A New Addition

Welome new visitors!

We are thrilled to announce a new addition to the current "in-production" issue of Scoop -- The News Feed! This will be a class note section, filled with news, announcements and other fun updates about our journalism and electronic media alumni. An email was sent out today inviting contributions to this section -- and we hope for a great response!

The rest of the issue, with the theme "Connecting with Tradition -- Journalism's Past Builds a Stronger Future", is coming along wonderfully, under the inspired supervision of our editor, Chase Kehoe. What a fantastic job she is doing -- and what a talented staff she oversees. Our photography for this issue is better than ever. Our stories are fascinating and well reported. And we have a few new surprises in store as well!

Thanks for checking in -- and we look forward to hearing from you.

And in case you need a new shirt for spring, our new Scoop shirts have just arrived! A soft, 100% cotton, light blue t-shirt emblazoned with the Scoop logo would be a perfect addition to your wardrobe. (pictured below). Shirts are $10 plus $2 shipping and handling. Email clepre@utk.edu or send a check made out to "Scoop Magazine" to Lyn Lepre, 333 Communications Building, School of Journalism and Electronic Media, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996.

A New Semester!

A new semester has begun which also means a new Scoop issue! A lot of changes will be happening this semester including the launch of Scoop Online! Keep watching for new updates such as the web address. In other news we have decided on a theme for our photo contest, Forward/Backward. We feel this fits well with our magazine theme of connecting people through traditions. Photo contributions are always welcome and particularly appreciated.

I would like to present to you our 2007 Scoop Staff!

Editor in Chief: Chase Kehoe
Managing Editor: Katie Caldarulo
Features Editor: Jessie Krueger
Assistant Features Editor: LaRue Cook
Assistant Editor: Mollie Robinson
Copy Chief: Kelly Hunt
Assistant Copy Chief: Katie Sommers
Research Chief: Dylan Lane
Online Editor: Katie Latham
Online Managing Editor: Brittany Bailey
Online Contributor: Jackie Hood
Editorial Design Director: Sarah Euler
Ad Design Director: Ginny Straub
Photo Editor: Tom Bayless
Assistant Photo Editor: Holly Troutman
Advertising Director: Townes Webb
Assistant Advertising Director: Rachael Bell
Scoop Writers: Kim Peer, Calvin Carter, Maria Smurzynska, Casey Nicholson, Julie Proffitt

There are many more that help us out and we greatly appreciate every one of you!

Almost there...!

My predecessor said it would be tough, but she never quite made it clear that that wrestling with sharks would be an exercise in meditation compared to being Editor-in-Chief. I've jumped out airplanes for fun and I'm thinking that once this issue is wrapped up I might have to do it again for some stress relief.

Putting out a magazine is tough business for a class of university juniors and seniors working between classes to pull it all together. And we do it all: writing, photography, design, copy editing, research, and even ad sales.

And it is incredibly rewarding.

I mean, how many journalism students -- especially those who aspire to work in the magazine industry -- get to actually produce a magazine, much less a full-color, glossy-paged one? How many get the kind of support and feedback that we do by having a target demographic of media professionals, faculty and students? And talk about high expectations...

Like any endeavor, we've had our share of twists and turns, and unexpected setbacks. This is our third issue and we are only the second class to produce the magazine, but we have a great and talented team of editors and staff members that have been really pulled together to bring it all together -- in the classroom, during late nights in the classroom, 2 a.m. phone calls and writing sessions, weekends spent looking for advertisers. I'm very proud of the team and grateful for the invaluable advice and guidance of Dr. Carolyn Lepre, our faculty adviser.

And we are very appreciative of those who have supported us with your letters and suggestions, subscriptions, and donations. Without you, we wouldn't have a magazine.

This issue goes to the printer on Monday November 13 and we expect to ship it in early December. We're very proud of this issue and the improvements we've made over past issues. We've made some design changes and even added a new department in which we put the spotlight on a member of our alumni each issue. For this issue, we've turned our sights to the future and looked at important areas in which the profession is evolving and areas in which it is being challenged. We explore how the term "journalist" is being redefined, ethical challenges journalists are facing, crisis reporting, and international reporting -- and much more!