Wynonna Judd Interview, February 2009

Wynonna Judd visited Belmont University in February for a CD Release Party for her latest album, Sing Chapter 1. I covered the CD release party and concert using new media tool, CoverItLive.com, which allowed me to post live updates of the concert all while interacting with users. You can read the CoverItLive session below. (Click replay, then click within the box and use keyboard arrows to scroll.)

I was also able to interview Judd after the concert about her CD and her experiences at Belmont . The story was published in Belmont's student newspaper, The Belmont Vision.

A Vision for the Vision

My freshman year of college at Belmont University, I began working as a student worker/staff writer at the student newspaper, the Belmont Vision, my first journalism job. My main task was to write articles, as well as do organizational work for the newspaper.

After working as staff writer for two years, I was asked to be editor-in-chief of the Vision. Thrilled, I took on the responsibility and led the Vision for two semesters. My main focus was creating a larger online presence for the newspaper due to the shifting media world. As a result, we cut back to a monthly print product (as compared to bi-monthly) and posted stories online more often, leading to more awareness of the online product. I also wrote a column for each print edition of the newspaper.

Visit the following links to read a few examples of my work published in the Vision:

• Got Spirit? (Article, page 1, left side)
• Gunmen on the loose? Who ya gonna call? (Column, page 10, left side)
• No arrests yet for campus graffiti (Article)
• Eric Volz challenges news media to be fair, ethical (Article, page 1, left side)
• Foundation for journalism must be ethics (Column, page 10, left side)