Kent JMC faculty are exploring exciting new vistas in the world of 21st century Internet journalism and education.
Specific topics being examined include emerging issues in the areas of media convergence, online newswriting, accuracy and credibility on the World Wide Web, online media partnerships, and use of New Media technologies in the classroom.
Faculty are keeping their students on the cutting edge through their research on Web site credibility and design, experimentation with new technologies and studies of emerging media business models.
The school has always been in the forefront of bringing to students emerging professional practices. It was one of first in the country to identify the importance of preparing students for collaborative efforts, mediaconvergence, digital visual journalism, computer-assisted reporting and online journalism.
A constantly changing media landscape means that faculty members always have to be looking five to ten years down the road when shaping the education of Kent JMC students.
Here are several short stories on Kent JMC and their work on the Web and the Internet. Five are about things faculty are doing, and the last is about Franklin Hall and the role that renovated building will play in helping us achieve our professional vision of the digital future.
Story and series produced by Val Kelly
Design/graphics by Fred Endres
Read about some of the work being done by JMC faculty to better understand the World Wide WebCredibility of Web sites can be a strange proposition, as design may take precedence over content.
Stan Wearden, professor,
print news. web%20research%20stan.htm
Producing news for online audiences is very different from writing for traditional newspaper readers.
Fred Endres,
professor,
print news.
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Media convergence affects students and creates new business models in the industry.
Barb Hipsman, associate professor, print news. web%20research%20barb.htm
Web technology can be a dynamic and effective teaching tool in the classroom.
Gary Hanson, assistant professor, broadcast news. web%20research%20gary.htm
How valuable and productive are online news partnerships between papers and television?
Evonne Whitmore, assistant professor, broadcast news. web%20research%20von.htm
A renovated Franklin Hall will be JMC's home in Fall 2006, as well as a symbol of our commitment to preparing students for the digital future. View a multimedia story about our vision and the building. web%20research%20franklin.htm
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