As part of the convergence in Marquette Student Media this year, The Marquette Tribune has added the Closer Look section for double-length stories and feature projects combined with multimedia aspects.
A project done by one of the Trib's part-time general assignment reporters is the first major convergence one, looking at the art program at Marquette and what can be done to improve it. Different areas of the project will be covered by sister MU Student Media outlets The Marquette Journal, MUTV and MU Radio.
I reference the Closer Look section as for Tuesday's issue of the Trib, I worked on a Flash graphic for the first time. It took a couple hours to get the hang of it but once I did it was easy to create the boxes with mouse overs, so rolling over something indicates what it is.
As part of teasing the article I also went on MUTV to discuss the report. I have to say from even just an hour or so there, those kids work their tails off and I highly doubt they have received the credit they deserve for their efforts. I also don't know what kind of exposure they get from the hours they slave away.
And I also see why I'm a writer and not a TV person. For me at least, the cameras cause a momentary concentration lapse where you forget what you're supposed to say and then it only comes back shortly thereafter.
Anyway, thanks to Closer Look editor Sarah Milnar and graphics editor Patrick Johnson for their help in this iPhone piece. The finished project is below:
http://marquettetribune.org/2009/10/27/carousel/iphone
Out for now, cheers.
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