Lauren Smart is a journalist and professor of practice. I met Lauren a couple years ago when she was an invited judge for Critical Mass in Shreveport, Louisiana.
We got to chatting about social media, how quickly the ‘algorithms,’ or rules of operation change. I knew she’d be a great guest for The Social Academic.
In this academic interview, Lauren and I talk about her courses and teaching practices at Southern Methodist. And we talk about her work with Storytellers Without Borders, an initiative at the Dallas Public Library that helps train future journalists.
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