Each Blue Plate Special is a package of articles, features and blog posts on a single theme. Special No. 1 is about newspaper blogging: state of the art. It features a rolling launch, with new content introduced over a period of 7-10 days. See this PressThink post for more explanation.
The Blue Plate Special editorial team is drawn from the students enrolled in Prof. Jay Rosen's blogging 101 class, plus two graduate students working with him. Other contributors are drawn from around the Web.
Patrick Akhidenor
Hometown Pretoria, South Africa
Year Junior
Major Journalism, minors in English and American Literature
Renee Alfuso
Hometown Oradell, NJ
Year Senior
Major Journalism, minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Trisha Chang
Hometown Morganville, NJ
Year Junior
Major Journalism and Psychology, minor in Sociology
Lauren Dzura
Hometown Colleyville, TX
Year Senior
Major Journalism, minor in Sociology
Andre James Henry
Hometown Brooklyn, NY
Year Junior
Major Journalism, minor in Africana Studies
Toli Galanis
Hometown Mexico City, Mexico
Year Senior
Major Journalism
Akshay Jain
Hometown Rye, NY
Year Senior
Major Journalism, minor in Pre-Business Studies
Kaitlin Jessing-Butz
Hometown Omaha, NE
Year Junior
Major Journalism and English & American Literature, Pre-Law
Alexis Krase
Hometown Philadelphia, PA
Year Senior
Majors Journalism and Politics
Emily McFarlan
Hometown Springfield, IL
Year Senior
Majors Journalism and Dramatic Literature, minor in German
Will McLean
Hometown Ocala, FL
Year Senior
Major Journalism, minor in Spanish
Kat Ocampo
Hometown Woodbridge, NJ
Year Senior
Major Journalism, minor in Pre-Business Studies
Sami Osman
Hometown Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Year Junior
Major Journalism, minors in Middle Eastern Studies and International Politics
Sara Williams
Hometown Sharpsburg, MD
Year Junior
Major Journalism, minors in History and Anthropology
Briana Mowrey
Newtown, Pennsylvania
Graduate student
Journalism
Apostolia Pentogenis
Manalapan, New Jerseyy
Graduate student
Culture and Communication