Foggy day in Oklahoma City
Whenever I’m in need of a blog post and just don’t know what to write about, I visit the NewsOK Video page.
There’s always something cool going on there, and today is no different.
It was foggy this morning. I saw it. So did videographer Tanner Herriot. But this short video made the fog seem much more interesting the chat about the fog I had near the coffee pot this morning.
Maybe it’s the music.
Yes. It’s definitely the music.
MAPS 3 coverage detailed on NewsOK’s
Talk about the MAPS 3 initiative has taken over the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
Every MAPS votes seems to do that. Some people love the idea. Some people are opposed. And rarely to people with such strong opinions change their minds about a subject they are so passionate about.
But these issues are decided at the polls. Eligible voters will educate themselves, make a decision and cast their vote
That’s where we come in. NewsOK has put together a MAPS 3 coverage page with a bunch of information and details about the projects and the upcoming vote.
You can see:
- An interactive timeline about the downtown development, dating back to the 1980s
- A twitter feed from users that tag their posts #maps3
- An archive of articles written about the proposal in recent months
- All the videos we’ve produced on the subject, including some of the descriptive information about the proposed projects
- Photo galleries with artist renderings and images of the proposed enhancements
Learn more about the proposals. Then vote on Dec. 8.
A twitter list for NewsOK staff members
Creating lists is always fun. So we thought we’d go ahead and jump into the list creation business and start with a list of NewsOK staff members from our News and Information Center.
We’ll create more lists in the near future. We won’t always have a list that’s so self-serving. I expect that we’ll create lists that will serve the info-seeking public on Twitter.
In the mean time, just follow our list, and you’ll know plenty.
NewsOK … Innovator of the Year
A week ago, at about this very time (11 a.m. or so), NewsOK was being honored with a national award by The Associated Press Managing Editors (APME).
Kelly Fry, vice president of news and information at OPUBCO Communications Group, presents NewsOK's video operation at the APME convention in St. Louis on Oct. 30. See more photos on Flickr: APME 2009
We were a finalist in the prestigious category of “Innovator of the Year.”
As our awards czar (unofficial title) Joe Hight pointed out before and after the award was given – the APME innovator award is one of the most prestigious awards in journalism and probably the most difficult to win. As he says, the hardest part is convincing a room full of top-notch journalists that you deserve the award.
Joe should know. We’ve won quite a few awards in the past year. I’ve blogged about them before. It’s fun to win. It validates the hard work.
I was lucky enough to attend the APME conference in St. Louis last week. The key person from our operation that wasn’t able to attend is our video superhero (unofficial title) David Morris.
The Innovator award goes back almost three years. It began with a vision from OPUBCO Communications Group leadership. It went through phases of implementation, training, construction and trial and error. It culminated with the execution of a plan to change the culture of our news and information operation and grow our audience.
It was good for the newsroom to win the Innovator.
Now – back to work.
Kelly Fry, vice president of news and information at OPUBCO Communications Group, accepts the award. That's me (Alan Herzberger) in the background.
