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| 1994 - 1996
University of North Carolina M. A. in Mass Communications
This thesis examines the viability of the World Wide Web as a source of news. It compares research into the earlier attempts at electronic news publishing, the Videotex, and the functionality provided by the Web. It also examines the social, political, and economic obstacles that must be overcome for the Web to gain widespread use for news. These trends, combined with the latest technologies available on the Web, indicate that the Web is a viable candidate for the dissemination of news and is likely to become a widely adopted news medium. |
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| 1991 - 1992
State University of New York at Plattsburgh B. A. in Mass Communications
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| 1988 - 1990
Dutchess Community College A. A. S. in Communications
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| TEACHINGEXPERIENCE | |
| Lab Instructor 1996
Electronic Information Sources University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication |
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| Instructor 1996
Writing for Television News Television News Production Media Issues University of Asmara |
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| Teaching Assistant 1995-1996
Electronic Field Production University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication |
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| Teaching Assistant 1992
Advanced Studio Production State University of New York at Plattsburgh |
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| WORK EXPERIENCE | |
| Web Based Streaming Solutions, 1/97 to Present
Working on a grant for School of Information and Library Science. Searching for distributed education solutions on the Web. |
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| Web Page Design and Maintenance, 5/95 to Present.
Working at SunSITE, one of the oldest and most visited web sites on earth. Creating/maintaining pages, researching new possibilities for the web. |
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| Web Page Design, 5/95 to 9/95.
Maintain the On the Horizon pages. The newsletter about the ever-changing role of technology in education. |
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| Freelance Video Production, 8/93 to 7/94.
North Carolina State University, Industrial Extension Services Crew member on a variety of live and taped educational seminars. |
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| Remote Location Teleprompting, 3/94 to 7/94.
Prompt America, on site setup and editing. |
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| Freelance Video Production, 3/94 to Present.
Show Stopper, Archdale, North Carolina Travel the country putting on amateur dance competitions. Duties include videography, switching, and video playback. |
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| Radio Show Host, 2/91 to 5/92
WPLT, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York Hosted a weekly radio show on WPLT 93.9 FM, broadcasting to the city of Plattsburgh and surrounding areas in a variety of formats. |
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| Plattsburgh State Television, Plattsburgh, New York
Assistant Set Designer; PSTV Cable Channel 10 On-Air Personality; music video and variety shows; PSTV Cable Channel 10 Videographer; "NewsWatch 10", live 9:00am daily; PSTV Cable Channel 10 PSTV Cable Channel 10 broadcasts to city of Plattsburgh & surrounding areas. |
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| SPECIAL EVENTS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS | |
| 1997 UNC Board of Trustees
Streaming Media and the Possibilities for Distributed Learning Systems |
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| 1997 UNC Web-Walkers
Streaming Media A Presentation on the latest streaming technologies for Internet and Intranet. |
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| 1997 PlanetFest ’97
Mars Landing Celebration and Conference of the Planetary Society Worked as part of team to stream live audio and video from the Pasadena Convention Center. |
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| AWARDS AND HONORS | |
| 1997 Web Services Committee Member
UNC Academic Technology Networks |
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| Faculty Search Committee
New Technology position in Journalism and Mass Communication |
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| 1995 Special Achievement in Direction
The Charles House INTERCOM '95 International Communication Film & Video Festival |
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| 1995 Certificate of Merit
The Charles House INTERCOM '95 International Communication Film & Video Festival |
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| 1992 President-Elect I.T.V.A.
International Television Association, Plattsburgh Chapter |
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| 1991-1992 AERho
National Broadcasting Society - Alpha Epsilon Rho |
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| 1992 Omicron Delta Kappa
National Leadership Honor Society |
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| PUBLICATIONS | |
| "Virtual Reality" Biocca, F., R. Loria & M. McCarthy. (1996) in Grant, A. Communication Technology Update. 5th ed., Boston, Focal Press. | |
| "Netscape SuiteSpot on the SGI" Innovation3. SIGGRAPH’97 issue (formerly SGI Universe). (with Paul Jones and Pratik Patel). (Summer, 1997). | |