Month 3: “Done Too Much” – The Job Eclipses the Project
Month 3 (September 15-October 15) saw the growth of the IMC Production and Video News efforts that I began in the previous month. Together with other volunteers I recruited, we covered five on-location events where we recorded interviews, filmed, and took notes to share with other community journalists. …read more
Month 2: Out in the community already (“Hi public, we’re the media… but you can trust us.”)
I am submitting two reports at once this time. The past two months were so busy that there was little time to reflect or to write about what was going on. …read more
Yesterday had to be the coolest day on the job yet. And it was a Sunday!
As part of my job as the Community Journalism Coordinator for MAIN, I will be reporting, writing and producing a local news show on our radio station, wpvm 103.5 fm. In order to prepare for this, I have been sitting in on other people’s radio programs to get a feel for the studio and to observe how to use the equipment. …read more
Thinking Out Loud on the Radio
Last Thursday fellow VISTA Leader Danielle Martin and I took a trip up to Lowell, MA. Because our upcoming Pre- Service Orientation is being held in Lowell alongside the Grassroots Use of Technology Conference, we had a lot to investigate: the orientation rooms, the housing, the entertainment. …read more
Organize and Execute
Current Projects: Project: Develop Strategic Plan for HOME, Inc. Drivers: AJ McGuire, Alan Michel Result: A strategic foundation that includes well-defined programming, meta-structuring of how all HOME, Inc. related programs converge, detailing of company roles, an updated organizational mission, etc. Date of Completion: May 2007 …read more
Radio/Podcasting
Podcasting: Nonprofit Applications and Practical How-To's Production and Content Tips - very useful! Check out the attached presentation! Giving Voice: Nonprofits on the Radio These notes were taken on a presentation at the NTEN ’07 Conference by: * Jake Shapiro – Executive Director of Public Radio Exchange * Jenny Toomey – Executive Director of Future of Music Coalition …read more
New Media on the radio
For all of you interested in new media (web 2.0 stuff), a local npr radio show just did a segment entitled 21st century media. For those of you who went to this past summer's CTCNet Conference it is the show of the closing speaker ( Kojo Nnamdi). He is a brilliant host and I enjoyed listening to it. It is available for streaming download and podcast here.
Listen Here: Promo BLITZ! Ben's Interview on WUML Radio
Check out an MP3 of the interview (it's over 14MB). Ben Sheldon's on the road, promoting CTC VISTA Project like we're a rock band with a new album coming out! Check out a clip of him earlier today on WUML, Umass Lowell's radio station. He was on Thinking Out Loud, a show hosted by longtime friend of CTC VISTA Felicia Sullivan and CTC VISTA alumni Charlotte Crockford from LTC. …read more