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For 12 short days, we are welcoming five bright young students from Lindenwood University's St. Charles campus to learn about media convergence. Media convergence is the melding together of different media (such as in this case, television and the Internet).

Journalism Program Manager Julie Beard and her students are at the station each weekday morning from January 3rd through January 18th, 2008. Their assignments will cover: the basics of blogging, providing a student’s perspective of a story as they follow a reporter, understanding social networking as it applies to news, and discussing opportunities in the media industry. This is a professional journalism laboratory course and also the first time FOX 2 has partnered with a university to provide a hands-on learning experience completely taught at the station.

And the great part is that the St. Louis community is encouraged to contribute to their experience! In fact, it's part of the course! Check out their blogs and please comment on them. We are privileged to be partnering with Lindenwood University, and we hope this experience will be the first of many more curriculums in the future.


SARA: Hello everyone! I'm a junior at Lindenwood University and currently majoring in mass communications with an emphasis on television. I currently work at United Services where I am an assistance teacher for three year-olds. In my spare time I enjoy long shopping days, movies, and just... >>VISIT BLOG


DAN: Just in case anyone was wondering who this Dan Sonderman guy is, and chances are you're not but, I’m going to tell you anyway. By day I’m a mild mannered student majoring in journalism, by night I work a hospital supply room delivering supplies to medical people. I also free-lance for... >>VISIT BLOG


MELISSA: I am a senior at Lindenwood University. I am majoring in journalism and am the managing editor of LU's newspaper, The Legacy. In my free time I enjoy hanging out with family and friends. I also love going to Ted Drewes and writing poetry... >>VISIT BLOG


CHELSEA: I am a student at Lindenwood University, planning on graduating in 2009 with a degree in Journalism. I enjoy many things: writing, eating and shopping being very high up on that list. I don't care for the cold St. Louis weather, but I can deal if it means keeping all of the great friends I... >>VISIT BLOG


JEN:
I am a senior at Lindenwood anticipating my introduction into the "real world" this May. After switching majors every semester I have created my own via a contract degree. It's called Written and Visual Communications which is basically a fancy way of saying journalism with a... >>VISIT BLOG


JULIE: I am the Journalism Program Manager at Lindenwood University. I've been a TV Reporter in St. Louis, a Fox television news writer in Chicago, a popular fiction novelist, and (many moons ago) an actress at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis... >>VISIT BLOG
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lilmomma28 read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 3:11 AM

Hi all! Hope you all learn alot. Wish ya the best of luck!

jeanette read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 5:13 AM

Glad to meet ya all! Have fun there.Great group of people at Fox2.

gusinstl read my blog
Jan 5, 2008 | 6:05 AM

Welcome all ... you look ready for this ... but Chelsea, are you trying to scare those poor people at Fox2, or are you just 'yukkin' the cold? lol ... best to all of you .......

wackymom read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 6:36 AM

They are going to have so much fun!

Danno3070 read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 6:46 AM

Thanks Patrick! everyone has been really friendly and helpful, I'm really glad Fox allowed us to do this.

michelle4wellness read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 6:49 AM

Looking forward to blogging with all of you for awhile! Patrick, thanks for the introductions....

~m

kurkel read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 7:05 AM

very nice....good luck to you all.

dannbetty read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 7:55 AM

You are playing to a tough crowd, lead with your left and keep your head up.

Sophia121 read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 9:48 AM

Welcome all and good luck!

Chelsea123 read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 11:48 AM

Yeah, it must've been a cold day!

I had no idea Patrick was going to put this up, otherwise I would have kept my other avatar...Somehow, I think he likes this one up here better though!

GrampyMoose read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 12:14 PM

Best to all. Looking forward to your blogs.

Great bunch at Fox2. Have fun.

perkypolock read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 12:52 PM

Lets be honest Patrick.. You love it!

old_as_the_superbowl read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 12:57 PM

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old_as_the_superbowl read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 12:57 PM

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mr_wildflower read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 3:53 PM

All them Pretty girls at the station.....Patrick won't get much work done...

MissDaisy read my blog view my photos
Jan 5, 2008 | 11:05 PM

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jana read my blog view my photos
Jan 6, 2008 | 10:51 AM

Hey guys!!
Great blog Patrick!! Have fun, and keep Patrick on his toes!! LOL I'm sure the webteam loves having you there! Are you still feeling like little chicks? Peep Peep!! LOL

Welcome and have a great time!!

Peace out baby, Jana<3

Biker2Max read my blog
Jan 6, 2008 | 1:45 PM

Welcome Students.... I notice already a lot of your blogs are on Hwy 40 shutdown and if you scroll back in history (few days) most bloggers are already burned out by the news media.

You may want to each pick a subject matter relevant to St. Louis metro and each of you stay abreast on it's progress.

For instance, the Smoking Ban in Illinois - it's been a week and here's some news. The people walking in/out of the establishments 5 times during their meals...they are going to their cars and staying warm while puffing the cancer stick.

Let's see some new ideas only because Hwy 40 is already .... old news.

shannon30 read my blog view my photos
Jan 6, 2008 | 5:16 PM

Hey...nice to meet you all..welcome to our blogs.
Fox2 is the best..you'll have so much fun.
Good Luck! Go St. Chrles...Lindenwood...Woot Woot.

Speedy62269 read my blog
Jan 6, 2008 | 6:58 PM

shannon: Did you get your computer working ok? There have been a lot of problems mainly with IE.

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