We put out three newspapers this week: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. This week the new editorial staff (led by me) took over production of the paper, with assistance from the outgoing editors, and on Thursday, we were supposed to do it all by ourselves (mostly). On Monday night we finished…
This past week myself and the fall 2019 editorial board shadowed the current editors, getting a feel for what our jobs will be like. This mostly went according to plan, with nearly all of the new editors getting hands on experience with pitching stories, editing content, and laying out pages.…
It's been about a week and a half since I was announced as the executive editor for next semester's Spartan Daily. The main task I've had since then is building up our staff by recruiting and selecting editors. First was picking a managing editor, who is basically the second in…
Freedom of the Press requires more than just protecting journalists, the entire supply chain needs to be safeguarded. On Tuesday night the Spartan Daily's printer lost power, and we were looking at missing our first issue in 85 years.Thankfully they got it back in time, and we were able to…
I came home at midnight last night, but both of my news stories made it on the front page, above the fold! Reporting is fun.Here's the full softball story that I wrote: http://www.sjsunews.com/spartan_daily/news/article_ec215144-2592-11e9-a9fd-73eeff92c8e8.html#sjsu #journalism
Two weeks ago, CNN Chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta came to my university and received the 2018 William Randolph Hearst Award for his work. I'm not really the biggest fan of CNN, but I've been impressed with Acosta's work, and getting to hear him speak was a real treat.…