2008 Woodie Awards
New student media site launched
Issue date: 10/31/07 Section: College News
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JagBytes.com is here.
This new website-produced by IUPUI student journalists-will provide students, faculty and staff with the technology to obtain information and to share thoughts on issues of the day.
Student reporters produce and edit the news, information and commentary and post the content. But, the site is designed to allow all students, faculty and staff-as well as other users-to post comments and information.
"We wanted to create a place where students could come together, share information and discuss what's going on in the world," said Maggie Balough Hillery, adviser to the student media. "Our students have been working on this site for several weeks. The site is in its infancy. As the site grows, the IUPUI community will see additional functions and content added to the site."
JagBytes.com is now the online home for The Sagamore and JagRadio, other student-run publishing operations that are auxiliary enterprises of the School of Journalism. Under the journalism school procedures, these student publishing operations are designated public forums in which student editors make all content decisions without censorship or advance approval.
JagBytes.com operates on software and servers provided by College Publisher (www.CollegePublisher.com), a Boston-based technology and services company that supports more than 500 college newspapers nationwide. College Publisher is a unit of Y2M: Youth, Media and Marketing Services.
The College Publisher platform will enable students to post video and audio as well as text and pictures. Future plans for JagBytes.com include blogs, podcasts and mobile features.
"Our students are operating a digital publishing system that mirrors what they will find in today's professional world," Hillery said. "JagBytes.com will enable students to combine text, video and audio in each story and, ultimately, to push to mobile. This is invaluable for students because they must build portfolios that demonstrate their ability to use all applications of communications technology."
This new website-produced by IUPUI student journalists-will provide students, faculty and staff with the technology to obtain information and to share thoughts on issues of the day.
Student reporters produce and edit the news, information and commentary and post the content. But, the site is designed to allow all students, faculty and staff-as well as other users-to post comments and information.
"We wanted to create a place where students could come together, share information and discuss what's going on in the world," said Maggie Balough Hillery, adviser to the student media. "Our students have been working on this site for several weeks. The site is in its infancy. As the site grows, the IUPUI community will see additional functions and content added to the site."
JagBytes.com is now the online home for The Sagamore and JagRadio, other student-run publishing operations that are auxiliary enterprises of the School of Journalism. Under the journalism school procedures, these student publishing operations are designated public forums in which student editors make all content decisions without censorship or advance approval.
JagBytes.com operates on software and servers provided by College Publisher (www.CollegePublisher.com), a Boston-based technology and services company that supports more than 500 college newspapers nationwide. College Publisher is a unit of Y2M: Youth, Media and Marketing Services.
The College Publisher platform will enable students to post video and audio as well as text and pictures. Future plans for JagBytes.com include blogs, podcasts and mobile features.
"Our students are operating a digital publishing system that mirrors what they will find in today's professional world," Hillery said. "JagBytes.com will enable students to combine text, video and audio in each story and, ultimately, to push to mobile. This is invaluable for students because they must build portfolios that demonstrate their ability to use all applications of communications technology."
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