Comments on: Guitar Hero just makes me mad http://cherphillips.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/guitar-hero-just-makes-me-mad/ Views on online media and journalism Thu, 01 May 2008 22:25:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mindy McAdams http://cherphillips.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/guitar-hero-just-makes-me-mad/#comment-43 Mindy McAdams Thu, 01 May 2008 22:25:35 +0000 http://cherphillips.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-43 "The methods we used in this class took so long to create so little that I simply can not see print journalists adapting these practices." Fair enough ... but if they are required to shoot video, then how should they shoot instead? If we expect people to watch reporter-shot video online, doesn't the video have to be interesting and good? As for your feeling like an MMC 2100 student thrust into a capstone course, I'm very sorry about that! I hope we can talk some more about how I could improve the video instruction. As for the IML, I really do suggest that you write an e-mail to our dean, Dr. Wright, and our graduate dean, Dr. Treise. Don't do it just to complain but rather to explain what you believe a grad student such as yourself ought to have access to in our college. A lot of changes are under way here now and your input would really be valuable. “The methods we used in this class took so long to create so little that I simply can not see print journalists adapting these practices.”

Fair enough … but if they are required to shoot video, then how should they shoot instead? If we expect people to watch reporter-shot video online, doesn’t the video have to be interesting and good?

As for your feeling like an MMC 2100 student thrust into a capstone course, I’m very sorry about that! I hope we can talk some more about how I could improve the video instruction.

As for the IML, I really do suggest that you write an e-mail to our dean, Dr. Wright, and our graduate dean, Dr. Treise. Don’t do it just to complain but rather to explain what you believe a grad student such as yourself ought to have access to in our college. A lot of changes are under way here now and your input would really be valuable.

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