Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Newspaper thoughts

Weather: Chilly. Mood: Hungry.

I feel that all the teams did a pretty good job, especially considering how hard it is to re-invent the newspaper. I'm not going to bash any of the other teams work. Cough Rob cough. But rather point out what makes their idea possible. The first group to present had a very unique idea in the fact that it was some kind of newspaper tablet and could be uploaded daily. I think this was the most creative concept. The only problem I could really think of was that you couldn't use it to hide your face from people like newspapers are sometimes used in the movies. I was a part of the MyamiWeb group. Although I think that we had a pretty good concept, I do not see myself paying 99.99 a year. But compared to most papers delivered to a common household, that is actually a low number. The next two groups seemed pretty similar in the fact that they were also moving to the internet. I liked the idea of a focus on budgeted life. But my favorite was The Highlander. Mostly because it served as a replacement to The Tartan. I rarely read The Tartan. But when I do, I find myself bored with most of the stories. I really don't think it's fair that a student who has gotten in trouble with the RUPD have their name, offense, age, and so on listed in the paper. The Tartan needs an upgrade to start appealing to a non-reader such as myself. The only idea I have is to have more visuals in the paper. Alright, tired of Bloggin'. Over and out.

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