Thompson Presents Sessions at College Media Convention

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ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (03/23/2012)(readMedia)-- Brian Thompson, adviser to Flagler College's online-only newspaper The Gargoyle, gave two presentations at the 2012 College Media Association's convention in New York City this March.

He presented a session on opinion and commentary writing, as well as a session on publications that have gone online-only or that publish their news online-first, with the adviser from the University of Georgia's independent student newspaper.

The annual convention attracts almost 1,400 students and college media advisers to sessions that cover newspaper, broadcast, radio and new media.

Thompson, who is also director of news and information at Flagler, has advised the paper since 2003.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 24 majors, 29 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $22,500, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for the historic beauty of its campus. The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1887 as a luxury resort by Henry Flagler, who co-founded the Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.