President Barack Obama delivers an address to a joint session of Congress at theUnited States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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Jim McNabb
Jim McNabb is a journalist based in Austin, Texas. He's seen TV news go fromblack and white film to digital. He's seen radio news virtually disappear dueto deregulation. He's seen Austin go from two daily newspapers to one withmultiple corrections daily too. He's seen mass media audiences and circulationsdiminish. And, he's seen them all create web sites as they try to be part ofthe "new" news media. Jim McNabb has also seen blogs and other alternative media facilitated by theInternet spring into consciousness, while hyper-local, community and nichenewspapers and magazines may be more important than ever. Through the lenses of experience and academe, Jim McNabb writes thejournalism/media criticism blog http://newsmcnabb.blogspot.com[http://newsmcnabb.blogspot.com/]. He holds a BA from Baylor and a MA from TheUniversity of Texas at Austin. He is an adjunct professor at St. Edward’sUniversity.For more than 40 years, McNabb has practiced journalism in Austin, Texas. JimMcNabb has been there and done that. He understands both the professional andpersonal sides of journalism. He is also an ordained and licensed chaplain tojournalists.And, like almost everyone else in South Austin, he is a songwriter/singer.