Over the past couple days, a sense of urgency has begun to percolate into the ASU newsroom. Nearing the halfway mark of the fellowship, I think everyone is feeling deadlines approaching. It’s motivating, and at the same time daunting. Speaking only for myself, I’m glad to have those hard deadlines.
Andrew Long and Caige Nichols, our visual and technology experts, have had more presence in the newsroom lately. They’ve helped develop ideas for our presentation and user experience. I know that there are a number of really interesting developments there. One of these will incorporate a new sort of video presentation, which will allow a deeper interaction with a viewer. I’ve been continuing to develop a method to draw outside participation to the story through some crafty programming. Caige and I will work more on this project throughout the week. Andrew always has a great way of trimming the fat from ideas, and focusing on the essential. Both of these guys have been a huge asset and will continue to add to each project. I know our content management system is moving closer to being complete as well.
All in all, there’s a lot of positive movement here, and over the next two weeks, each of us will wrap up with our reporting and focus on turning our work into a final product. More updates to come soon.
The pressure will only grow in the days ahead, but seeing your vision come to fruition will be its on reward–and remember, it’s ok to try and to fail. A book I’m reading had this quote that I thought was great…”experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.” So, keep that in mind as you forge ahead!!