But a lot of people rely on us to stay informed — not only students, but the people of Ann Arbor.”For more than a decade, The Michigan Daily, the university’s student newspaper, has been the only daily paper in town. And when the State Department’s special envoy for Ukraine resigned abruptly last month, a 20-year-old junior at Arizona State University broke the news in the school’s student newspaper, a scoop that gained international attention. Ann Arbor became the first city of any size to lose its only daily newspaper when The Ann Arbor News ceased daily print publication after 174 years and many rounds of staff cuts. Other challenges facing student journalists include the temporary nature of their positions. “Without The Michigan Daily, this town would be a lot poorer for knowledge about what’s actually happening.”c.2019 The New York Times Company

Source: bd News24 October 19, 2019 21:56 UTC