EDITORIAL: From redesigns to revolutions, The Volante renovates print and online editions
Since 1887, The Volante newsroom has made its main goal to inform and educate the campus of the University of South Dakota, a duty that has defined everything we have done for over 126 years.
While our duty has remained the same, the methods and means by which we provide information to the masses has evolved, just as technology and society has evolved.
In that spirit, The Volante enters 2014 ready to redefine what it means to tell the news of USD. No longer will The Volante merely be a stack of newspapers students can pick up each Wednesday, filled with information about the week past and the week upcoming.
No, we are coming to you this time.
While online content is certainly nothing new to The Volante, nor the world, it has yet to be at the forefront of what we do, until now.
No longer is it our job to provide the campus a newspaper each week, it is our duty to provide the reader with information and knowledge they need to face the day at USD. Expect content updated daily on Volanteonline.com and look for us on Facebook and Twitter, because we have undoubtedly filled your feeds with the campus news of the day. If it’s happening, we are there; if it happened, it’s already online.
The print edition has not been abandoned. In fact, beginning with this issue, The Volante has been given a facelift, including a new front-page flag, section heads and a newer, crisp look.
As members of the media, we are here to cater the reader’s attention, and making the newspaper aesthetically pleasing and simple to read is a large part of the task.
A part of serving the readers includes being knowledgeable on the content they are searching for. What questions do students and faculty of USD need answered? When they pick up The Volante, what kind of information should be found within its pages?
For that reason, The Volante is reaching out to organizations on campus to form a Reader’s Board. We would like a representative from as many on-campus groups as possible to provide feedback and inform The Volante editorial staff of the needs of its readers.
If interested in joining, please contact Editor-in-Chief of The Volante Emily Niebrugge at [email protected].
