Didn't go into the office yesterday and won't be in today. However, I did my interview for my newest article on Wednesday and finished it that evening.
You can see the feature (on wakeforestsports.com) here:
http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/102810aab.html
Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Mid-Week Update
It's only Wednesday morning, but it's already been an extremely productive week.
First of all, my most recent article for WakeForestSports.com was posted on Monday. You can find it here: http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/102510aaa.html
Second of all, the completely redesigned and rewritten cheer/dance/mascots page on WakeForestSports.com has gone live as well. As you know, I overhauled the entire design, created all of the graphics and rewrote all of the copy for the site. I also created the questionnaires that yielded the information necessary to create a full roster page. I have yet to get individual pictures of each athlete to put on their individual roster page, but otherwise the website is complete. You can find it here: http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/c-cheer/wake-c-cheer-body.html
Now, I am working on two new stories for the website. Hint, they both have to do with women's soccer. I am interviewing for one today and the other interview is being done via email (perhaps that could be considered another hint). They both should be pretty interesting! Also, I am working on redesigning the Wake Forest Traditions page. It is currently extremely bland with only one picture and very bland links to the new page. Already I have redesigned the front page with a header graphic and snazzy new buttons to link to the other pages. I also rewrote the copy and chose several new pictures for the front page. I started working on a graphic for the new Wake Forest fight song page as well. Hopefully, by the end of today, I will have even more!
Until next time,
Calais
First of all, my most recent article for WakeForestSports.com was posted on Monday. You can find it here: http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/102510aaa.html
Second of all, the completely redesigned and rewritten cheer/dance/mascots page on WakeForestSports.com has gone live as well. As you know, I overhauled the entire design, created all of the graphics and rewrote all of the copy for the site. I also created the questionnaires that yielded the information necessary to create a full roster page. I have yet to get individual pictures of each athlete to put on their individual roster page, but otherwise the website is complete. You can find it here: http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/c-cheer/wake-c-cheer-body.html
Now, I am working on two new stories for the website. Hint, they both have to do with women's soccer. I am interviewing for one today and the other interview is being done via email (perhaps that could be considered another hint). They both should be pretty interesting! Also, I am working on redesigning the Wake Forest Traditions page. It is currently extremely bland with only one picture and very bland links to the new page. Already I have redesigned the front page with a header graphic and snazzy new buttons to link to the other pages. I also rewrote the copy and chose several new pictures for the front page. I started working on a graphic for the new Wake Forest fight song page as well. Hopefully, by the end of today, I will have even more!
Until next time,
Calais
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Updates
Yesterday was a very productive day for me in media relations. My supervisor built the new cheer/dance page over the weekend so it was really great to see what it actually looks like! I'm pretty proud of how the graphics turned out especially since that as my first time ever creating a graphic from scratch. I also really like the copy. My supervisor changed it a bit so some of my style has been washed out with more generic, straight-forward writing. That's something I am used to at this point though.
I spent most of my time in the office building the photo galleries that will be featured on the cheer/dance pages. Something that always annoyed me while I was on the team was how outdated all of the photos were on the website. We chose some new pictures for the website itself, but having photo galleries that can easily be updated after any event that the cheer/dance teams appear it will definitely help in keeping the page current. I think that cheer/dance alumni and current members will appreciate that change to the old page.
I'm sure that there will be more for me to do with the website in the future, but I'm happy that it's slowing down so I can focus more on my writing. I'm finally going to interview some people for my next feature for wakeforestsports.com tomorrow. I actually need to draw up questions for that so I should probably go!
More updates soon,
Calais
I spent most of my time in the office building the photo galleries that will be featured on the cheer/dance pages. Something that always annoyed me while I was on the team was how outdated all of the photos were on the website. We chose some new pictures for the website itself, but having photo galleries that can easily be updated after any event that the cheer/dance teams appear it will definitely help in keeping the page current. I think that cheer/dance alumni and current members will appreciate that change to the old page.
