As a former student journalist I watch the affairs of campus media with a close eye, which is only one of the reasons why it's interesting to see student newspapers shutting down or reducing their print versions and going online. It's a challenge, because their exclusive distribution - it was always so easy to just pick up a copy of the paper on the way to class - becomes a much greater challenge in the online world. Still, student newspapers are hyper-local, which (in my mind) is a key to success in today's online media environment. "In the newsroom, daily is too slow. We will report in real-time on the web, mobile and social media. To do this, we made digital news its own team and set aside money to equip them with new iPads and video cameras to report live from the field."
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