In late November, The Whalesong student newspaper at the University of Alaska Southeast renewed publication of its print edition after a two-year absence.
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While the newspaper had continued to operate online-only, student editor Laura Lemire told Capital City Weekly that the print resurgence is a real step forward: “This is something I’ve wanted for so long and so badly, and it’s great to see it finally happening. I think students will be very happy to see (the print newspaper) back on campus.”
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In this journalistic age filled with an all-things-must-shift-online mentality, I find Lemire’s excitement about the newspaper’s return to print backwardly fascinating. For better or worse, it is an example of print’s staying power as a perceived medium of journalistic professionalism and effective presence (i.e. a physical product available for student readers to come across, ogle, and grab) that all-things-online have yet to match.
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What do you think?
Did they say how often they’re going to print? I think once a week still has value and will make sense for the next 2 to 3 years.
Why two to three years??