At 9 A.M. on February 2, 2003 my younger brother and I were turning onto the back nine at a local golf course. At about that same time NASA’s mission control lost contact with the Space Shuttle Columbia. It was actually my brother who got the phone call first. Back at the newspaper, we pieced together the fragmented story in a wrap package to explain as best we could to our stunned readers. This is the front page of that section. The time line above the fold provided readers with a moment-to-moment breakdown of the event.
Jeremy Gilbert : Design Thinker, Professor and Multimedia Journalist
Jeremy Gilbert teaches and practices design-centered journalism. He works at Northwestern University, lives in Chicago and designs news and information.
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I'm an assistant professor teaching interactive storytelling and human centered design at the Medill School of Journalism and the Segal Institute of Design. Previously, I worked at The Poynter Institute redesigning its industry leading website, Poynter Online. And at the St. Petersburg Times and The News-Press in Fort Myers, Fla. redesigning both newspapers. I've also worked as a user interaction designer and a graphic designer during the first Internet bubble.
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