During their time at OIDJ, students will build a blog if they do not already have one, and be encouraged to blog about their experiences. At the end of every day, students will be recognized for their work in certain categories, including best blog post and best blog design.
In journalism, blogging can be a way to further engage with the audience and can play an important role in supplementing the story told in an article, radio show, broadcast piece or other form of storytelling. Keep up with student blogs throughout camp below!
- Oh Geez
Having no sources is so fun. deadlines are my fave :))))))) ... read more7 years ago - Striving for Diversity
As a journalist it is my responsibility to include all sectors of society. I am the voice of the voiceless. I am the power for the powerless. I am the hope for the hopeless and I will always strive to be diverse in my thinking. ... read more7 years ago - Literally the queen
Seth put me in charge for ten minutes. I felt like a queen. ... read more7 years ago - Literally the queen
Seth put me in charge for ten minutes. I felt like a queen. ... read more7 years ago - OIDJ Day 6: Finally Finished Interviews!
Today is a glorious day, as it marks the end of going outside. Outside of campus for interviews, that is. I am done interviewing subjects for my stories as far as I know, and now I get to spend the next day and a half writing/editing my stories. Even better ... read more7 years ago - Day 5&6…Better Late than NeverIn the last blog post, I promised a longer, more elaborate post for the following day. Well... we see what happened there. So, I will be making up for the last 2 days in this post. Yesterday, I actually did not attend our field trip because ... read more7 years ago
- The Thoughts of An OIDJ StudentOIDJ has been an amazing camp so far. I've already finished both of my stories, so there isn't much for me to do but write this blog post. I really enjoy the OU campus, especially the LGBT+ lounge. I feel like I can be myself there. ... read more7 years ago
- “engaging title”my family decided to inform me that they found a cat, and named it Seth and now we have a cat. i have very mixed feelings on this firstly what kind of a democracy is this my mother compulsively trying to rescue animals is something i'm used ... read more7 years ago
- Bell Ringer
"Of course, as long as man lives someone will have to do the bell ringer's work. Someone will have to tell the story of the day's news and the year's happenings. A reporter is perennial under many names and will persist, I don't know. I seriously doubt it. I think ... read more7 years ago - 6.28.17i briefly touched on fergie in the last thingy and shes an icon so you cant just briefly mention her its like britney and i'll admit that the whole milk thing was a bit weird or a lot but honestly i kinda here ... read more7 years ago
- sleeping issues+ journalism camp= a tired egg called Kali 6.28.17Day four I haven't been writing to this and im honestly not feelin it right this second but maybe i can get away with in-complete thoughts and sentences if i put it in this wanna be tumblr artsy poetry format maybe i should try and ... read more7 years ago
- OIDJ Day 5: Writing My First StoryYesterday, I did my first interviews covering my story over the Norman Farmer's Market, which was also my first time going into the field and covering a story that didn't involve the school. Today, I am putting all the information I gathered together. I'm trying (however vainly it might be) ... read more7 years ago
- Why?How can you find someone guilty for 2nd degree murder if they do not have any physical evidence? If you haven't listened to the podcast called serial I would highly recommend it. Since there is a lot of people that haven't i'll just do a little recap.Hae min lee is the ... read more7 years ago
- Day 4…Research, Research, ResearchToday was the day to buckle down. The real work on our stories was about to begin. I finally started getting delved into the research of my story ideas. I enjoyed learning more about my topics and being able to reach out for sources. We also ... read more7 years ago
- Why shouldn’t people cosplay AmethystIt has recently come to light that a large part of the cosplay community thinks it is racist to cosplay Characters like Amethyst from Steven universe, because somehow purple skin translates to dark skin, Apparently people have thought dressing as the purple rock alien at a convention is offensive. Interesting ... read more7 years ago