In February 2019, then Student Government President Daniel Palmer signed a resolution making March 1 ‘Guardian Newspaper Day’.
The story behind this is one that myself and then social media manager, Hailey Scherman will joke about for the rest of our lives but in all seriousness, it is truly appreciated.
Here at the Wright State Guardian we care deeply for our community and the events that take place in it. That’s why we dedicate our time and energy in telling the stories of those around us, capturing it through a lens and making sure its documented.
On this day, I thought it might be nice to start a new tradition as well, creating a space to talk about the incredible work The Wright State Guardian team has done in the last year.
Community storytelling
In the numbers, the Guardian team has gone above and beyond.
Producing nearly 80 stories a month each month in the last year provides in-depth information and news for our campus community.
Outreach stories like Dayton’s Not Dead give students an opportunity to explore the hidden gems of our neighborhood. The Wright Through My Eyes spotlights the Raiders doing great things on our campus.
Coverage of meetings, events and crime gives insight for our peers to know their campus beneath the surface.
Our team works diligently each and every day to bring you the latest on everything and anything in our community.
Public record requests, interviews and research goes into each story and that is something this team does not take lightly.
A huge thank you for the endless support
We are committed to serving our Raider community.
In 2017, we launched a new era of news for the Wright State campus and we fully intend to continue the news coverage for you that we have in the last 50+ years.
As I complete my last semester at Wright State and my last semester on the Guardian team, I could not be prouder of the work they have done.
From becoming award-winning to giving students, staff, faculty and administration a voice; the Guardian team has spent the last year becoming exactly who I knew it could be.
Thank you to the Wright State community for trusting in us to tell your stories.
Please continue to support local journalism, and thank a journalist. They are students just like you who work outside the Guardian at part-time jobs and have to keep up with homework.
We promise to continue our work in the community and to grow each and every day.
Happy Guardian Newspaper Day to the best team an editor could ever ask for.
The Wright State Guardian organization changes
In the last year we have seen many new faces and many returning ones. While some of our team from the 2018-2019 academic year graduated, we had many members return for the 2019-2020 year.
We’ve had so many incredibly talented reporters and photographers intern with us at not just our main campus but also our Lake Campus.
Roxanne Roessner and Shannon McCabe began their work with the organization in the fall of 2019. Roessner is our campus reporter and McCabe is our graphics designer and photographer there.
Our mission of providing coverage to our entire campus community could not be possible without their work and dedication. Producing content each week that serves to inform our community.
Our news team has worked in overdrive this past year with administrative positions changing and covering the community news. Fortunately this year a lot of the news coverage we have seen was community growth.
Marissa Couch and Natalie Cunningham have taken the Dayton’s Not Dead features and created beautiful small business spotlights. Accompanied by our talented photography team, the photos and articles tell incredible stories of the Dayton area.
The Wright Life team, formerly features section, underwent large scale changes over the summer. Pulling away from the pop culture reviews we refocused on the Wright State life in the community. Highlighting students through a redesign of the former student spotlights. Shaddia Qasem and Alexis Wisler have done so many incredibly informative and important stories in the last year on the campus.
Sports also saw a transition in the last year.
Jamie Penwell, the managing editor and Makenzie Hoeferlin, campus reporter, has blown me away each and every week with their sports and campus coverage.
We do not actually have a designated sports reporter anymore but the stories the team writes always highlight the achievements and work our athletics department has.
Our photographers and production crew; Jessica Fugett, Soham Parikh, Daniel Delgado, and Shelby Prenger continue to add life to stories through photos and videos.
Weekly galleries, a short video episode and now a podcast are all parts of the movement toward encompassing all digital media.
Our business and marketing department spearheaded an entire rebrand of the organization as well as the way we make revenue.
Dylan Collison helped bring the craziest and out of the box ideas into fruition in the last year. Providing our organization a true brand but also being open to rewriting the rulebook with me.
Our interns in the last year provide work that is full of diverse ideas and stories. They have grown so much in their roles but also in the work they are producing.
Laci Wells, Trey Brown, Cheyenne Waddell, Clare O’Toole, Daniel Delgado, Maram Abuhaidar, Maxwell Patton, Natalie Scheidegger, Ariel Parker, and the many others who have come through the Guardian for a brief time.
