Author Archive: Rick Treitman

Buzzword @ BU

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Rick Treitman | Comments (0)

Fred Bayles, a Professor at Boston University School of Journalism, is a hard man to talk to. Not because he’s unfriendly or isn’t interested in talking, but he’s got other priorities. During the semester, he’s generally got a desk phone attached to one ear, a cell phone on the other and his fingers on a keyboard. At the other end of the phones and on his email are his students who are on Beacon Hill (Boston) staffing BU’s Statehouse Program. They’re reporters covering government and politics for a dozen local newspapers, websites, and radio stations around the state. And Bayles is their editor/teacher/mentor.

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ConnectNow to the Rescue!

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Rick Treitman | Comments (0)

I was one of those 6th grade nerds in the AV corps. We were the guys who got to run the projectors or show the filmstrips. We’d wheel the equipment around the school and feel quite important because we knew stuff the teachers didn’t – like how to thread a 16mm projector or splice a film. But there was always a projector bulb or a fuse blown that would sabotage our efforts. And it seems like even today, even with our technology advances, there’s always a glitch that gets in the way of our best-laid plans.

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