This past week, the Journal editors escaped the frigid Boston atmosphere and went to San Diego, but brought back more than just a tan.
The Journal was awarded ninth place for best website in the small school category at the 30th annual National College Journalism Convention held by the Associated Collegiate Press. This award is something I am incredibly proud of but we would not have won it if it was not for the fantastic work by our editors and writers each and every week. I am deeply appreciative of all the hard work each has put in this year.
At the convention, the editors and myself also learned a great deal about how to make the Journal better.
From layout, to photo selections and content, each of us left with a fire to take what we believe to be an already good product and bring it to new heights. We want to do this not just for ourselves but for our readers. And hey, if you are reading this staff editorial, that means you.
We know it is not going to happen every week, but our hope is that every time we send a paper to the printing presses, all Suffolk students will give the paper a look sometime during that week. We want you to be interested in the stories we are doing and enjoy the product we put out. This convention helped us realize some ways we can better serve our school community.
One of the ways I think would help us have a better idea of what to work on would be if you, the reader, would write to us and let us know what you think we can change and what we are doing well. Feel free to write us a letter to the editor and send it to [email protected] and we will print your advice in the following edition of the Journal. Whether you think the fonts are hard to read or that you love our staff sounds, we would love to know.
If you are someone who loves taking photos or web coding, come to our meetings on Tuesdays because we certainly have a place for you. Through my 3.5 years on staff, I can say that the Journal is always evolving and looking to improve. Reader feedback will greatly help us take the step forward we will be working on over this semester and into next year.
– Alex Hall
Editor-in-Chief
