Cheryl Gibbs | Oxford, Ohio | (513) 529-1923 | E-mail | Website
This project sought to partner the journalism program at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, with public and commercial media, to create a regional news service for Southwest Ohio and East Central Indiana. When collaboration proved diffiicult, the Miami Valley News Network became a news site developed and maintained by the journalism faculty and students at the university.
Project Updates
- Miami Valley News Network Struggles with its Vision (July, 2012) - While efforts to create a regional news service met with limited successes and a revamped Miami Valley News Network website was launched in 2012, project leader Cheryl Gibbs reports frustrations on many levels. On the plus side, journalism faculty at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, changed the Online Journalism class so that students post their […]
- Mi-Whi Unveils Citizen Media Portal (July, 2009) - For the Miami-Whitewater Valley Public Media Project, the first year has seen its share of successes and frustrations. As project director Cheryl Gibbs noted, after many stops and starts Mi-Whi (the site’s abbreviated nickname) has its basic web portal built. But problems with the university’s firewall meant the site was not visible to the outside […]
- New Voices Grantee Summit Video (May, 2009) -
- Online in Ohio (March, 2009) - By Hope Keller, J-Lab Deputy Director Mi-Whi News’ student journalists continue to contribute content to the story-budget site, content that is then made available to area news organizations. Success in partnering with media outlets, however, remains uneven: Some, but not all, area newspapers are picking up student-generated copy. Says project leader Cheryl Gibbs, assistant director of […]
- Mi-Whi News Up and Running (November, 2008) - The Miami-WhiteWater Valley Public Media Project has landed on a snappy new name: Mi-Whi News. Based at Miami University, the project is pulling together students, community, and mainstream news organizations to partner on regional coverage. One of the partners is the Richmond Palladium-Item in Indiana, a newsroom where Mi-Whi News coordinator Cheryl Gibbs once worked. […]
- Earlham Students Will Shape Local News Coverage (July, 2008) - Press Release: July 8, 2008 RICHMOND, Ind. — Earlham College students will have a chance to change how local news is reported, thanks to an innovative partnership between Earlham and Miami University and funded by the New Voices program of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. J-Lab, the Institute for Interactive Journalism, administers the program. […]
