NEW 509: The Adventure begins

Welcome to the class blog.

Your first assignment: You can do one of two things here. You can comment on the News 21 initiative, and ideas it inspires for the project. Or better yet, perhaps, you can share what you're learning in your research for the immigration project. "Comments" are enabled, so you can not only post to the blog, but react to what others have said/learned. And this blog is public, so play it straight.

You should bookmark the blog and check it a couple of times a week.

And finally, of course, you are welcome to comment on all things journalism or on other matters relevant to the class and your soon-to-be careers.

For openers, if you have not seen it, you should check out Thursday's Daily Orange, which includes an interview with Lorraine Branham of Texas, one of the two finalists for the deanship at Newhouse. The two finalists will be visiting campus at the end of this month. Candidate No. 2: Sam Grogg, who runs the communications school at the University of Miami. Grogg has a film background.