Daniel Sato is the web editor at San Jose State University’s Spartan Daily. It’s exciting to see them considering how to build the community around their newspaper online. But it’s not an easy road.
How then, does a school newspaper build a successful online community? The two main concerns heard most frequently about the Spartan Daily are an overall lack of quality within the paper and the lack of coverage for certain events, clubs, speakers, etc.
He goes on to discuss some of the issues in depth, and the possibility of using a rating system for stories and photos. It’s something I’ve often thought might be worth trying. I hope he’ll fill everyone in on the results if they do attempt it.
If you’re interested in building community in college media, drop by and offer some advice.
And while you’re at it, you can check out the new Spartan Daily design and this neat series of screenshots from the Spartan Daily as it has changed design over time at Ryan Sholin’s blog, where I found out about Sato’s post.
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