The professional journalists in Omaha covering today's election will have some company.The Omaha News, a group of broadcasting students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will be reporting from select campaign headquarters, deliver results, broadcast live interviews and speeches from candidates, as well as provide analysis of some races.
(Click here to view the election recap program, which aired the following afternoon.)
Dr. Jeremy Lipschultz, director of the UNO School of Communication, said Omaha News staffers have been covering the key races in the weeks leading up to the election.
"For the first time, tonight we will have a live shot from out in the field as part of the two hour broadcast." Lipschultz said.
Dr. Chris Allen will serve as the program's executive producer and students in Dr. Michael Hilt's broadcast journalism class will provide news packages for the show.
Lipschultz said the newscast was developed as the capstone experience for Broadcast News majors in the School of Communication at UNO.
The program also has a website for New Media majors, which puts students' work on display.
"In 2004, our journalism majors operated a news blog that offered area high school students the opportunity to work with UNO students covering the election," Lipschultz said. "We plan to do this again in 2008."
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