WINOL - 25-05-2011

Our last bulletin for this year went very well. Throughout the day there were a few set backs, such as the 'drop box' which we had discovered. Up to now, on the day of the bulletin we have been using an external hard drive to collect all the headline clips and the news packages before the bulletin. We were then informed that in the Newsroom, on all the MACs, there is a folder called the 'drop box' in which we can put all the packages in and they will be available on the MAC in the gallery. On first trial, this worked fine and the packages worked fine on the VT program too, however last week when we attempted this, the 'drop box' seemed to have been deleted. The technicians had tried to help us, but the one who introduced this was on holiday therefore we have to wait until he's back until we can be taught how to use it properly. This is something we will be enforcing when we return in September.

The sports presenter was changed last minute today by the editor due to a comment on Facebook. The editor stated that presenting is a privilege and you have to earn it. I think this was a good decision made because people need to work hard in order to deserve to work on the so called 'good' jobs/roles.

The script is something we have always had an issue with because everyone has different styles of writing. Because the presenters alternate it is difficult to establish a consistent style because no one person is improving their writing every week, and each week so many people contribute to the links. This is a positive aspect for the headlines to establish relevant puns, however the script needs to be written by one person every week in order to determine a house style.

On the lead up to the bulletin we were all very stressed and feeling the pressure and I feel this was because we all wanted our last week to be a success. I cannot help but think that this determination should be enforced every week and not just on the last week. We should be putting this effort in every week.

Our guest editor this week was our external examiner for the course, who spent the day meeting everyone on WINOL and finding out exactly what the course consists of. Within the debrief he explained that he'd seen a number of student news stations like WINOL but none had been as strong as ours. He was very impressed with our team work and commitment to which he said we have "great editorial ideas".