Kirst Allnutt- Media councillor 2013

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Personal Details
o  Name: Kirsten Allnutt
o   Portfolio: Media Councillor
o   Degree: Bachelor of journalism (third year)
o   Interests and Hobbies: Filming, photography, computer gaming

Pensketch
o   I am a third year television journalism student.
o   I have work experience at media institutions such as Carte Blanche and eNews.
o   Worked at Friar Tuck for 1 and a half years.
o   Psychology 1 tutor – 2012
o   Received Honours for Dramatic Arts (matric).
o   Leadership role: Head of house for culture in matric (Involves the liaising of all cultural events and encouragement of school “spirit”).

Manifesto

I, Kirsten Allnutt, am a third television student. I am a sincere, social, outgoing and friendly person who would do well with my experiences and knowledge of a third year journalism student as media councillor. I stand for transparent, efficient and well managed media that will communicate and inform appropriately throughout the university.

As media councillor I aim to be innovative and original in forms of communication between the SRC, student media organisations and the student body itself. I intend to appeal to students and, therefore, the media that I am responsible for will reflect this. My goals include making podcasts and videos, as well as recordings of any meetings, discussions or events which will become accessible via media platforms and social networks. I feel that direct communication of any issues can be appropriately addressed by making podcasts/ videos, and, even furthermore more so, in circumstances where the president or SRC representatives can speak to the students and answer their questions through this medium.

In my role I aim to expand on the current media position by offering my own creative media strategies and, in doing so, create an appropriate, professional expectation for the position in the future.

Grazzle photo's

Photo by: Ivan Blazic

Grazzle

Speech

The time has come for a new beginning, the time to move away from words and start transforming them into actions. The time has come where the promises of candidates need to be fulfilled. I, Kirsten Allnutt, am that candidate. You are probably thinking that I am just another candidate asking for your vote, and that after this campaign nothing will change.

I am asking for your vote but not because I simply want it but because I want to make a difference, a difference for the students of Rhodes University. I want to give you the chance to be heard. Rhodes has such an amazing legacy but I think that the most important aspect of this institution are the students. Rhodes would not be Rhodes without its students. As media councillor I firmly believe it is integral to make the students the top priority. The SRC should listen to your needs. This is the reason why communication and mediation is the ethos of my campaign; I want to be the thread that binds the SRC and the students. I believe that the only reason why the SRC exists is to cater to the needs of the students, to give them a chance, a voice in matters that are of the utmost importance to their student life.

What I strive to achieve is to create complete and utter media transparency in the SRC. There needs to an honest and open relationship between the SRC and the student body. I believe that this will close the gap that many students feel exists between them and the SRC. My goals include videoing and keeping minutes of all meetings, events and discussions that take place in connection to the SRC and making them freely available for the students.

I also hope to create a platform based on a personal interaction between the students and the elected body. The strategy of informative videos is a means to bind the communication link between the SRC and the students. My goals in this regard include having SRC representatives and the president able to make vlogs (video blogs) about current ongoings and announcements. We live in an age where technology is there to be used to our advantage, information has become more accessible and therefore a more personal approach to communicate with students is needed to fill the void currently felt by students in their relationship with the SRC.

Perseverance and determination are an integral part of my personality; and fighting for issues that I believe in is what got me to run for media councillor. I believe that in this particular portfolio you need fierce determination, networking skills, an extensive contact list and a serious interest for student issues. I know that if given the chance, I can make a difference that the students and the university as a whole deserve. I am here to be your voice; your issues are the only issues that I care about.

Gone are the days when an apathetic attitude was popular. We live in a democratic society that thrives on individuality, diversity and opportunity. We live in a society where voices must be heard, opinions must be expressed and ideas must be revolutionised. I stand before you as one woman asking for your faith, faith in the greater good of our university. Give me the chance to represent you, let me be your binding thread even when you do not have any hope left. You are the weapon for your own change, use it and make the right decision. I am here to serve you; I am not asking what you can do for me but rather what I can do for you.

My comment on the questions I was asked:

Well, I got asked very difficult questions. The first one, which i felt was long-winded and took ages to get to the point, put me off and I became even more nervous than i already was. I am not the best at impromptu, I'm afraid.

Sunday, 2 September 2012

Logo

This is my campaign logo. The logo represents a key, which is what I believe communication is.
The key is in the form of a "K" to resemble Kirst. The bottom part of the key is in the shape of a speech bubble. This is to show that I want to communicate and hear what the students have to say.

The logo is also similar to that of a female gender sign. This is symbolic of my pride in being a woman!

Campaign posters

Campaign poster one: Vote Kirst for media councillor
Design by: Christina Sukop
Photo by: Teigue Blokpoel

Campaign poster two: Pink? Blue? Colour doesnt matter.
Design and photo by: Christina Sukop

Vote for mediation

Hello Everyone :)

My name is Kirsten Allnutt. I am a third year tv journalism student and recently joined the election campaign for SRC Media Councillor 2013. Some of you know me personally, but for those of you who don't I encourage that you come to the SRC Grazzle on Monday at 18.30, so thatyou can learn about the social, outgoing, confident and hardworking person that I am. Please look out for my posters and for my campaign video and hopefully, my campaign blog that I plan to start SOON. I want people to COMMENT, ASK ME QUESTIONS and give me SUGGESTIONS about their expectations of what a media councillor should do. After all, it is the students that I represent and I want to reflect that.

COMMUNICATE! MEDIATION IS KEY!

I hope that you will join me by voting for me between Wednesday 5 September 7am-7pm and Thursday 7am-7pm.

VOTE. Be a part of the process. VOTE KIRST ALLNUTT for SRC Media Councillor 2013.