The article notes that these new publications, both print and online, are less chained to the conventions of mainstream journalism and may be more able to experiment and innovate.Among the publications cited as examples are:
- SpartanEdge, a video-heavy online publication at Michigan State University (the Web site's tag line: "The future of online campus news is now.")
- The Big Green, also a member of Michigan State's Alternative Media Alliance
- unbound at the College of New Jersey
- Speakeasy at Ohio University
- NU Comment at Northwestern University.
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We have a relatively new student publication here at the University of Vermont called The Water Tower. It's a weekly "alternative" to the mainstream campus newspaper. You can find us at http://www.thewatertowernews.com
Cool! Thanks for sharing it. Keep us posted on what you're up to.
The small staff of Broadside Online (George Mason online paper, companion to the print edition) is undergoing a massive, highly caffeinated lurch towards online innovation. You might want to check us out at broadsideonline.com.
We've posted police blotter and orientation maps, countless videos, a handful of blogs and comments (now! finally!).
We do it all by hand, no College Publisher involvement. What better way to learn about managing a website than doing it yourself.
Feel free to email me with any suggestions. I'm short-staffed and over-stressed, but always looking for good feedback and cool new ideas.
Cheers,
Whitney Rhodes
Broadside Online
Managing Editor
mebroadsideonline@gmail.com
About ten years ago, the Daily Gazette [daily.swarthmore.edu] started up as an online only alternative to the main print campus weekly. We've recently re-designed and are finally moving beyond sports and art reviews.
I'm the editor of an alternative student newspaper at the West campus of Arizona State University (www.atwestnews). We've encountered much pushback from the "official" student media organization, but we've managed to print regular newspapers for 18 months now and are still going strong.
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