Orange County Register Tour

While the rest of the Pepperdine community was attending classes and reading the e-mail from Public Relations about the potential bomb threat a group of senior editors from the Graphic were on the road heading to a tour at the Orange County Register.

The hour drive down gave us time to make phone calls and send out some e-mails, which lead to the posting of a breaking news story about the bomb threat.



The tour was a lot of fun and very educational for our group. We learned out the importance of online and breaking news. We also were able to bounce ideas off of some Register editors in how we should cover the bomb threat.

Here Goes a New Year

BY SHANNON KELLY
Graphic Editor in Chief

We’re trying something new at the Graphic. Actually we’re trying a lot of new things, but blogging is one that we hope will open the newsroom doors a little wider to students, faculty and staff. Bear with me while I adjust to this new forum and begin updating and changing this blog (I’m thinking “Editor In Chief Blog” is a pretty boring title and a lack of links and photos makes this unbearably dry). But for now — a quick briefing.

The Graphic staff started last Sunday and worked non-stop, with only half of our staff and few sources on campus, to get the paper out on the first day of school.

While production was in full swing, we were also holding meetings with SGA, SPB and President Andrew K. Benton (and many administrators). At the same time, we were conducting training sessions for our freshmen and new staff members (look for their bylines in this first issue!)

We were busy, but it was worth it (although I think my staff averaged six hours of sleep for the entire week). It’s going to be a great semester for the Graphic and we’re doing everything we can to make this newspaper an outlet for everyone on campus.
On that note, our meetings with SGA and administrators were extremely encouraging (and I’ll update this site with more detailed blogs concerning both discussions).

President Benton offered his continued support, with many chief administrators by his side, and vowed to be as available as possible to the Graphic. His administrators agreed to do the same and each spoke to our editorial board (all of our sections editors and their assistants) in order to let us know what we can do better and what they can do better for us.

I’m looking forward to future meetings and a continued discussion with the administration about how we can work together to serve Pepperdine to the best of our abilities. I’m encouraged and grateful by President Benton’s support and by his administration’s input as well.

SGA and SPB were wonderful when we met with them last week. We gathered in the newsroom for lunch and sat down for an informal discussion about how the Graphic can work together with student leaders to keep everyone on campus informed and involved. I think we’ll have a strong working relationship this semester, which I think will benefit the newspaper, their groups and the entire Pepperdine community.

Please feel free to use this blog to tell us what you want to see in the paper, what you don’t want to see in the paper and what we can do better.

If you don’t want to comment on the blog, call me and we’ll talk. My cell phone number is (310) 283-6434 and my office extension is x4314. Or just drop by. The newsroom is open and so is my office door (we’re in the CCB next to Public Safety).
Good luck to you all on your first day of school and have a wonderful year!

All my best,
Shannon Kelly
Editor in Chief

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Blogging will add awareness to Graphic

CHRIS SEGAL
Director of Strategic Planning

I have seen you do it, your friends watch you do it and professors are obviously aware of it. The “it” is reading the online Graphic while you should be taking notes or paying attention in class.

If you keep reading this column here in print, or online, you may even get a free lunch out of the deal.

Our online numbers have shown that high traffic times, which are between 7:30 and 9 a.m. and 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., coincide with typical class times. Certainly paying attention in class is important but reading the Graphic is necessary as well. The Graphic is one of the few places to go to read about the entire Pepperdine community.

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Piraate in Camarillo

I love pirates as much as the next person, I even have a personalized license plate. It takes a certain person though to get a Piraate personalized plate.

TV-26

This summer, the other people that share the first floor with us (broadcast) received an awesome new set. Here's a picture of Jonathan Tamayo from NewsWaves checking out the new set.

There will be an information meeting Wednesday in CCB 100 for all students interested in participating in student programming.

First Issue of the Graphic

It is currently 1 a.m. on Saturday morning and I am sitting in the newsroom on the first floor of the CCB with Shannon Kelly (Editor in Chief) Jane Lee (News Editor) Sam Blons (Assistant News Editor) and Elizabeth Smith (Assistant Director of Student Publication) working on the first issue of the Graphic.

We will be distributing the first issue this Monday.

Ventura County Star Publisher resigns

Today Ventura County Star Publisher Tim Gallagher resigned from his post. Pepperdine is losing a friend and a supporter.

Publisher to leave The Star

Originally published 11:34 a.m., August 24, 2007
Updated 11:34 a.m., August 24, 2007

CAMARILLO, Ca – The E.W. Scripps Co. and Ventura County Star Publisher Tim Gallagher today jointly announced a new role for Gallagher in the company that also allows him to pursue other business opportunities.

Gallagher will continue to be an employee of Scripps who will work on special assignment as an assistant to Scripps Howard Publishing President Mark Contreras. He will step down as publisher of the Star and begin his own business consulting in the areas of media and management that do not compete with the Star.

“This is a great opportunity for me to continue my 30-year association with Scripps, a company I dearly love, as well as the chance to do some things I have really been wanting to do,” Gallagher said. “I could never thank the folks at Scripps enough for their willingness to work with me and allow this to happen.”

Tim Gallagher

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