is one of the most beautiful buildings on campus."

Twitter Reflection

We learned the layout of the campus in much more detail than we previously understood. As two of the members of our group are Freshman, they have no idea where anything is, except for their classes and food. This is relevant to Journalism in the real world because Journalists often visit new places which are unfamiliar to them. Thus, they have to explore in order to engage with the community around them. We got to practice this in real time as the Sophomore in our group showed us places we didn't know existed around campus. We also learned how to utilize Twitter to help promote our work and spread information that readers or viewers may be interested in. We have gained valuable experience interviewing both professionals and peers. Although Twitter is commonly used as a platform for 'Fake News' and speculation, we learned how to use it to our advantage with real Journalism. Since social media is the most used source of information or communication, today's generation can connect with news outlets and with journalists from not only their own areas, but around the world.

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