Newsrooms across the country are feeling the impacts of an ever-changing political climate and consistent instability within the industry.
While student newsrooms do not always face the exact same challenges as our larger counterparts, the continuous effort and hurdles student reporters face on the daily basis persist — be it financial issues or fighting for credibility within our community.
Like other newsrooms across the nation, The Argonaut strives for regular innovation and creativity to bridge the gaps. The classic print product the news industry values so heavily is slowly becoming a thing of the past as social media and online presences become the focus. Whether reporters like to acknowledge that fact is another question.
The Argonaut’s weekly print product is, and hopefully always will be, at the heart of what we do — highlighting the week’s best stories through written word and design.
Meredith Spelbring | Argonaut
We have realized the need for a shift and the need to continue to be able to change as our industry does. The Argonaut not only emphasizes but values an online first mentality.
When news and information begins to circulate through campus, students should want to turn to The Argonaut first for the latest updates. With just a once-a-week paper, this is not attainable. While we strive for excellence each Thursday when the papers are spread across campus on stands, the backbone of what we do lives online — right at your fingertips.
The work and reporting from The Argonaut staff over the past year has improved and evolved dramatically — whether it is reporting on the breaking news out of the JAMM department surrounding faculty member Denise Bennett, covering the history-making season from the women’s basketball squad or sharing the stories of those within the community after their death.
Students and staff of the University of Idaho are the heart of this community — sharing their stories is the reason The Argonaut exists in the first place.
In the next era of The Argonaut, it is these stories and people that drive the work we do and the goals we hope to achieve.
As I enter my tenure as the next Editor-in-Chief, we will continue to build upon the success of eras past while still moving forward and sharing the stories of people and events that shape our community.
Meredith Spelbring can be reached at [email protected]