Writing Samples
Crowdsourcing: when reporters meet readers
in
The Guardian, July 21, 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/katineblog/2008/jul/21/crowdsourcingwhenreportersm
Tweetering on the edge of free speech
in The Huffington Post, September 4, 2009
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karthika-muthukumaraswamy/tweetering-on-the-edge-of_b_276953.html
Citizen journalism and investigative reporting: from journalism schools to retirement communities
in Online Journalism Blog, May 11, 2009
http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/05/11/citizen-journalism-and-investigative-reporting-from-journalism-schools-to-retirement-communities/
Use a crowd, gain an expert
in Online Journalism Blog, March 16, 2009
http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/03/16/use-a-crowd-glean-an-expert/
The lesser-known problem of
cancer therapy: communication
in Science Blog, November
12, 2009
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/blog/6586-lesser-known-problem-cancer-therapy-communication-27189.html
The interplay of ozone and
greenhouse gases
in Science Blog, August 14,
2009
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/blog/6586-interplay-ozone-and-greenhouse-gases-24097.html
Why the new energy climate
bill is more important than ever
in Science Blog, August 3,
2009
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/blog/6586-why-new-energy-climate-bill-more-important-ever-23698.html
Why press 5 for Customer Service when you can Twitter?
in The Huffington Post, September 28, 2009
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karthika-muthukumaraswamy/why-press-5-for-customer_b_301369.html
Is Science Journalism taking
a backseat at a time when it should be at the forefront of news?
in Science Blog, July 30,
2009
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/blog/6586-science-journalism-taking-backseat-when-it-should-be-forefront-news-23590.html
Games and Journalism: Now that journalism is in trouble, why not play with it?
in Online Journalism Blog, April 16, 2009
http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/04/16/games-and-journalism-now-that-journalism-is-in-trouble-why-not-play-with-it/
Monetizing new media: Is it time?
in Alterdestiny, March 7, 2009
http://alterdestiny.blogspot.com/2009/03/monetizing-new-media-is-it-time.html
America is everywhere, but not quite
in Travel Blissful, February 17, 2009
http://www.travelblissful.com/2009/02/17/america-is-everywhere-but-not-quite/
Friday Night Fight: the Verdict
in Kaffeine Buzz, September 28, 2008
http://www.kaffeinebuzz.com/politicalbuzz-firstdebate.php
Digitizing the last chapter in the analog world
in Alterdestiny, August 7, 2008
http://alterdestiny.blogspot.com/2008/08/digitizing-last-chapter-in-analog-world.html
That wide schism between science and journalism
in Alterdestiny, December 6, 2008
http://alterdestiny.blogspot.com/2008/12/that-wide-schism-between-science-and.html
There’s a new color in town: beige
in Alterdestiny, January 25, 2009
http://alterdestiny.blogspot.com/2009/01/theres-new-color-in-town-beige.html
Science, Obama and McCain
in Alterdestiny, September 27, 2008
http://alterdestiny.blogspot.com/2008/09/science-obama-and-mccain.html
Battling Obesity: CSU joins forces with K-12 kids
in The Rocky Mountain Collegian, November 18, 2003
http://media.www.collegian.com/media/storage/paper864/news/2003/11/18/Newscampus/Battling.Obesity.Csu.Joins.Forces.With.K12.Kids-1702928.shtml
Sustaining our Built Environment
in The Rocky Mountain Collegian, January 21, 2004
http://media.www.collegian.com/media/storage/paper864/news/2004/01/21/Newscampus/Sustaining.Our.Built.Environment-1703197.shtml
Wimbledon Men's Final: a Triumph for Tennis and Roger Federer
in Global Comment, July 7, 2009
http://globalcomment.com/2009/wimbledon-mens-final-a-triumph-for-tennis-and-roger-federer/
Perfecting the Not-So-Perfect Federer Moment
in Bleacher Report, June 21,2009
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/203510-perfecting-the-not-so-perfect-federer-moment
Firing away on forest fires
in The Rocky Mountain Collegian, November 4, 2003
http://media.www.collegian.com/media/storage/paper864/news/2003/11/04/Newscampus/Firing.Away.On.Forest.Fires-1702777.shtml
Scientific Research-assessing the risks involved
in The Rocky Mountain Collegian, December 1, 2003
http://media.www.collegian.com/media/storage/paper864/news/2003/12/01/Newscampus/Scientific.ResearchAssessing.The.Risks.Involved-1702992.shtml
Engineering Engines at the EECL
in The Rocky Mountain Collegian, October 23, 2003
http://media.www.collegian.com/media/storage/paper864/news/2003/10/23/Newscampus/Engineering.Engines.At.The.Eecl-1702645.shtml
Why Roger Federer May Have Smashed More Than Just His Racket
In Bleacher Report, April 4, 2009
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/150763-why-federer-might-have-smashed-more-than-just-his-racket
While Roger goes after Pete's trophies, perhaps he'd like his toughness as well?
In Bleacher Report, April 14, 2009
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/156056-in-pursuit-of-more-shiny-things-what-fed-needs-is-samprass-toughness
Papers and Publications
Book Review: SuperMedia: Saving Journalism So It Can Save the World
Karthika Muthukumaraswamy
(To be published in Journalism Studies)
K. Muthukumaraswamy (2010) WHEN THE MEDIA MEET CROWDS OF WISDOM: How journalists are tapping into audience expertise and manpower for the processes of newsgathering Journalism Practice. 4(1)
Preprint version available online at:
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a913393999
[Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (IR 9.0), Copenhagen, DK, October 2008].
Brabham, D. C., Muthukumaraswamy, K., Jeppesen, L. B. & Lietsala, K. (2008, October). Crowdsourcing: The Growing Influence of Crowds in Business, Journalism, Entertainment, and Problem Solving. Roundtable panel presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (IR 9.0), Copenhagen, DK.
Zhang, Y., Goss, A. M., Cohen, E. D., Kadzik, R., Lepore, J. J., Muthukumaraswamy, K., Yang, J., Demayo, F. D., Whitsett, J. A., Parmacek, M.S. & Morrisey, E. E. (2008). A Gata6-Wnt pathway required for epithelial stem cell development and airway regeneration. Nature Genetics, 40(7): 862-70.
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Anderson, J. R., Mukherjee, D., Muthukumaraswamy, K., Moraes, K. C., Wilusz, C. J. & Wilusz, J. (2006). Sequence-specific RNA binding mediated by the RNase PH domain of components of the exosome. RNA, 12(10): 1810-6.
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Varne, A., Muthukumaraswamy, K., Jatiani, S. S., Mittal, R. (2002). Conformational analysis of the GTP-binding protein MxA using limited proteolysis. FEBS Letters, 516(1-3): 129-32
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