September 2019
“I have some bad news.” Jenny stood in the front of the conference room, a room filled with tables, paper, files, and most of our office supplies, a serious frown marred her features.
I had no idea what today’s meeting was about, but I could guess. She only called the entire staff of the newspaper, from the writers, editors, photographers, website editors, and the marketing staff, into the conference room altogether for two reasons: there was a big story we needed to get on right away, or our budget was grim.
Student newspapers are generally funded, in part, by the university they are affiliated with, but also by advertisers, subscription costs, and donations from the public. Lately, the public stream of income, and subscribers, had started to dry up as people turned to