I'm sure that there will be more for me to do with the website in the future, but I'm happy that it's slowing down so I can focus more on my writing. I'm finally going to interview some people for my next feature for wakeforestsports.com tomorrow. I actually need to draw up questions for that so I should probably go!
More updates soon,
Calais
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Week Round-Up
I was unable to go into the office on Tuesday because of midterms. However, on Wednesday I was able to help the media relations team with the basketball media day. It was held in the practice gym and there were only a handful of reporters there to interview the team. My job was to help another intern interview players for the magazines that media relations distributes on game days. The interviews had set questions about each players' basketball journey, so they were very easy to do. It was definitely intimidating though - those are some TALL young men!
On Thursday, I went into the office for a few hours to finish up my graphics for the new cheer and dance website. I finished the header graphic and I'm really excited about it! It looks very modern, exciting and relevant to cheer and dance. I also built the buttons that we'll need to link the other pages (rosters, photo galleries, etc.) to the main page.
Once I finished working on the graphics, I spent some time writing a brief history of the demon deacon mascot for the new mascot page. It was fairly easy to do because I was able to use past stories written for wakeforestsports.com that documented the history. The challenge however was figuring out what really needed to be in the copy. I didn't want it to be ridiculously long because then people wouldn't read it. However, I also didn't want to cut out key actors in the history of the demon deacon. I think I found a pretty good balance though! You can be the judge when the website goes up in coming weeks.
Now, I need to get to work on my next feature for the website. Hint: It's about baseball, but with a twist. Let's just say that, in terms of research, I have my work cut out for me.
Will update soon!
Calais
On Thursday, I went into the office for a few hours to finish up my graphics for the new cheer and dance website. I finished the header graphic and I'm really excited about it! It looks very modern, exciting and relevant to cheer and dance. I also built the buttons that we'll need to link the other pages (rosters, photo galleries, etc.) to the main page.
Once I finished working on the graphics, I spent some time writing a brief history of the demon deacon mascot for the new mascot page. It was fairly easy to do because I was able to use past stories written for wakeforestsports.com that documented the history. The challenge however was figuring out what really needed to be in the copy. I didn't want it to be ridiculously long because then people wouldn't read it. However, I also didn't want to cut out key actors in the history of the demon deacon. I think I found a pretty good balance though! You can be the judge when the website goes up in coming weeks.
Now, I need to get to work on my next feature for the website. Hint: It's about baseball, but with a twist. Let's just say that, in terms of research, I have my work cut out for me.
Will update soon!
Calais
Monday, October 11, 2010
Tying Loose Ends & Learning Some PhotoShop
Today was a very productive day for me in my internship. I finally got an official copy of the roster for the cheer and dance teams so I could complete my new and improved roster for wakeforestsports.com. I believe I explained earlier on that I have been asked to redesign and rewrite the cheer/dance page for the website. The first step was updating the roster with the most recent list of athletes. I had initially just asked the teams to fill out a questionnaire that asked them about where they're from, their cheer/dance experience, etc., but then I realized that not everyone had filled one out. I didn't want to publish the roster without having everyone on there, so I was waiting for the official roster from the head coach. He sent it to me over the weekend, so today I was able to make sure I had everyone included.
Once I finished the roster, I wrote a quick staff bio for the website, then started working on the actual new cheer/dance page. I am not too keen on web design, but I am avid in-class doodler. So coming up with a layout and general look for the new front page was not too difficult for me. I had already come up with a plan for the page so today I started working on the header graphic. I used to use Photoshop all the time, but ever since I got my Mac five years ago, I have not needed anything more than iPhoto to edit my photographs. For some reason I am pretty good at figuring out computer stuff as I go though, so working with Photoshop has not been too difficult yet.
That was pretty much all I worked on today. I need to start researching my next feature story, but given that I have a feature to write for the Old Gold and Black by Sunday, I am hoping to start that one next week.
I'll keep you updated!
