November 29, 2007
Posted by Jen Reeves
I think I have a blog that is really rolling for the Big 12 Championship. A group of students are live blogging their road trip from Columbia, MO to San Antonio, TX. It’s a blast and I’m finding great ways to help them chat with viewers and share the experience. The traffic is starting to [...]
November 27, 2007
Posted by Jen Reeves
One of my students came to me and said she wanted to engage the Autism community and get input in a major Autism reporting project. I set up a really simple Blogger blog so she could add content, offer viewers a chance to post comments or email thoughts (giving the student the chance to review [...]
Posted by Jen Reeves
I am constantly looking for ways for my web crew to interact with our audience online. For the last week I’ve encouraged the KOMU-TV audience to submit photos that show how they are Mizzou fans. I’ve only gotten 10 or fewer pictures. But today was amazing. A terrible explosion happened in the state capital. A [...]
November 19, 2007
Posted by Jen Reeves
I have a quest. It’s been my quest from the very start of my career as a journalist/educator. I want to help my students get good jobs and I want to help them find jobs that will help them stay in the journalism business. First my quest included making all kinds of connections in the [...]
November 11, 2007
Posted by Jen Reeves
I have a lot of responsibilities. I’m in charge of a news website that is staffed 24-7, I have a class of students who are expected to work on long-term projects, an e-portfolio and help edit my 24-7 website. I also happen to be the chair of the journalism school’s technology committee and I’m on [...]
November 1, 2007
Posted by Jen Reeves
Wow. That’s all I can say. Check this out: Google has created a new initiative called “Open Social.” I haven’t found a page on Google yet, but it’s all over the blogosphere. Even though the New York Times says it won’t happen, I really think that Google is planning to try and smoosh Facebook. Here’s [...]
