2008 Woodie Awards
Tempest wins Online General Excellence Award
Vanessa-juliana Petker
Issue date: 4/4/07 Section: News
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In the days of Lois Lane, the paper was the lifeline for journalism and people waited on the street corners for the first stacks to be slammed onto the racks. Not so these days.
In the age of the internet, journalism can also be at the speed of light. Solano's newspaper, The Tempest, has made it the goal to keep up with today's demand.
"We've had the Web site for five years but we used a variety of systems to make it work," says journalism instructor, Mary Mazzocco.
But she was never overly pleased with it until they found an online system called College Publisher.
"This is the first semester we've used College Publisher. People have told me they like it but I'm just glad that it's really good."
Her statement is validated due to the "Online General Excellence" award that was presented to the Tempest staff at the 2007 Journalism Association of Community Colleges Convention.
The convention was on March 22-24 in which student writers, photographers and editors were put through seminars and workshops to enhance their journalism skills.
Awards were given to 12 colleges for online production while 58 colleges competed.
There are two parts to critiques for journalism awards. The first part is the traditional paper editions. The second aspect is all about online. Judges will pick an undisclosed week to view college online sites. They look for quality of stories, use of media such as photos and video and how the site is maintained for accuracy and timeliness.
As stories develop at Solano Community College whether it is academics, sports, or entertainment, anyone can access stories online 24-7. The Tempest also has polls, blogs, and comments available for all viewers.
Check it out at www.solanotempest.net.
In the age of the internet, journalism can also be at the speed of light. Solano's newspaper, The Tempest, has made it the goal to keep up with today's demand.
"We've had the Web site for five years but we used a variety of systems to make it work," says journalism instructor, Mary Mazzocco.
But she was never overly pleased with it until they found an online system called College Publisher.
"This is the first semester we've used College Publisher. People have told me they like it but I'm just glad that it's really good."
Her statement is validated due to the "Online General Excellence" award that was presented to the Tempest staff at the 2007 Journalism Association of Community Colleges Convention.
The convention was on March 22-24 in which student writers, photographers and editors were put through seminars and workshops to enhance their journalism skills.
Awards were given to 12 colleges for online production while 58 colleges competed.
There are two parts to critiques for journalism awards. The first part is the traditional paper editions. The second aspect is all about online. Judges will pick an undisclosed week to view college online sites. They look for quality of stories, use of media such as photos and video and how the site is maintained for accuracy and timeliness.
As stories develop at Solano Community College whether it is academics, sports, or entertainment, anyone can access stories online 24-7. The Tempest also has polls, blogs, and comments available for all viewers.
Check it out at www.solanotempest.net.
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