Congratulation to editor-in-chief Brittany McGrath and all of the staff of the newly launched “Button Mag.” It is hard to imagine a more difficult time to be launching a new magazine. Everyone at the UO School of Journalism and Communication wishes Brittany and her crew of Ducks (ok, they aren’t all UO grads and Flux alumni) all the luck in the world.
In these challenging times I am frequently asked if students are still interested in journalism. My answer is that students are in the SOJC because they love doing journalism. The fact that the industry is in the midst of a fundamental change in its business model is a challenge, but students still have the passion and the drive to become journalists, and the faith to believe in the future of their profession. They want to tell stories ranging from the lifestyle journalism of Button Mag to hard hitting investigative work, and they will do so. The present is challenging to say the least, but the future is bright.
Tags: journalism, School of Journalism and Communication, SOJC, University of Oregon, UO
April 8, 2009 at 5:56 am
Thank you! Very sweet!!!! Once a duck – always a duck, and I learned all I know from Allen Hall =)
April 8, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Hi Tim,
Thanks so much for writing a post about Button Mag. As Managing Editor, it has been a thrill to watch this magazine grow from hopeful ideas into a successful, and more importantly, tangible publication.
With the down economy greatly hurting the print journalism industry, it brings me great hope that the desire for news and information is still largely present.
Here’s to the great education (most) of us staffers received at the School of Journalism and Communication!
Best,
Jessica Polley
April 14, 2009 at 6:49 pm
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