Roger Fidler has been a new media pioneer since the 1970s. In 2004, be became the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s first fellow. He’s now RJI’s program director for digital publishing.Fidler was a journalist and newspaper designer for 34 years. He served as director of new media for Knight-Ridder in the early 1990s. In 1991, he created the first e-reader prototype while he was a Freedom Forum Media Studies Fellow at Columbia University.
Fidler went on to teach at Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication from 1996-2004.
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MU sees big benefits in new Apple iPad
January 27, 2010
COLUMBIA - Apple launched its new iPad Wednesday and MU academics are already exploring ways to use the new gadget to teach.
The iPad is a tablet-style computer that makes reading books, playing games, and watching videos easier than a laptop or smart phone.
The Reynolds Journalism Institute at MU held a live blogging session at noon today when Apple announced the product. Students and faculty discussed new possiblities for using the iPad to share content.
Associate Dean of the Missouri School of Journalism, Brian Brooks sees potential student benefits in one new iPad feature -- the iBook. Much like iTunes, which allows users to download music and video, the iBook application lets publishers share reading material...
The article also shares Reynolds Fellow Sean Reily's take on the iPad:
"They took the first step. What this will do with Apple is take it one giant step foward in terms of consumer awareness."
Read more about what Sean Reily had to say about the iPad and e-readers