It's important that you remember throughout the semester that you're helping
to define a new medium. Thus, while the highest standards and ethics of professional journalists should always be followed, at times we may be
pushing the envelope on writing styles, forms and presentations. I'll be asking you to think beyond straight-text
presentations and
to consider nonlinear and multimedia writing forms.
You should treat your time here as you would time spent at an off-campus
internship. This means calling in to alert me if you're too sick to work, or
if you've been delayed due to car trouble. It also means dressing
professionally, since you may sometimes have to go out on unexpected
assignments. This means no blue jeans, T-shirts or tennis shoes.
All of
your work will be closely supervised by me. For many reasons, including the
need to avoid potential libel suits, nothing will go out live on our Web
site, Maryland Newsline, unless I
(or one of the other bureau directors or deans in my absence) have had a chance to
edit it. Likewise, none of your stories will move on the Capital News
Service wire unless they've been edited by me and/or by one of the print
bureau editors.
Although you'll be tackling serious jobs, and you'll be working hard, it's important to me that we have fun while we work and
learn from each other.
Our goal will be to provide lively updates, news packages and
interactive and multimedia features each week for Maryland Newsline, an online newsmagazine
focusing on politics and public policy in the state. The site has six main
sections, plus the home page.
I'm hoping Newsline will be routinely read by legislators, lobbyists,
political junkies and activists, and by some Marylanders (and college
students) with more than a passing interest in government
and school news. So let's try to make it compelling and fun, so they'll want
to repeatedly return.
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