September 5th, 2008 About

Sure, there are other blogs out there that cover developments in college newspapers.

There’s Innovation in College Media, but it’s narrowly focused. There’s the Next Newsroom Project, but that’s mostly for networking. Other young bloggers wax poetic on the issues their papers face.  But there is no true aggregator of news about all that is college journalism. Think Romenesko when he was 20.

Especially as the troubles that have rocked professional newspapers trickle down to the Quad, it’s important for college journalists to learn from one another — whether the news is good or bad.

We plan to highlight innovation, chronicle setbacks and analyze the business side of college newspapers. We also plan to look at how college journalists are lending their voices to the big stories of the day.

Send us tips, queries and ideas at collegerag@gmail.com, or by visiting the Contact CR page.

Andrew Dunn is a student at UNC-Chapel Hill, an avid Twitter aficionado and now a certified Web maven. He also operates Dunn, Reporter.

Sara Gregory is also a student at UNC-Chapel Hill and a prolific poster. She operates The Water’s Fine.