The past year has taught us that we must constantly strive to preserve the delicate relationship between the media and its readership.
University President Laurence Bacow recently wrote in an e-mail to the Tufts community that "it was through our collective voice that we affirmed our community values." He was referring specifically to the public's reaction to the Primary Source's publication of offensive material last winter, but his adivce - that campus media should be a forum of public discussion for the university community - is an ideal to which we should always aspire.
In other words, if you are willing to be active, engaged readers, we will strive to be a paper worthy of your attention.
To that end, The Tufts Daily returns this year with a renewed and refocused effort to bring you the highest quality news in the most effective way possible.
In order to do so, you may notice a couple of changes within our pages.
For instance, our Editorial and Viewpoints sections have been merged into a single unit henceforth dubbed the Op-Ed section. On one page, we, as the paper's editorial staff, can talk to you. On the other, you, our readers, can talk to us. This streamlining should make our paper more appealing as a venue for launching public discourse and engaging you in the news cycle.
In an attempt to bring you more complete coverage of events taking place on the national and international stages, we'll begin incorporating a weekly news package from the Wall Street Journal that will bring reporting from a major publication right in here next to the day's Sudoku puzzle.
And of course, as always, our News, Features, Arts and Sports sections will provide you with top-notch coverage of the subjects that interest and impact you most.
That takes care of our jobs as newsmakers.
But here is where you, dear Jumbos, are called on to shine in your roles as news consumers.
You must make our paper a more relevant voice of the Tufts community by sharpening our content, reshaping our Op-Ed section and constantly using your feedback to make us a better paper for you. Write Letters to the Editor to comment on our coverage of campus issues. Submit Op-Eds to express your views and opinions to the Tufts community. And never ever let us miss an opportunity to report on the events that are most important to you.
After all, without you, we have nothing to report.
P.S. Remember, folks, for the first few weeks of the semester, the Daily will not quite live up to its name: Until Monday, Sept. 17, we will only print an issue every other day in order to allow our staff to ease back into the swing of things. Therefore, you'll next hear from us on Thursday, Sept. 6 and next week only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
