Our Voice: We are proud to introduce our new website

It’s mentioned a lot among mass communication majors and journalists. Supposedly, print media is dying and being replaced by electronic media. There are plenty of examples of publications going to online-only versions to cut costs.

Here, at The Colonnade, we still believe in print media. Sure it’s a volatile time for the industry, but we’ll survive. After all, what good is news if you can’t read it with your coffee? (OK so we’re pretending you wouldn’t use your iPad while drinking coffee out of fear of a spill.)

We’re not stuck in the past though. During this semester we’ve been exploring numerous options to help increase our electronic media presence in an effort to better serve you, the reader. We’ve started a blog—ournewsroomatnight.blogspot.com. We Tweet on a regular basis @GCSUnade. We also have a Facebook where current students and alumni alike can come together and talk about the paper and current issues.

To add to our online arsenal, we—well the Web Editor Bobby Gentry—have been working on changing our website from the old format into a new, redesigned one. Our website, GCSUnade.com, went from a boring three column design that looked like 50 percent of all other college newspapers to one with a unique layout that eases your experience.

The website can also be viewed on a mobile device. When viewed from a non-computer, the website goes into mobile mode where you can easily scroll through stories in a simple manner. This takes the pinch zooming and website scrolling out of your mobile browsing experience—making it easier for you.

We’re also looking into other ways to help you get your campus news. As always we welcome all feedback and input on our changes. Also, if you’re interested in helping out with our website or developing applications for iPhone, Android, or anything else, send an e-mail to colonnadeletters@gcsu.edu. We’re open to any and all help to better serve our readers, even if they’re online.

Posted by Matt Chambers on Nov 11 2010. Filed under Our Voice. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.