Progress on Intersection
I think that this semester will teach me a lot, especially my involvement in Intersection, the community talk show on KBIA. My partner and I could not be more perfectly matched. We have been brainstorming ideas and thinking about guests and show topics. In addition, we have called other talk shows across the country and asked about their call-screening software. Since the talk show format is new for KBIA, we are in the market to purchase some call-in software. We are learning a lot about calling software, which is just one more tool in our journalism “box of knowledge.”
Another great part of working for Intersection is that there are so many devoted people behind the show. Not only is the News Director at KBIA invested, but also my professor and the powerhouse of the Reynolds Journalism Institute is behind the show. Everyone wants to see the show succeed. The question is what does success look like? After some discussion, we’ve decided that success will include increasing the number of listeners as well as the quantity and quality of engagement. It’s pretty great that the community can engage in the discussion in a variety of ways. They can call in or they can participate in a group discussion board. This is a relatively new concept so we are all starting from square one.