Lauren Hertel
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Lauren Hertel is a lecturer in the Department of Telecommunications at the University of Florida
. She teaches students how to effectively converge the media with computer science
. She is currently working on a report for the Knight New Media Center on success factors in newsroom convergence. She is one main speakers and promoters for Web 2.0.
Born and raised in Louisiana, Hertel was interested in the media from a very early age. Her curiosity helped her become one of the major lecturers and supporters of Web 2.0 of her time.
in New York City
in 1989. During her time at the Spectator Hertel was promoted from photo technician to photo editor after two semesters at New York City’s seventh largest English-language daily.
In 1990, up until 1992, Hertel started and successfully ran a freelance campus photography service, called Student Photography Service, while still a full-time undergraduate student at Columbia University.
After receiving her B.A. in History from Columbia University
, Hertel developed an interest in German culture. She traveled to Berlin, Germany, where she prepared presentations and speeches in English on political and technical topics for the German Privatization. She did this up until 1995.
In 1996, Hertel went back to New York to work for Staten Island Public Access Television as a Media Trainee.
Soon after, Hertel became an intern at KQED-FM
, in San Francisco, California. She assisted with production of weekly state news magazine, “The California Report”, at nation’s largest NPR
member station. Hertel produced a feature story on a local synagogue’s discovery of a time capsule, which aired December 2002.
Not satisfied, Hertel researched and traveled across the U.S. looking for new trends in planning for a national real estate development news syndication service, for Inman News, located in Emeryville, California.
It was during this time that the War against Iraq had begun. Hertel signed on to be an intern for the U.S. Army in Fort Irwin, California. During this two month stint, Hertel trained U.S. Army soldiers who were being deployed to Iraq on media relations by creating live-action scenarios. Throughout her internship, Hertel produced a dozen television short features and blogged about her experience.
After her short-lived experience Hertel began working for The Record in California as an online editor. Here she found her niche.
While working for the mid-sized newspaper (65-75K circulation). Hertel developed and conducted multimedia training for reporters, editors, photographers and newsroom assistants. She participated in new high-level think tank group for future projects and served as a member of the technology subcommittee, chair of the research subcommittee. Hertel also coordinated all online enhancement opportunities of daily stories with editors, reporters and photographers. She directed the work of web designers and night web editors and developed proposals and budgets for all New Media projects and corporate multimedia training. It was here that she began to openly discuss and support Web 2.0 and the outcome it would have on future generations.
In August 2006, Hertel was offered a position at the University of Florida. She was asked to be part of the faculty staff to
teach beginning and advanced online media skills and theory courses to television and radio broadcast students.
Looking for an outlet, she traveled to Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russian Federation, to lecture on recent developments in global online media and to conduct new media skills training for the Washington D.C. State Department.
Inspired by other cultures and the desire to teach Hertel, in 2007, journeyed to Sarajevo, Tuzla and Banja Luka to lecture on citizen journalism
, Web 2.0 and portable devices, and new media law and ethics.
Hertel is currently developing a college track at the University of Florida called online media, which encourages and promotes Web 2.0 thinking.
Lauren Hertel wrote, narrated and published set of audio cassette walking tours of New York City, called AudioGuide NYC. The cassettes reached the #4 spot category on Amazon.com in less than four weeks. She called the production Lone Daughter Productions.
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, UC Berkeley, May 2004
Switzer Fellowship for Environmental Leadership, 2003–04
DAAD Annual Stipend, Free University Berlin, 1992–93
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. She teaches students how to effectively converge the media with computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
. She is currently working on a report for the Knight New Media Center on success factors in newsroom convergence. She is one main speakers and promoters for Web 2.0.
Born and raised in Louisiana, Hertel was interested in the media from a very early age. Her curiosity helped her become one of the major lecturers and supporters of Web 2.0 of her time.
Biography
Hertel was first a photo editor with the Columbia Daily SpectatorColumbia Daily Spectator
Columbia Daily Spectator is the daily student newspaper of Columbia University. It is published at 112th and Broadway in New York, New York. Founded in 1877, it is the oldest continuously operating college news daily in the nation after The Harvard Crimson, and has been legally independent of the...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1989. During her time at the Spectator Hertel was promoted from photo technician to photo editor after two semesters at New York City’s seventh largest English-language daily.
