ONA Award Winners

Click here for links to winners of the 2010 Online News Association awards.

Muslim Project Filing Instructions

Place your edited .MOV, .DOC and .JPG files in the Drop Box folder of our class file server:

afp://gcj.ou.edu/JMC3003_Vieth

(That's the icon that should show up on your desktop when you log in from the classroom.)

Here are the steps to getting videos in the right file format for ROUTES:

Ray Bribiesca

Our guest speaker on Monday, Nov. 1, will be award-winning 60 Minutes producer and videographer Ray Bribiesca.

Here's a link to the latest story Ray did in Afghanistan with correspondent Lara Logan and a wonderful interview with Ray about his career:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-20017555-10391709.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

 Here's his biography, in his own words:

     "I have spent over 46 years of my life in the television world, in both news and production, and I love it!   I am proud to be a member of the 60 Minutes staff and to work for CBS News.

Why Are You Voting? Tell Us in Video

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

What issue is driving you to vote this year?
With just over two weeks remaining before Election Day, we’re asking you to create videos that explain, in your own words, what issue or event has the most influence on your decision at the polls (or the mailbox).

Click here for more.

Muslims in Oklahoma: Sarah Sullivan

Sarah Sullivan is a friendly young woman. She's a senior at the University of Oklahoma, working hard toward a major in pre-dental hygeine and religious studies. She was raised Southern Baptist, having lived in both Texas and Oklahoma. She is an extrovert person who's not afraid to speak her mind but, is happy to help others. Her positive attitude is contagious, and she has a bright smile. Sarah sounds like the typical all-American. Yet, she wears a scarf around her head and neck called a Hijab, and she prays five times a day, at least. Sarah is Muslim, and people have been quick to let this fact blind them from the individual that she is.

Sarah has always had religion in her life. In Wichita Falls, Texas, she was raised Southern Baptist and was a practicing Christian for most of her life.

"When I say conservative, I mean very conservative" says Sarah of her background. "In high school I was titled a saint, angel, prude, because I was the girl that didn't agree with sex, drugs, drinking, all that stuff."

WV Conferences

Here's the lineup for our one-on-one conferences.

Monday, Oct. 18
•    3:20    Scott Bedgood
•    3:40    Katie Hammock
•    4:00    Kalem Wedemyer

Wednesday, Oct. 20
•    3:20    Matt Gilroy
•    3:40    Lance Reaves
•    4:00    Jake McClure

Wednesday, Oct. 27
•    3:00    Page Grossman
•    3:20    Tyler Aljoe
•    3:40    Garrett Duty
•    4:00    Tyler Thomas

Wednesday, Nov. 3
•    3:20    Kasey Chapman
•    3:40    Ame Aziere
•    4:00    Michael Acker

Post Your Muslim Project Plans Here

I need to know who you're interviewing and who you're not.

Rebecca Cooper

Our guest lecturer on Wednesday, Oct. 13, will be Rebecca Cooper, anchor/reporter for ABC 7 in Washington D.C. Rebecca is a native Oklahoman and a former aide to David Boren when he served in the U.S. Senate. She'll talk to us about the growing role of multimedia content in television news. Please take a moment to read her bio and come to class with some questions in mind.

Bio: http://www.abc7dc.com/talentbios/getbio.cfm?id=86

Washington Business Tonight anchor Rebecca Cooper has been based in Washington for the last two decades, covering the world of politics, national security and finance from the White House, Capitol Hill and the major federal agencies.

Houda Elyazgi Bio

Houda Elyazgi serves as a senior account executive, managing several accounts, conducting research, writing and developing campaign strategies and planning special events for clients. Elyazgi also oversees Saxum’s Step Up program. In the summer of 2006, Elyazgi interned for U.S. Rep. Tom Cole in Washington, D.C. In December 2007, she interned for Saxum before joining the team full time. Elyazgi graduated with distinctions from The University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s in journalism and mass communications with an emphasis in public relations and a minor in Arabic. During her time in school, Elyazgi served as a Gaylord Ambassador for the Gaylord College of Journalism. She also served on the university’s Honor Council, where she heard cases in academic court. In 2006, Elyazgi was the first recipient of the Mary Ellen Hipp Doyle Scholarship. That same year, Elyazgi was granted the Award of Excellence in the field of Public Relations. Elyazgi is a graduate of N.E.W. Leadership, an award-winning program that educates and encourages women to actively participate in politics and public service. Elyazgi brings a strong passion for nonprofits to the Saxum team. She currently serves on the Oklahoma City Chamber’s Greater Grads committee and is a member of the board of directors of United Way of Norman. She lives in Norman.

Muslims in Europe Slideshow

Click here to watch.

Test Your Savvy On Religion

By Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Oct. 10, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/opinion/10kristof.html?th&emc=th

The New York Times reported recently on a Pew Research Center poll in which religious people turned out to be remarkably uninformed about religion. Almost half of Catholics didn’t understand Communion. Most Protestants didn’t know that Martin Luther started the Reformation. Almost half of Jews didn’t realize Maimonides was Jewish. And atheists were among the best informed about religion.