Andy Ihnatko presents at Penn State.
This evening, I had the privilege of attending a lecture from Andy Ihnatko on “Being a Content Maker in an Increasingly Discontented World.” I had never heard of him before, but I was following along with the campaign to bring him to campus via Twitter and I was interested in attending. Andy is a nationally syndicated technology journalist for the Chicago Sun-Times, a technology author, and a regular host of the TWiT MacBreak Weekly podcast. In addition, he has made guest appearances in tech segments of shows such as CBS’s The Early Show. Tonight’s lecture addressed the challenges of working as a journalist/creator in a down market, as well as the opportunities available in a world where an individual can use the Internet to build his or her own brand. Read the rest of this entry »