ERIC ATHAS

On the Web

This section is a compilation of the Web projects I have been involved in. This includes a news site I founded, a site I blogged for and a Wiki I created.

Slideshows

Using Soundslides, I’m proficient in creating both audio and regular slideshows. This section gives you a sense of some work I’ve produced.

Video

I have a passion for shooting and editing video. I’m comfortable using both iMovie and Final Cut Pro. This section displays a couple of videos I produced.

Audio

: Much like video, I have a strong understanding of how to record and edit podcasts and audio clips.

Print

: This section contains links to print articles I’ve written. I’ve reported for The MetroWest Daily News, The Boston Herald, The Springfield Republican and other various weeklies and dailies. I was also the editor of The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, UMass’s student-run daily.

In addition to print and multimedia, I’m also a Web production enthusiast. Here are some examples of sites I’ve had a hand in creating:

I’m the co-founder and former executive editor of AmherstWire.com, a special project at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Above this text is the homepage and below is a feature we produced last spring.

I was recently assigned to design and maintain the Online Ethics Wiki — a project backed by the Online News Association, Poynter and Kent State University.

Below is a blog called UMass 101. I wrote this blog for Masslive.com, a Springfield, Mass. site.

I’m experienced in recording audio, editing it and producing audio slideshows using Soundslides. Below are a few examples.

I’ve been editing video for about eight years and have a strong grasp on the art of shooting, editing and packaging video pieces. I’m comfortable editing with both Final Cut Pro and iMovie. Below are a few videos I produced.

UMass professor teaches class on Iraq

Blog Talk Radio at 2007 ONA Conference

As a blogger and Web producer, I am comfortable recording and editing audio for the Web. Below are some audio clips I produced.

Podcast interview with University of Massachusetts Mental Health Services Director for Masslive blog.

Podcast on UMass’s lack of fan support.

My byline has appeared in about a dozen newspapers, including The MetroWest Daily News, The Springfield Republican and The Boston Herald. I’ve covered courts, cops, schools, government and breaking news. I’ll cut to the chase - below are links to articles I’ve written.

Thieves taking stones from markers that date to coloniol period

Man survives avalanche on Mt. Washington

Wayland mulling sex offender bylaw

‘Sopranos’: The end of a hit