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Amanda Hoff
Issue date: 1/18/08 Section: Features
Students expecting to read free issues of three different newspapers during the month of February will have to do without a source for local news.
The Springfield News-Leader has pulled out of Student Government Association's trial run of the Collegiate Readership Program, which is intended to provide students with free copies of three papers, including The New York Times and USA Today, from Feb. 4 to Feb. 29.
"(The News-Leader) felt that they had already been popular on campus," said Ashley Hoyer, SGA?director of academic affairs and a sophomore in English. "They felt they weren't justified in giving the four weeks for free because our students already respond well to their paper."
The News-Leader will not be replaced because there is not enough time to find another paper before the pilot program begins, Hoyer said.
Although the program allows universities to provide a national, regional and local paper to students, SGA members ultimately voted in favor of two national papers and a local one, Hoyer said.
If a decision is made to implement the full Collegiate Readership Program, which would require an increase in student fees of $3 to $4 per semester, the News-Leader could eventually be available on campus.
"If we go to a paid program, the News-Leader may still be an option," Hoyer said.
The Springfield News-Leader has pulled out of Student Government Association's trial run of the Collegiate Readership Program, which is intended to provide students with free copies of three papers, including The New York Times and USA Today, from Feb. 4 to Feb. 29.
"(The News-Leader) felt that they had already been popular on campus," said Ashley Hoyer, SGA?director of academic affairs and a sophomore in English. "They felt they weren't justified in giving the four weeks for free because our students already respond well to their paper."
The News-Leader will not be replaced because there is not enough time to find another paper before the pilot program begins, Hoyer said.
Although the program allows universities to provide a national, regional and local paper to students, SGA members ultimately voted in favor of two national papers and a local one, Hoyer said.
If a decision is made to implement the full Collegiate Readership Program, which would require an increase in student fees of $3 to $4 per semester, the News-Leader could eventually be available on campus.
"If we go to a paid program, the News-Leader may still be an option," Hoyer said.
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A. Rooney
posted 2/23/08 @ 8:57 PM CST
College Newspapers- beware the USA Today and the NY Times Collegiate Readership programs and the new Quadrantone on line advertising platform. The Big boys want your college newspaper advertisers and they want you college newspaper readers. (Continued…)
A. Rooney
posted 3/08/08 @ 1:41 PM CST
The rest of the story--
USA Today and other Newspaper conglomerate Collegiate Readership Programs have flatly denied in print articles that they want to steal your college newspaper readers. (Continued…)
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