After the presentation today, it is clear that everyone who has contributed to building the KUJH-TV website should be very proud of their work. Going into the course I did not think that I would learn how to put together a website and be given the role of having to develop the majority of the content for the news site.
Throughout the semester the course took on a variety of forms. Professor Musser was able to combine textbook readings to teach us about web convergence and online journalism. Practical use of this knowledge came each week through our blogging. I never would have thought that blogging our responses each Friday would actually become so important to learning about web journalism.
Now that the semester is over the course has come full circle and laid the foundation for the future of the KU Journalism School. The potential for expansion of the groundwork that has been laid is endless. If the motivation is there the website could one day encompass the numerous ideas that the online producers have come up with combined with the vast space that the web offers.
This semester has been full of frustration and hard work, but today when we presented the project to faculty members, it was clear that numerous revisions, unclear ideas, and endless possibilities came together to create the framework of the KUJH-TV website. There is still a lot to be done to make the website a success. Over the next semester the execution of the plans that have been laid will be crucial to the success of the work that has been done this semester.
I hope that next semester I am able to help the students coming into 694 realize the importance of the groundwork that has been laid. I now have a confidence in my ability to understand the work required to make a website a success and what it takes to use the technology that is available in the multimedia newsroom to get maximum benefits.
Next semester I will continue to be a part of the continued development of tv14.ku.edu. (Constantly fighting for the sports presence on the site.) 694 has allowed me to use my strengths and develop my weaknesses. The class has taught me so much and I am glad I took that chance to try something new.
As the wheel continues to spin the possibilities for online journalism will continue to develop. The journalism school will no doubt be pushing that wheel.
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