It’s been an interesting week at RIT—and in University News. From the moment we learned that freshman George Hotz had unlocked the iPhone, a debate emerged within the walls of Building 86: How should we cover the story? From the second I heard about it, I’ve been on the “aggressive” side of the debate. Mike more »
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In a comment on a different post, a reader criticized our coverage of RIT student George Hotz, who’s credited with “cracking open” the iPhone. The reader (let’s call her/him “Annie”) thinks we could’ve done much more. But I say our coverage was just right. Annie raises a valid concern, though—one that has been the center more »
Categories: Breaking news, News hits, PR musings 4 CommentsFor all our loyal blog readers at the Tiger Beat, we wanted you to be among the first to know about RIT’s new president. Here is a memo from Board Chairman Michael Morley that just went out to the RIT community. TO: RIT Community FROM: Michael P. Morley, Chairman of the Board of Trustees SUBJECT: more »
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