Spring Break
Letter to the editor
Chris Cannon, Guest writer
Issue date: 2/6/09 Section: Opinions and Editorials
Congratulations on a successful return to the field of print publication.
Waking up early on Friday morning. I was incredibly surprised to find a crisp, fresh version of The Periscope waiting on my doorstep. The paper was a pleasant surprise: the writing was good, the design was fresh, and several interesting new features were found throughout.
This print edition was a stark but great change from the past year. As the Editor-in-chief for the 2007-2008 year, I was a part of the decision to eliminate print production and move into the multimedia age. We accomplished great feats by producing incredible video content, an interactive web site and interesting article packages.
However, we slowly learned over time that the Shorter community was more engaged by a traditional print product than our ground breaking work.
This fact is fascinating since we are currently watching the quick death of traditional print publications like the New York Times and small hometown papers. But internet readership is up; more users check cnn.com for their news than any other news source in the media world.
For the Shorter community, the new mix of The Periscope is great. You still present online content in an interesting fashion while also producing a print publication every two weeks. Bravo!
The design of the paper, while still traditional, is a bold, new look for our century old paper. The 'Campus Bulletin' page has a very atypical design not normally found in newspapers-its trendy and fun, which works well in a college setting.
Ashley-Grace Ramocan, Danielle Nieznanski, Bethany Dykes and Regina Hicks should be praised for their tireless effort to revive a century old newspaper in a modern way. You did a great job, and it was great to see you have an incredible moment of success.
Keep working hard. Stay strong with the momentum of your first edition; this is going to be great.
Waking up early on Friday morning. I was incredibly surprised to find a crisp, fresh version of The Periscope waiting on my doorstep. The paper was a pleasant surprise: the writing was good, the design was fresh, and several interesting new features were found throughout.
This print edition was a stark but great change from the past year. As the Editor-in-chief for the 2007-2008 year, I was a part of the decision to eliminate print production and move into the multimedia age. We accomplished great feats by producing incredible video content, an interactive web site and interesting article packages.
However, we slowly learned over time that the Shorter community was more engaged by a traditional print product than our ground breaking work.
This fact is fascinating since we are currently watching the quick death of traditional print publications like the New York Times and small hometown papers. But internet readership is up; more users check cnn.com for their news than any other news source in the media world.
For the Shorter community, the new mix of The Periscope is great. You still present online content in an interesting fashion while also producing a print publication every two weeks. Bravo!
The design of the paper, while still traditional, is a bold, new look for our century old paper. The 'Campus Bulletin' page has a very atypical design not normally found in newspapers-its trendy and fun, which works well in a college setting.
Ashley-Grace Ramocan, Danielle Nieznanski, Bethany Dykes and Regina Hicks should be praised for their tireless effort to revive a century old newspaper in a modern way. You did a great job, and it was great to see you have an incredible moment of success.
Keep working hard. Stay strong with the momentum of your first edition; this is going to be great.
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