So last night and today, in our final meeting on the 99th volume of >The Samford Crimson, we said goodbye to the old staff. Most are graduating and, as grizzled veterans of our regular critique meetings I let them lead the show today. They immediately made fun of me, which is great. They also find and understand the various and very occasional design and news problems as well as I do, which is even better. If we’ve made them nitpickers and sticklers, we’re doing something right.
Immediately after that I met with much of the new staff. The new editor-in-chief is moving up from the news editor position. Many of the editorial board members have also been in my classes or are familiar faces as contributors. A few of them I remember recruiting on far too many phone calls when they were in high school and look at us now.
Before we were doing they were making fun of me too, which is great.
My last class of the term was today. They did not make fun of me — within earshot at least — because I’m still grading them, I’d guess. I have, roughly, 120 things to read between now and then, so everyone is playing it cool with the jokes.
My day started with a run — I did 5K with negative splits and a sub-7:30 mile to finish — I do not know what is happening. This evening I’m finishing with a run through papers, where I made small dents in the grading pile.
Things to read … because reading only leaves dents in my brain.
End of an era: Jet Magazine to Shift to Digital Publishing Next Month
ESPN beat them to this, I’m afraid, but there is still plenty to be tinkered with and to learn from the experience: Here are the BBC’s plans for the first ‘24/7 World Cup’
Fascinating journalism geekery here: Approaches to digital fact checking across the world
Some news sites cracking down on over-the-top comments
Springfield students relaunch school newspaper
Such an important move: Why More Firms Are Hiring Journalists As Content Strategists
Some of our alumni and their incredible work: One of the city’s youngest film production companies grew out of a class project.
This is a cool story. At this Mississippi high school, the football team gets coached up by a hall of famer and a former Alabama coach: Brett Favre reduces role, former Alabama coach Ray Perkins steps in at Mississippi high school
