Cole Eklund

It was a long and tedious process, but we pulled it off. We managed to create three broadcasts that pitted the biggest names in journalism against each other in hard hitting questions that never let up. Our group was dedicated to creating an outlet the students of Comm 412 could use to express their thoughts about their experiences in KnightWatch. We created a blog system on the Collegian website which does that, but not without going through a few bumps in the road first.

Janna Hanson

I had a great time in this class because not only did I learn valuable information, it really made me think of the topics at hand. The professionals that we got to interview really made this class interesting, and new. Not being that into blogging myself before this class, it really opened up my eyes to the possibility of following more bloggers and newspapers to see what they have to say about certain topics that I find important or also open up my eyes to new ones. I had a blast interviewing all of our guests for blogging, thanks for participating!

Kelley Kavanaugh

When I first went to this class I had no idea what to expect, which usually isn’t the case with most of my other classes. Civic and citizen journalism are such vast terms and cover so many things. WE had a few books to read that went more in depth of each topic so we could all have at least some idea of what we were talking about. However, now that our student media center is up and running with our functioning TV station, this class was bound to be more hands-on than flipping through a few books.

Kirsti Lukens

This was an interesting class, Steve’s classes usually are. In general, I like classes that give you hands on learning, projects instead of tests; activities instead of reading assignments. However, this was different than other project orientated classes I have taken in the past. It was more of a combination of many different areas of the media education we have had. It incorporated things I learned in broadcasting class, design classes, writing courses and the like. Though we had set-backs with our schedule and guests, it was a good experience.

Elizabeth Rerick
Lyndon Schmidt
Tiffani Krinke

Jenna Tews

Jenna’s Blog

I am part of the graphic design group for COMM412 along with Will and Kirsti. We are in charge of creating the advertisements for KnightWatch and designing the graphics for the show.

The topic that our group was “in charge of,” so to speak, was Setting the Agenda. We were responsible for coming up with initial questions for the topic and thinking of people to invite to the show and finding their contact information.

Brian Fiala

I thought that what we attempted to do in Civic and Citizen Journalism class was great. I was part of the PR group and our job was to get the guests to come and do the show. We were able to get guests for four out of the five shows. Then the flood hit and things got a little crazy. We had to cancel shows and push them back. We were still able to do three shows though. I had a good time in this class.

Brian Mistro

The group I'm part of consists of Holly Newton, Serena Christianson, and myself. Together we are the information editors of the class. We decide what questions to ask, to whom to ask, and what type of fillers are provided during the show's breaks.

First we read the two assigned books and then brainstormed several different series possibilities and presented them to the class. The class voted to keep The Future of Print, Blogging, Setting the Agenda, Is there a place for civic journalism?, and Mainstream vs. Alternative Media.

Cole Eklund

Brian Fiala

3/23

The waters are abnormally high this spring as the Red River Valley floods at a rate even faster than that of the 1997 flood season. Wahpeton, along with its sister town Breckenridge, is virtually cut off from the rest of North Dakota and Minnesota, as all roads coming in and out are closed down due to the extreme flooding. Highway 81 and highway 75 were closed down, as well as Interstate 91 to Wahpeton.