The Commuter salutes new editor-in-chief
The CommuterWednesday, May 20, 2009
After Ryan Henson’s appointment as next year’s editor-in-chief to The Commuter last Wednesday the 13th, I took the time to sit down with him and ask him a few questions about the year stretching out before him.“I feel honored and humbled” says Henson with a smile, “by the responsibilities to the campus and the The Commuter’s staff. I hope that I can do as good a job as my predecessors and I feel excited.”
Henson plans to build upon the foundations that have been already laid out, keeping The Commuter as an alternative to traditional campus newspapers. “I plan to use my experience with the news to bring more quality news to the paper.” Henson also plans to expand The Commuter’s website, barely a year old now, which won best in its division at the Oregon Newspaper Publisher’s Association awards this year. “I plan to bring breaking news that internet news sources can provide. I plan on working closely with the staff to ensure the website gets updated more frequently, I also plan to add more audio and video.” Henson, 30, is a Journalism-AAOT student with plans to carry on in the newspaper industry after college. Henson would also like to give a shoutout to the LBCC community: “I call on students at LBCC to get involved with an award-winning student newspaper so they can get the crucial experience they need to be journalists, and if not to get the highly transferable skills they need later in life.” The key ingredient is to be involved with the website and news-generation over the summer, according to Henson. “I’m just going to come here and learn this job over the summer” Henson adds enthusiastically.“Rob Priewe and I have been talking about a seminar for those interested in The Commuter to learn about paper production and to give people at The Commuter a chance to know each other.”
When asked how it felt to be a ‘star’ now in terms of being a public figure, Henson replied with a laugh: “humbling, it’s definitely something I’m going to have to get used to. With great power comes great responsibility.” When asked if he was looking forward to being in charge, Henson replied: “Yeah and no, I like the idea of overseeing the paper and being able to have the final say on the finished product. But I also hope to be as collaborative as possible, because no idea’s a good idea unless it’s been bounced off other people.”Comment
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