In 1990, up until 1992, Hertel started and successfully ran a freelance campus photography service, called Student Photography Service, while still a full-time undergraduate student at Columbia University.
After receiving her B.A. in History from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, Hertel developed an interest in German culture. She traveled to Berlin, Germany, where she prepared presentations and speeches in English on political and technical topics for the German Privatization. She did this up until 1995.
In 1996, Hertel went back to New York to work for Staten Island Public Access Television as a Media Trainee.
Soon after, Hertel became an intern at KQED-FM
KQED-FM
KQED-FM is an NPR-member radio station owned by Northern California Public Broadcasting in San Francisco, California.KQED-FM was founded by James Day in 1969 as the radio arm of KQED Television. The founding manager was Bernard Mayes who later went on to be Executive Vice-President of KQED TV and...
, in San Francisco, California. She assisted with production of weekly state news magazine, “The California Report”, at nation’s largest NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
member station. Hertel produced a feature story on a local synagogue’s discovery of a time capsule, which aired December 2002.
Not satisfied, Hertel researched and traveled across the U.S. looking for new trends in planning for a national real estate development news syndication service, for Inman News, located in Emeryville, California.
It was during this time that the War against Iraq had begun. Hertel signed on to be an intern for the U.S. Army in Fort Irwin, California. During this two month stint, Hertel trained U.S. Army soldiers who were being deployed to Iraq on media relations by creating live-action scenarios. Throughout her internship, Hertel produced a dozen television short features and blogged about her experience.
After her short-lived experience Hertel began working for The Record in California as an online editor. Here she found her niche.
While working for the mid-sized newspaper (65-75K circulation). Hertel developed and conducted multimedia training for reporters, editors, photographers and newsroom assistants. She participated in new high-level think tank group for future projects and served as a member of the technology subcommittee, chair of the research subcommittee. Hertel also coordinated all online enhancement opportunities of daily stories with editors, reporters and photographers. She directed the work of web designers and night web editors and developed proposals and budgets for all New Media projects and corporate multimedia training. It was here that she began to openly discuss and support Web 2.0 and the outcome it would have on future generations.
In August 2006, Hertel was offered a position at the University of Florida. She was asked to be part of the faculty staff to
teach beginning and advanced online media skills and theory courses to television and radio broadcast students.
Looking for an outlet, she traveled to Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russian Federation, to lecture on recent developments in global online media and to conduct new media skills training for the Washington D.C. State Department.
Inspired by other cultures and the desire to teach Hertel, in 2007, journeyed to Sarajevo, Tuzla and Banja Luka to lecture on citizen journalism
Citizen journalism
Citizen journalism is the concept of members of the public "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information," according to the seminal 2003 report We Media: How Audiences are Shaping the Future of News and Information...
, Web 2.0 and portable devices, and new media law and ethics.
Hertel is currently developing a college track at the University of Florida called online media, which encourages and promotes Web 2.0 thinking.
Lauren Hertel wrote, narrated and published set of audio cassette walking tours of New York City, called AudioGuide NYC. The cassettes reached the #4 spot category on Amazon.com in less than four weeks. She called the production Lone Daughter Productions.
Academic Awards
Terner Prize for Excellence in Reporting on Urban Development, May 2004Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, UC Berkeley, May 2004
Switzer Fellowship for Environmental Leadership, 2003–04
DAAD Annual Stipend, Free University Berlin, 1992–93
External links
- http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/content/7975.cfm A summary of Hertel's work from the American Press Institute
- http://www.switzernetwork.org/dirdetails.taf?id=670 Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation
- http://www.jou.ufl.edu/faculty/facultydetail.asp?id=lhertel University of Florida Facualty page
- http://russiaonline.blogspot.com. Hertel's blog while in Russia
- http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/tv/cnstv/archive/2004/0220/index.php Rob Harris and Lauren Hertel report