I learned about the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service through the JOUR 1550 class. Sharon McGowan supervises the news service, which has grown from covering news other than crime in distressed communities around central Milwaukee. This service has grown from only covering three communities to now covering 15 throughout the city. In association with the Diederich College of Communication, the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service covers other aspects of this community which are news-worthy, such as arts and recreation, education, and public safety. Through the use of online multimedia such as videos and photos, readers can browse through information regarding these parts of the city.
I believe that this online news journal has taken the right initiative and this is a wonderful tool to highlight communities which are sometimes shown in a negative light. The Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service has been rewarded for their hard work , as it was awarded the Edward R. Murrow Award, from the RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association), last year. Sharon McGowan seemed astounded when referring to how far it has come.
"When we started, nobody knew who were where," she stated in class.
The Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service is available on Twitter, and is an incredible opportunity for communication students at Marquette to gain experience through writing and recording multimedia and get more involved in the community. This sounds like a great opportunity for an internship and I am pleased to be a part of it and provide my contribution thanks to the JOUR 1550 class.
I believe that this online news journal has taken the right initiative and this is a wonderful tool to highlight communities which are sometimes shown in a negative light. The Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service has been rewarded for their hard work , as it was awarded the Edward R. Murrow Award, from the RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association), last year. Sharon McGowan seemed astounded when referring to how far it has come.
"When we started, nobody knew who were where," she stated in class.
The Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service is available on Twitter, and is an incredible opportunity for communication students at Marquette to gain experience through writing and recording multimedia and get more involved in the community. This sounds like a great opportunity for an internship and I am pleased to be a part of it and provide my contribution thanks to the JOUR 1550 class.
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