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Colorado Press Association Visits CSU

It’s no longer black and white and read all over. Instead, today’s newspaper is full color, interactive and full of different media, including video, audio and slideshows.

As a result, newspapers are looking for prospective employees who can do it all.

This message was just a small part of the interchange between students, faculty and editors during the Colorado Press Association’s annual visit day at CSU. Each fall the Press Association schedules visits with journalism programs across Colorado. It’s a way to find out what students think about the industry, what faculty are covering in classes and to inform both students and faculty about the latest newspaper practices. The group also focused on recruiting students for the CPA’s summer internship program, which places students with papers all over the state of Colorado.

“We enjoy learning about students and campus programs,” said Ed Otte, executive director of the Press Association. “In fact, I think we get as much or more out of the visits than students. Our visits are designed to promote internships, hear from students about their perceptions related to the newspaper industry, and be available face-to-face to provide accurate information about salaries, career opportunities and trends within the business.”

This year’s CSU visit team included Otte, Steve Smith and Adam Goldstein from MetroWest Newspapers, Fort Collins Coloradoan editor Bob Moore, Greeley Tribune Editor Randy Bangert and Jeff Stahla from the Loveland Reporter-Herald. In addition to meeting with JTC faculty, the team met with professor Patrick Plaisance’s media ethics class, ate lunch with students and staff from the JTC and Student Media departments and toured the Rocky Mountain Collegian, Campus Television and KCSU-FM.