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Jessica 24, Female
Muncie, United States

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Jessica left a comment for Emily Ortman Mar 9
Jessica added the blog post 'Journal Gazette goes on Facebook' Mar 9
Jessica commented on the blog post Social networking on a newspaper site Feb 25
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Jessica added the blog post 'Newsday' Feb 23
Jessica commented on the blog post Is there such a thing as newspaper style on the web? Feb 19
Jessica added the blog post 'USA Today tops Super Bowl ads wrap' Feb 6
Jessica added the blog post 'Social networking on a newspaper site' Feb 6

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What news organization do you work for?
The Herald Bulletin
Which of these best describes your day job?
Reporter
About Me:
I work in Anderson, Ind., as a city/county government reporter for the newspaper. I enjoy government and politics, but I also enjoy creating multimedia presentations using Flash and other interactivity tools.
LinkedIn Profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jfkerman

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Journal Gazette goes on Facebook

Kudos to The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Ind. and it's young staff. They launched JG&Me on Facebook and update it regularly. I'd love to know how it's going. How many people are viewing the posts and how many are going to the JG Web site after reading the stories they post? I do know they are making an attempt to reach out to a younge… Continue

Posted on March 9th, 2008 at 8:30am — 7 Comments (Add)

Newsday

Sorry it's been a couple weeks since my last post...I'm trying to master ActionScript 3 right now and, on top of that, I've got that 40-hour-a-week job in Anderson. Today, I'd like to share with you www.newsday.com Newsday is a news site for Long Island and New York City, so it's not exactly an uncommon or a small news company, but its Web site is very well put together, presenting a lot of information in a way that's easy to digest and interactive. Take today's front page for example. The top s… Continue

Posted on February 23rd, 2008 at 7:20am — No Comments (Add)

USA Today tops Super Bowl ads wrap

USA Today normally has some really cool interactives on its site. This year, the newspaper site used its resources to create a great way to review the ads that aired during the Super Bowl.
This is fantastic, not only because readers can watch the ads they missed during those bathroom breaks, but also because it allows people to share how they feel about each ad with others.

Posted on February 6th, 2008 at 10:26am — No Comments (Add)

Social networking on a newspaper site

I was looking around on the Web and happened upon the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which I believe has done a great job in integrating multimedia with its core news.
The site puts more emphasis on its multimedia than I've seen of any other news organizations. In the multimedia section alone, I browsed through a three-dimensional map of the city of Atlanta that pointed you to businesses throughout Atlanta. There's a place to share photos and view a playlist of vide… Continue

Posted on February 6th, 2008 at 10:21am — 8 Comments (Add)

The inaugural post

The inaugural post....the dreaded introduction.
I hope to use this blog to inform others about great uses of multimedia and interactivity on media Web sites. Also, I want to talk about some other sites and how what they are using applications that can be applied to media sites.
So far, I have a short list of sites that I've used for inspiration.
MediaBoom…
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Posted on January 30th, 2008 at 4:48pm — No Comments (Add)

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At 3:34pm on February 1st, 2008, Howard Owens said…
Jessica, welcome to WJ.

Wired Journalists is a network of professional (or plan on being professional) journalists.

Part of being professional is tell us who you are.

There's no reason not to use your full, real name in WJ. It will lend credibility to your contributions, provide an avenue for career advancement, and help you understand better what being a wired journalist is all about.

So, please, take a few minutes and update your profile with your full, real name.

Thanks.
At 4:08pm on January 30th, 2008, Erin Cubert said…
Hey!! I haven't seen nor heard from you in forever! I agree ... but this is an awesome site! Are you going to be in the Muncie area next week? I'll be in town! :) And where is that beautiful picture from?
At 3:46pm on January 30th, 2008, Henry Howard said…
Welcome, Jessica.

Glad to see that you are here!
 
 

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