Join The Daily Orange as we celebrate our 40th anniversary of independence! Saturday, Feb. 20 • Newhouse III, Rm. 141 • 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In 1971, The Daily Orange editors made the move to become independent from Syracuse University. Those editors — and many other D.O. alumni in the field today — are returning to campus to commemorate that anniversary and educate the students of today.
10 a.m.
Opening remarks 10:15 - 11 a.m.
The Daily Orange then and now
The break from the university in 1971 was not easy. Attempts were made to harness in the editors at The D.O., which led instead to separation. Many of the staff from that spring and fall of 1971 will be back to talk about the break. In 1991, The D.O. made the decision to reject the Student Government Association’s funding, leading to a completely financially independent paper, and Prof. Roy Gutterman, news editor in 1991, will speak. Then, the current management team will present on what life is like today at The D.O. 11 - 11:45 a.m.
Journalism into the digital age
Today, journalism is also a business. We’ll be going over journalism and entrepreneurship, the changing business model for newspapers, and the question in the back of everyone’s mind: “Is print journalism dying?” In addition, we’ll discuss the skills needed to adapt to web journalism and the advantages and disadvantages of citizen journalism 12 - 12:45 p.m.
The importance of independence
When has the paper’s independence been most important in its history? Editors-in-chief from the 70s, 90s and 00s will be back to talk about when the independence was necessary -- and when it was difficult to be independent. The stories the paper could cover, the events staffers could attend and the technology available to editors has all been affected by the paper’s independence. 1 - 2 p.m. Lunch break! 2 - 2:45 p.m.
Roundtable discussions
We’ll be holding a series of small-group, roundtable discussions on a variety of topics: Reporting big stories (led by D.O. alum Tiffany Lankes, Pulitzer-prize nominated reporter at the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Ins and outs of sports beat writing and sports enterprise writing (Led by D.O. alum Josh Barnett, executive sports editor at the Philadelphia Daily News), photo ethics and covering huge conflicts and breaking news visually (led by 2010 SU grads/D.O. alumni Andrew Burton and AJ Chavar), finding compelling feature stories and the importance of editorials. 3 - 3:30 p.m.
How to get a job
The question on many students’ minds will (hopefully) be answered. Recent D.O. alumni will return and talk on how to make connections and get a job right out of school, and the options available if you’re not interested in heading into journalism.
40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
Questions? E-mail editor@dailyorange.com
1971-2011