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“Can you write some advice to an aspiring journalist?”
“Is that you?”
“Yeah. I’m in broadcasting.”

With a grin, he immediately hunched over my copy of Chuck Klosterman IV, writing frantically with his black sharpie. I wondered if it would bleed through the thin pages.

I think his words are going to push me through Broadcast II next semester when I’m feeling despondent and need to hear something encouraging. Thanks Chuck, you’ve already made my semester.

This is bound to put our fledgling little blog in hot water again.  Thanks to our friends @ 52nd city (with which I’m sure most of our readers are already familiar), we have officially been canonized in the STL blogerati.  It’s a strange invitation recieving press releases for events and venues, because we just like to pass along things we think you might like.  Then I checked the e-mail list, and got in on the joke:

I’m pretty sure every e-mail on this list was or is publicly attainable, but if not I’ll understand if you rather wouldn’t talk to us anymore.  Besides, we already read/watch/listen to every media personality on this e-mail list anyway. We’re just tickled pink to be in your (albiet virtual) company.

It’s been a few days since we last spoke, but we have a few updates on previous stories for you.  Maybe you don’t need the sense of closure, but forgive us through this penance.  Here’s some links for your coffee break:

• Maybe we broke the news too soon, but it’s been no secret that the ACC is officially out of print.  David Drebes finally broke the news to his audience on the ACC website, which will remain in its place.  Of course we wish him luck in his new ventures as well.
• Looks like our friends at PubDef have a few films to recommend for your weekend.  I wonder where they got that idea?
• Our friends @ STMRD gave us a look @ the opposite viewpoint behind the scenes in the pride parade, so we gave them our perspective for their slideshow.
• We haven’t even shared nearly half of our photography projects here, but it seems like bloggers in St. Louis just love photographing the town too.  We shouldn’t be surprised, but Pretty War STL was, when we documented a derelict auto service station in my neighborhood.  Hey, it’s not like dibs need be called; we’re probably already checking your FlickR photostream.
• Now that St. Louis officially has the tastiest water of any city, maybe it’s time to update the city water website?

We could keep doing this for awhile, but coffee break is just about over for us if you read through all of that.  We’ll see you next Sunday with some more links to freshen your coffee.

We know readers of Highway 61 are a relatively media savvy bunch, but sometimes even our staff misses out on the local media scoop.  Case in point - the Gateway Media Literacy Partners, whose Media Literacy Education Week is well underway this week.  In fact even with the coinciding National Media Education Conference wrapping up this evening, we’ve been given a chance to catch up with the conference online.  Already podcasts of the NMEC keynote speakers have been made available, and you can catch many of the events and speeches for the rest of the week via a streaming video feed on their website.  Of course you’ll probably want to check their schedule of events to at least tune in on time if not actually attend.

Of course if you’d rather spend your evening offline, GMLP is sponsoring a FREE screening of “Network” in the Webster Film Series.  Starting this Tuesday June 26th @ 7 pm, you can catch this previously unscheduled screening of the prophetic 1976 film which envisions a future full sensationalistic television news, followed by a panel-led discussion.  Did we mention you can watch “Network” for free?  We know you like free things,  “So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs….” for the Howard Beale in all of us.