Gabe Van Pelt and Katie Jackson, members of the 694 online production class stand by the printer at 4:59 p.m. on Stop Day.It's Stop Day. The newsroom was mostly dead. Mostly. Except for the online producers who were in the training lab scrambling to put the finishing touches on their final projects.
Final projects are never easy; as the stress mounts, tempers fly and people's feelings can get hurt. In the end, this group of students proved they have what it takes, IMHO, to survive in a multimedia world.
I'm proud of the work they did. Proud of the way they learned to work together. I believe this class builds character. It inspires and motivates students. I like to think that when they finish this class, and graduate, they leave the J-School knowing just a little bit more than they did when they started.
Next week, the online producers will present their projects on promotions, blogging, user-submitted content and newsroom assets to the dean as well as fellow students, faculty and staff. Thanks to Katie L.'s great suggestions for project topics, I think we will see some exciting new changes in the newsroom and online. Check back for excerpts from the class presentation after May 17.
