Amanda Alfanos, Editor-in-Chief
You may have seen me interviewing students at on-campus events, taking notes at Student Government Association meetings or walking out of the administration building fresh from an interview with university officials. I’m the editor-in-chief of OCU Student Publications.
On Sundays and Mondays, however, you might not see much of me. This is when I work with staff members to paginate (design) the newspaper. Final tweaks are made on Monday, before the pages are sent to the printer.
The final product of the newspaper is a result of team work. You may be curious to know how the process works.
- Writers, photographers and columnists receive assignments for the week at our weekly staff meeting on Thursday
- Staff members turn in their assignments by deadline at noon the following Tuesday
- Stories and columns are copy edited by our copy editor and myself
- Stories with corrections are returned to the writers and columnists
- Writers and columnists send in their corrected work by noon on Friday
- Pagination begins when corrected copy is received by page designers, editors and myself
- Completed pages are due to the printer by 11 p.m. Monday
- Repeat the following week
The Constellation yearbook, The Campus online, and the yearbook DVD also are a result of teamwork.
This might seem like a stressful process and at times it can be. But ultimately, it comes down to staying organized, maintaining professional relationships communication with staff members. I really enjoy my job. The media industry is anything but boring or typical. ‘News is new!’
Please do not hesitate to contribute news story ideas to your Student Publications staff. Call the newsroom at 405-208-6068.
