Sunday, January 16, 2005
E-Mail after first Speakeasy Staff Meeting
Hello Everyone,
All of you emailed me and said you couldn't make last weeks meeting but you still wanted to be involved with the webzine. Here is what we discussed:
A little background:
Cara and I are both Online Journalism majors and are executive officers in the Online Journalism Student Society. (Meetings are Mondays at 5 in the Scripps Howard Multimedia Lab, room 013) Right now the only practical experience available to us in the field of Online Journalism is a site called www.athensi.com. We wanted to get more experience than Athensi could offer us, so we decided to begin an online magazine targeting OU Students. The response has been amazing! This really is something that a lot of students are interested in and something a lot of students think that we need.
Our mission:
Bring together students from across the university and also residents of southeast Ohio who have similar interests in forming a new outlet for communication. We hope to provide relevant and timely news content for students.
The plan:
We are going to form three teams to develop this site. Please choose one or more teams to work with (you are more than welcome to be a part of multiple teams or to jump back and forth to whatever meetings you can make it to).
(1) Design: This team will be in charge of formulating the physical site. It needs web designers, tech specialists, graphic designers etc. The design team will work with the content team and the content management system to create the site. The first meeting will be Tuesday in Baker 327 at 6 p.m.
(2) Content: This team will be in charge of all of the content before the site is launched. Reporters, editors and photographers are all examples of what this team needs. The first priority of the content team is to help plan the types of content for the site and to define procedures (for example, style). The content team will also be in charge of coming up with a name for the site. Once the site is launched, the content team will create, manage and upload articles and multimedia. The first meeting will be Tuesday in Baker 327 at 5 p.m.
(3) Launch: This team is in charge of creating a buzz around campus. It needs people who are interested in public relations, advertising and fund-raising. The main goal is publicity and promotions. This team will also be in charge of buying as well as selling advertising for the webzine. The first meeting will be Thursday in Baker 327 at 6 p.m.
Special Notes:
- Each team will select a team leader in its first meeting. This person will be in charge of running future meetings, coordinating with other team leaders and keeping in touch with team members. (If you would like to be selected, it may be a good idea to be prepared to talk about past experience)
- More specialized positions are sure to arise as time goes on.
- Projected launch date is March 28, 2005
- Please join the listserv by sending an email to: subscribe-ouwebzine@yahoogroups.com
If you have any questions, please e-mail me at ojss@ohio.edu.
Hope to see you soon,
Katie Schmitt
All of you emailed me and said you couldn't make last weeks meeting but you still wanted to be involved with the webzine. Here is what we discussed:
A little background:
Cara and I are both Online Journalism majors and are executive officers in the Online Journalism Student Society. (Meetings are Mondays at 5 in the Scripps Howard Multimedia Lab, room 013) Right now the only practical experience available to us in the field of Online Journalism is a site called www.athensi.com. We wanted to get more experience than Athensi could offer us, so we decided to begin an online magazine targeting OU Students. The response has been amazing! This really is something that a lot of students are interested in and something a lot of students think that we need.
Our mission:
Bring together students from across the university and also residents of southeast Ohio who have similar interests in forming a new outlet for communication. We hope to provide relevant and timely news content for students.
The plan:
We are going to form three teams to develop this site. Please choose one or more teams to work with (you are more than welcome to be a part of multiple teams or to jump back and forth to whatever meetings you can make it to).
(1) Design: This team will be in charge of formulating the physical site. It needs web designers, tech specialists, graphic designers etc. The design team will work with the content team and the content management system to create the site. The first meeting will be Tuesday in Baker 327 at 6 p.m.
(2) Content: This team will be in charge of all of the content before the site is launched. Reporters, editors and photographers are all examples of what this team needs. The first priority of the content team is to help plan the types of content for the site and to define procedures (for example, style). The content team will also be in charge of coming up with a name for the site. Once the site is launched, the content team will create, manage and upload articles and multimedia. The first meeting will be Tuesday in Baker 327 at 5 p.m.
(3) Launch: This team is in charge of creating a buzz around campus. It needs people who are interested in public relations, advertising and fund-raising. The main goal is publicity and promotions. This team will also be in charge of buying as well as selling advertising for the webzine. The first meeting will be Thursday in Baker 327 at 6 p.m.
Special Notes:
- Each team will select a team leader in its first meeting. This person will be in charge of running future meetings, coordinating with other team leaders and keeping in touch with team members. (If you would like to be selected, it may be a good idea to be prepared to talk about past experience)
- More specialized positions are sure to arise as time goes on.
- Projected launch date is March 28, 2005
- Please join the listserv by sending an email to: subscribe-ouwebzine@yahoogroups.com
If you have any questions, please e-mail me at ojss@ohio.edu.
Hope to see you soon,
Katie Schmitt
