Wednesday, January 26, 2005
You think you know, but you have no idea...
...This is the diary of a local news site.
One day in the Fall of 2004, two nerdy girls sat in a kitchen and went on a mass e-mailing frenzy. Today, Cara and I are starting an online news magazine to serve the interests of Ohio University Students. Nameless still, we are gathering support from students across campus who are interested in our "WebZine."
At the moment there are about twenty-five people involved who want to contribute time, effort and content. We have divided into six sections, they are: On the Green (Campus Life), On Our Minds (Staff Columns/Editorials), Event Calendar, Culture (Entertainment), From our Readers (Reader-submitted content), and In the Limelight (spotlights on people and places around the area). Cara and I have worked very hard on making this happen, but we have a lot left to do before our projected launch date in the beginning of Spring Quarter.
Part of the reason I choose to study local news sites is because I want to see ours become a success. Right now we are struggling with design. We think we have a Content Management System available for us to use, and we know where to get cheap server space, but we have no product where we can post our original content. We have been trying desperately to find a knowledgeable student who has experience with making websites; however, it looks as though it may come down to the wire for us to either learn to design the site ourselves (from scratch) or to use the format of www.athensi.com.
Right now we stand design-less but hopeful.
One day in the Fall of 2004, two nerdy girls sat in a kitchen and went on a mass e-mailing frenzy. Today, Cara and I are starting an online news magazine to serve the interests of Ohio University Students. Nameless still, we are gathering support from students across campus who are interested in our "WebZine."
At the moment there are about twenty-five people involved who want to contribute time, effort and content. We have divided into six sections, they are: On the Green (Campus Life), On Our Minds (Staff Columns/Editorials), Event Calendar, Culture (Entertainment), From our Readers (Reader-submitted content), and In the Limelight (spotlights on people and places around the area). Cara and I have worked very hard on making this happen, but we have a lot left to do before our projected launch date in the beginning of Spring Quarter.
Part of the reason I choose to study local news sites is because I want to see ours become a success. Right now we are struggling with design. We think we have a Content Management System available for us to use, and we know where to get cheap server space, but we have no product where we can post our original content. We have been trying desperately to find a knowledgeable student who has experience with making websites; however, it looks as though it may come down to the wire for us to either learn to design the site ourselves (from scratch) or to use the format of www.athensi.com.
Right now we stand design-less but hopeful.
