October 20, 2007
Posted by Jen Reeves
Industry talk
It’s Homecoming here at the University of Missouri. I hold a yearly lunch where alumni talk to current students about what it’s like to go into the “real world.” It’s an awesome chance for students to meet folks who have been there, done that. It was also a great chance for me to reiterate my attempts as a newsroom manager and a journalism professor that the industry is changing. We can’t just report news in one way. We need to share information in many forms so we can reach as many people as possible. It’s a great feeling to hear folks who work in newsrooms across the country say they’re learning to do it different, so the students should try really hard to do things different. That’s so exciting.
Another exciting spot in the blogosphere is the MediaShift Idea Lab. PBS and the Knight Foundation have amazing people working on amazing projects. This blog is a place where everyone is sharing what they’re learning as they try to change the world. It’s new and fantastic. I highly recommend taking time to read through it. One of my former students recently graduated and started working with PBS and its interactive unit. She’s in the middle of amazing developments in journalism and online thought. I’m so lucky to be linked to so many great projects and great minds!
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October 21, 2007
Your annual lunch got me my internship last year, you’ve got a powerful thing! I wish I didn’t have to leave early this year but I had to head over to the SISLT people to talk about usability testing Contributr.
PBS does some amazing things, it’s amazing what people can do when they’re not concerned with boosting profit margins!
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