New Media

 
 

Recent Projects:

Brink Magazine

A digital version of the J-School’s magazine, Brink, which features students’ best work. The magazine is curated and edited by a team of students in the Making a Magazine course.

California’s Last Auto Plant Nummi

Nummi, the last auto plant west of the Rocky Mountains, shuttered its doors April 1, 2010 after producing about 7 million vehicles. A project done for the Spring 2010 Advanced Multimedia class and featured on The Wall Street Journal website.

Students produce a wide variety of multimedia projects for new media classes and many other at the school.

Previous Years:

2005 - 2008
 

Few Food Choices

Eating healthy food requires access to choices. But in Oakland, poor residents — especially in the flatlands — have fewer options. A project done for the Spring 2010 Advanced Multimedia class and featured on the Oakland North community news site.

All Mixed Up: Stories of Mixed-race Families

Three families whose members encompass six different races tell their stories. A project done for the Fall 2009 Advanced Multimedia Class

Many Movements, One Struggle

Remembering the Black Panthers and the Asian American, Native American, and Chicano power movements of the 1960s and 1970s. A project done for the Spring 2010 Advanced Multimedia class and featured on the Oakland North community news site.

 

The Last Herring Fishers of San Francisco Bay

Herring are disappearing from San Francisco Bay,along with the 100 year old herring fishing industry. A project done for the Fall 2009 Advanced Multimedia Class and featured on the Mission Local community news site.

Street Eats

Tracking street food vendors in San Francisco who use Twitter to keep people apprised of their locations. A project done for the Fall 2009 Advanced Multimedia Class and featured on the Mission Local community news site.

Bridge to Nowhere

Visions for what to do with the San Francisco Bay Bridge after it is replaced. A project done for the Fall 2009 Advanced Multimedia Class