A few shoutouts to keep spirits high

This week has been more than a bit of an emotional roller-coaster. I’m sure any Web staff member at a college or professional newspaper has more than a few tales about the frustration that comes with their job.

I sought suggestions via Twitter the other day for how to motivate print-centric staff members to think multimedia. I didn’t get too many responses, sadly. Ryan Sholin (@ryansholin) helped spread the word, and Aaron Jacklin (@aaronjacklin) suggested having staffers read Journalism 2.0, which he said helped him see the light.

I’m still working on motivating the bulk of my staff, but I’ve been absolutely elated with the progress made by some very dedicated co-workers.

And I think they deserve a little recognition, even if it’s just a blog post:

Casey Welsch (@caseywelsch) has produced video after video and coped with Final Cut-induced headaches. Watch his latest edition of the DN Film Forum on “Revolutionary Road” here.

Last week, Adam Templeton (@adamt) took control of a flat-screen TV that the Daily Nebraskan has in our student union and was charged with the task of getting it to display a variety of multimedia content. (It hadn’t been used in a couple months.) As of last night, it was nearly ready to go back up.

I also have a sports section filled with superstars, including a host of writers who blog each week:

Filipowski and sports writer Spencer Schubert also shot and edited a post-game press conference video after NU’s loss to the Kansas Jayhawks last night.

Last but not least, Scott Nelson and Anthony Troester run their Techspeak blog and podcast.

No effort will ever come out perfectly, and we haven’t yet begun to reach our full potential, but I am so lucky to have these people on board.

So, feel free to check out the fruits of their labor:

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