Small-town editing
Perhaps one of the memorable aspects of the Collegian was not so much that it was a college paper, but that it was a small-town paper. Romenesko on Tuesday posted this appreciation of Jim Barbieri, a small-town newspaper editor in Indiana who recently died. His experiences seem amazingly similar to many times at the Collegian.
Here's another reflection on Barbieri, with some more familiar memories.
Here's another reflection on Barbieri, with some more familiar memories.