Last Wednesday, my new dot com shift at KOMU began. This was the first time I was able to sit down at the news desk and have the responsibility of making sure the web site was updated, stories were posted, pictures and video were clear, cotweet was quoting our reporters from the field...and the list of duties goes on. Overwhelming at first, as the hours ticked by I started to become more familiar with our Content Management System (CMS), Avid Active Content Manager or ACM. This is the system KOMU uses to post everything that is found on our website www.komu.com.
I was able to learn how to create stories for the reporters to write their copy in as well as edit their story video and move it from avid to ACM after it airing on the 10 pm show. We use clip browser and then photoshop to capture still images and size them correctly for the website. I created a story, posted the images and video, added keywords to make it searchable, and ranked the story so it showed up correctly on the website all in my first shift! This was a very exciting accomplishment.
Even though being a web editor is new territory for me, since I am accustomed to being on the reporting or anchoring side of the news room, so far I am really enjoying the new web world of the news. Not only will I become proficient with the software and ways to spruce up content and visuals on the website this semester, I will also have a high focus of becoming extremely involved in the social media world. Communication, news and the world of web changes on a daily basis. My goal this semester is to ride with that change and learn as much as I can so I am confident and ready for what is ahead in career.
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