Trumbull Satellite Project—Introduction

Trumbull Satellite Logo| Introduction |
| PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 |
| PART 5 | PART 6 | PART 7 | PART 8 |
| Rules & Regulations |

(Total Possible Points: 400) 

Introduction

Trumbull Satellite is a multimedia and multimodal publication, and is soon becoming a KSU Trumbull campus student organization. It is currently owned by Dr. Carol Robinson (Hounding Productions), but once it has some money, it will be moved to its own server space.  It is intended to empower students through practical, collaborative and professional learning opportunities within an independent, student-led and multi-platform media framework.  It facilitates two general types of works (Arts & Entertainment and News & Information) in a variety of media (print, photography, drawings, audio, video, small programs,…).

Students participating in this project are automatically members of the organization, for the semester. The purpose of this project is to allow you a “hands-on” experience exploration of the relationship(s) between media, power and culture—specifically: your media and your power over that work vs. the power of others working with you, the power of local institutions and communities, and/or the power relationships between this multimedia “medium” (Trumbull Satellite) and  culture in general (be it local, regional, national, or international).

Trumbull Satellite is also intended to be a teaching tool for various disciplines (MDJ, English, ASL, Spanish, Art, Theatre, BMRT, etc). 

You should consult the complete list of Rules & Regulations, but initially, please keep these two rules in mind:

  1. Content Manager(s) and Staff should always work together to make decisions about content,  structure, design, and marketing/promotions. The final decision on the content, however, belongs to the Content Manager.
  2. Content Manager(s) and Staff should subscribe to canons of responsible journalism, as stated in the “Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics,” and the “Radio-Television Digital News Association Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct,” to the canons of responsible website production as stated in the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Technical Architecture Group (TAG) Ethical Web Principles, and be free to develop their own editorial and program policies.

Please follow the directions for each part—read the directions carefully!

  • Part 1: Project Proposal (25 points)
  • Part 2: Consultation with Trumbull Satellite Content Manager Report ( 25 points)
  • Part 3: Mandatory Conference (25 points)
  • Part 4: Progress Report & Experience Evaluation (50 points)
  • Part 5
    • Stage 1: Peer Review & Staff Workshop (25 points)
    • Stage 2: Peer Review & Staff Workshop (50 points)
    • Stage 3: Peer Review & Staff Workshop (50 points)
  • Part 6: Progress Report (25 points)
  • Part 7: Final Product—Evidence of Accomplished Work (100 points)
  • Part 8: Experience Evaluation (25 points)