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Multimedia Projects

Multimedia reporting is integrated across the curriculum in the College of Communications. In the convergence journalism class, a documentary photography projects class and at university-sponsored workshops, students are learning to combine all the tools in the multimedia reporting kit to produce standout projects. Here are some examples of their work:

Final Projects Spring 2010 -- Links to the final projects and portfolios of students in Comm 498D Convergence Journalism:

Thon 2010 -- The multimedia class produced and posted two dozen multimedia reports during the 46 hours of Thon to a blog profiling the characters they met during Penn State's annual dance marathon.

Final Projects Fall 2009 -- Links to the final projects and portfolios of students in Comm 498D Convergence Journalism:

Politics 2009 -- The November elections didn't feature a presidential race or enormous crowds of voters. But students still found a fascinating array of characters for a multimedia-driven election day blog.

Keystone Multimedia Workshop 2009 -- The second Keystone Multimedia Workshop moved to the center of the state for its summer 2009 edition. Stories are being indexed here.

Reporting from Mexico -- Immigration, garbage and the cultural significance of Barbie dolls are just some of the topics tackled by students who traveled to Mexico City for the inaugural College of Communications international reporting class. Stories and video reports are indexed here.

Final Projects Spring 2009 -- Links to the final projects and portfolios of students in Comm 498D Convergence Journalism:

Flash Projects Spring 2009 -- Three students built portfolios using the program Flash for an independent study.

Thon 2009 -- The multimedia class made audio slideshows and video on deadline for a blog profiling the characters they met during Penn State's annual dance marathon.

Inauguration -- Six broadcast students traveled to Washington, D.C., to experience the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States.

Final Projects Fall 2008 -- Links to the final projects and portfolios of students in Comm 498D Convergence Journalism:

Halloween 2008 -- Students fanned out across campus to document the nuttiness that makes Halloween at Penn State a unique experience. They found a wide variety of costumes, from a Bobblehead inspired by the television show "The Office," to a human Tetris puzzle, a Brett Favre re-enactor and a talking (well, shouting) Italian sub. All spiced up with a liberal sprinkling of sterile sheep blood, courtesy of students from the forensics science club. (10/31/08)

Keystone Multimedia Workshop 2008 -- Students Doug Bauman, Jessica Nambudiri and Will Colsher joined alums Ashlynn Holsinger, Matt Stanley, Lauren Little and 14 other participants at the first Keystone Multimedia Workshop during Bike Week in Gettysburg. Content from the workshop will be posted here this week. To get a quick taste of what the event was like you can check out the workshop's Facebook group page. (And don't miss the group's collaborative YouTube video of bike enthusiasts reproducing the sound their motorcycle makes.) The event was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association and the College of Communications, with equipment support from Canon (video cameras) and Olympus (audio recorders).

Final Projects Spring 2008 -- Links to the final projects and portfolios of students in Comm 498D Convergence Journalism:
  • Michelle Bixby, "Making a statement" Project | Portfolio
  • Marissa Carl, "For Maggie, life is a sprint, but more than athletics" Project | Portfolio
  • Jonathan Hillenbrand, "Odyssey competition promotes creativity, teamwork" Project | Portfolio
  • Elaine Hughes, "PSU's center for religion" Project | Portfolio
  • Devon Lash, "Sentinel presses an integral part of Lewistown history" Project | Portfolio
  • Jess Mallen, "Presidential primary hits Centre County by storm" Project | Portfolio
  • Maricela Moquette, "Miss Latina PSU has passion for poetry and her roots" Project | Portfolio
  • Ryan Pfister, "Activists and administrators face off over Designated Suppliers Program" Project | Portfolio
  • Erin Prah, "Paul Ruskin: Living life to the fullest" and "Politics draws a crowd" Project 1 | Project 2 | Portfolio
  • Sara Rinkunas, "Student boxer punching his way to the top" Project | Portfolio
  • Halle Stockton, "Green approach to grief reduces the blues" Project | Portfolio
  • Josh Sykes, "Going public with love and lifestyle" Project | Portfolio
  • Mark Viera, "Highly active female athletes must balance training, nutrition" Project | Portfolio

Convergence Fall 2007 -- The following students signed up for the first Convergence Journalism class sight unseen. When they registered the instructor was new to the faculty and the syllabus had yet to be written. They blazed the trail for others to follow: