We are meeting with a staff member of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service in class this week, so we were asked to review their website and familiarize ourselves with it, as we will be producing work outside of class to submit to Milwaukeenns.com for publication later in the semester.
I cannot wait for that project, because I really loved the diversity of topics covered on the site and the multimedia used to cover them.
One story in particular that caught my attention was the front-page story, titled "Elvis tribute band heats up the Domes." The opening line that described the "crusty mounds of snow and salt-covered sidewalks that typically characterize the January landscape" so accurately portrayed the streets of Milwaukee midwinter, I could almost feel the crunch of salt under my feet and see the dirty snow piles that line the walkways of the city. The stories are ones that Milwaukeeans can really relate to, and that's important for a localized site such as this.
I was a little confused when I was reading the story called "Mother of eight makes Habitat home her own," (written by Marquette's own Sarah Hauer) because the video that was embedded in the middle of the story was not introduced or explained, and related, though not directly, to the story (it was about Habitat for Humanity more generally).
After a first exploration of the Neighborhood News Service, I am impressed and excited by the work they are doing and looking forward to becoming a part of it.
I cannot wait for that project, because I really loved the diversity of topics covered on the site and the multimedia used to cover them.
One story in particular that caught my attention was the front-page story, titled "Elvis tribute band heats up the Domes." The opening line that described the "crusty mounds of snow and salt-covered sidewalks that typically characterize the January landscape" so accurately portrayed the streets of Milwaukee midwinter, I could almost feel the crunch of salt under my feet and see the dirty snow piles that line the walkways of the city. The stories are ones that Milwaukeeans can really relate to, and that's important for a localized site such as this.
I was a little confused when I was reading the story called "Mother of eight makes Habitat home her own," (written by Marquette's own Sarah Hauer) because the video that was embedded in the middle of the story was not introduced or explained, and related, though not directly, to the story (it was about Habitat for Humanity more generally).
After a first exploration of the Neighborhood News Service, I am impressed and excited by the work they are doing and looking forward to becoming a part of it.