The Agora has seen quite a few changes over the years.
This coming school year is no exception.
Various editors over the past several years have changed the newspaper’s format from a large broadsheet to a tabloid that’s about half the size, back to a broadsheet and, again, back to a tabloid.
But even before the pandemic chased us all into isolation, the Agora was recycling quite a stack of newspapers between publications. This public health crisis forced us to quickly get more creative in finding new ways to reach our audience. Printing a regular paper made no sense after classes moved to remote delivery.
We mailed a printed issue last year, but we also experimented with emailed newsletters to share our digital issues and online content with the campus community.
This year, we will continue our digital evolution by focusing more on social media, multimedia content, and weekly emailed newsletters. We are also going to start producing regular short news segments on Monroe Public Access Cable Television.
Leading the Agora through this exciting time for journalism is our new editor, Lauren Werlinger.
“In the digital age, flexibility is key,” Werlinger said. “There’s a lot to be gained by embracing technology, and one of those benefits is reaching students where they naturally get a lot of their information.”
Her assistant editor this year is Elisabeth Brockman. Together, the pair have quite a challenge in front of them given how short-staffed they are this fall. With a staff...
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