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Andrew Selepak Comments on Electronic Device Safety, Social Media and Trust in Journalism

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program in social media, was quoted in “Don’t Use Your Phone in the Bathroom – and Other Ways to Keep Your Devices Safe While Traveling” published in The Washington Post on July 26.

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Andrew Selepak

The article offers tips and helpful strategies to protect your phone, tablet and laptop from loss and harm while traveling. However, precautions may not prevent a broken screen, a busted processor or a cracked key board. Selepak shares a story about a technology issue he encountered while on a trip to Paris.

“Technology breaks. But there is nothing worse than when technology breaks while traveling,” said Selepak. “Luckily, I had a French phone I was going to use, or my American phone would have been dead, too.”

Selepak was also quoted in “Entrepreneurs, Share Your Thoughts on the Future of Social Media” published on July 25 on ceoblognation.com.

The article features seven entrepreneurs commenting on the future of social media. Selepak states that the future of social media is Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). He says that customers will start demanding more personal shopping experiences before making a purchase and that technology is now available.

On July 20, he was quoted in “What Rewatching 2000s TV Shows Says About You” published on zimbio.com. The article focuses on the attraction millennials have for the TV shows they watched as teens.

“Watching old TV shows is like comfort food for the soul because it takes us back to a part of our life that we remember as being easier, more fun, with less responsibilities,” Selepak said. “When we were younger, there was no YouTube and social media, and 12 different HBO channels, and multiple ESPN channels. We were limited in our entertainment consumption. So, everyone was watching the same shows, and we could talk about those shows with friends and family the next day, and not immediately on Twitter.”

Selepak was also quoted in “Five Ways Aspiring (and Veteran) Journalists Can Win Back Trust, from a Ph.D. Professor of Media Writing” published on Medium on July 16.

Selepak chronicles his path to academia, comments on the state of journalism and offers five tips for journalists to earn back trust. They include reminding the audience of the difference between a journalist and a talking head espousing partisan opinion; relying less on anonymous sources; offering full background disclosure; avoiding sensationalism; and covering the news of the day rather than trends.

 

Posted: August 2, 2018
Category: Alumni News, College News