by Matthew Brown Back to JOUR 440 Page
After the U.S. loss to Ghana, Vito interviews CSULB students for an American opinion
Transmitting a signal from the campus of the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Florianopolis is a radio station for the students where they can practice and perfect the skills necessary for a future in broadcasting, including online journalism.
At the moment, the students are following the World Cup in Germany along with every other person in Brazil. But unlike every other Brazilian who stops working to watch the games, the students are doing the play-by-play for all the matches as they happen.
Outside the journalism department, students take time out to kick around a hacki-sack
VIRTUAL RADIO
Radio Ponto is a virtual radio station (it can also be heard in FM on the UFSC campus) run by the Journalism students. Professor Valci Zuculoto explained the history of the station and their transition to incorporate web radio into the programming. Radio Ponto integrates the Projeto Universidade Aberta, which was developed by the Journalism department of UFSC, he said.
It provides a variety of programming, with music, information, entertainment, sport and culture. Created in 1999, Radio Ponto was a project designed by then students Sabrina d'Aquino Brognoli and Fabiana de Liz. Prof. Zuculoto said Fabiana stayed at UFSC and is now the editor of the news portion of the website.
Defined by the “new” world of the Internet along with a flavor of the traditional vehicle of radio, the students had decided to join the two media and from there developed Radio Ponto. The radio station has evolved over the years and currently supplies an important hands on opportunity for the students at the Journalism program. The station is run by both enrolled and volunteer students.
The programming is varied and includes a daily radio newscast and entertainment programs such as Bizarro. The students also produce course related programs such as sports and documentaries that go on to air on the radio.
Vitor, Felipe and friends enjoy some refreshments after the Brazilian victory
COVERING THE CUP
Felipe Seffrin and Vitor Yugo Brandalise this year are the first students to be covering the World Cup in Germany calling it play by play. Their webcast is listened to by Brazilian students all over the world from the United States and Europe to New Zealand and Estonia.
Because of the web technology, they are able to invite other students through MSN and chat with them to include discussions about soccer in their coverage of the games. They cover all of the games and research each team carefully, creating charts to aid them during the broadcast.
“We make alot of mistakes, but people really don’t notice unless they are watching the game on TV at the same time.” Felipe said.
“We enjoy doing this, it’s exciting.” Vitor said. They have a website dedicated to World Cup coverage and their profiles can be viewed online also.
UFSC students celebrate their victory and prepare for the next round
In all of the websites the layouts are great and informative. Mixing the web with radio allows the students in Floripa to reach audiences around the world. The experience prepares the students for the real world while making the learning experience a lot of fun.