Welcome back, all of you who were in class last year, and a welcome to class to everybody who is new to
the print journalism/new media program.
First, the name has changed, from journalism/photojournalism, to reflect the changes taking place in the
Communication industry. Print journalism now involves not only the traditional genre's of writing for newspapers and photojournalism, but also podcasting (audio programming), video and audio reporting and blogging.
All of this material, called content, is published on The Magnet Tribune's website.
A fine example of this new direction in the newspaper industry is the local daily, Laredo Morning Times. On the home page is a prominent link to the Multimedia Gallery. Look at the column to the left side of the screen and notice the variety of ways LMT offers news. Facebook plays a role in publicizing the paper, and each of the sections have a FB page, such as Sports (and the Sports editor's site), Que Pasa, and El Tiempo de Laredo.
VMT's newspaper, the state-and nationally recognized The Magnet Tribune, has a site on Facebook and also on Twitter. The school also has a site on FB, as does VMT alumni.
Everybody will be responsible for contributing content of all types to the paper's site. Everything will be graded, and everybody will receive feedback on their work.
There's no reason to not enjoy the new direction the print journalism/new media program has taken.
Enjoy the year!