Calais
Once I finished the roster, I wrote a quick staff bio for the website, then started working on the actual new cheer/dance page. I am not too keen on web design, but I am avid in-class doodler. So coming up with a layout and general look for the new front page was not too difficult for me. I had already come up with a plan for the page so today I started working on the header graphic. I used to use Photoshop all the time, but ever since I got my Mac five years ago, I have not needed anything more than iPhoto to edit my photographs. For some reason I am pretty good at figuring out computer stuff as I go though, so working with Photoshop has not been too difficult yet.
That was pretty much all I worked on today. I need to start researching my next feature story, but given that I have a feature to write for the Old Gold and Black by Sunday, I am hoping to start that one next week.
I'll keep you updated!
Calais
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Catching up.
Once again, I have failed to keep my blog updated.
A lot has been going on lately though! I have finished my third feature for wakeforestsports.com and it's going up on the website tomorrow. It was about a sophomore golfer named Evan Beck who is from Virginia Beach, Va. The article touches on things from Virginia golf to how Beck's season has gone so far. It isn't the most thrilling article in the world, but it's a lot shorter than the last one and has a few random, fun stats and historical facts thrown in.
The major project that I am working on right now is revitalizing the cheerleading/dance/mascot website. It's actually kind of interesting to do given that I was on the dance team and remember what qualms I had with the site when I was a part of it. My supervisor has given me a lot of freedom with the project, so I've been able to completely design and write everything for the page.
The first step was redesigning. I had to come up with a new format for how I wanted the content to be shown and the pages to be set up and linked together. Once I figured that out, I went through the office server and found as many recent pictures of the teams as possible for the new photo gallery that we're going to have on the site. Then, I drafted a questionnaire that I distributed to the cheer and dance teams for their members to fill out. Once they were filled out, I typed up all of the information and created the brand new roster for the web page. Before, the only information given about each member of the teams was basic like their hometown and their major. Now, each athlete will have their own individual page that lists their cheer/dance experience, career goals, etc.
I'm really excited to see how the web page turns out. I'm waiting now for an official roster from the coach so that I can make sure everyone is included and that all names are spelled correctly. Once, that's done, we just have design all of the graphics for the page and then we can get the ball rolling!
I won't be going into the office any more this week because I want to attend a PR workshop that interferes with my internship schedule. However, I'll be back next week with lots of more info on the website and some updates on my next feature topic.
Until next time,
Calais
A lot has been going on lately though! I have finished my third feature for wakeforestsports.com and it's going up on the website tomorrow. It was about a sophomore golfer named Evan Beck who is from Virginia Beach, Va. The article touches on things from Virginia golf to how Beck's season has gone so far. It isn't the most thrilling article in the world, but it's a lot shorter than the last one and has a few random, fun stats and historical facts thrown in.
The major project that I am working on right now is revitalizing the cheerleading/dance/mascot website. It's actually kind of interesting to do given that I was on the dance team and remember what qualms I had with the site when I was a part of it. My supervisor has given me a lot of freedom with the project, so I've been able to completely design and write everything for the page.
The first step was redesigning. I had to come up with a new format for how I wanted the content to be shown and the pages to be set up and linked together. Once I figured that out, I went through the office server and found as many recent pictures of the teams as possible for the new photo gallery that we're going to have on the site. Then, I drafted a questionnaire that I distributed to the cheer and dance teams for their members to fill out. Once they were filled out, I typed up all of the information and created the brand new roster for the web page. Before, the only information given about each member of the teams was basic like their hometown and their major. Now, each athlete will have their own individual page that lists their cheer/dance experience, career goals, etc.
I'm really excited to see how the web page turns out. I'm waiting now for an official roster from the coach so that I can make sure everyone is included and that all names are spelled correctly. Once, that's done, we just have design all of the graphics for the page and then we can get the ball rolling!
I won't be going into the office any more this week because I want to attend a PR workshop that interferes with my internship schedule. However, I'll be back next week with lots of more info on the website and some updates on my next feature topic.
Until next time,
Calais
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