Kelly Mays, The Cavalier Daily’s first professional business manager in more than a decade, started work this week. Mays’ position will bring the paper in line with a large number of other college media organizations such as The Duke Chronicle and The Daily Tar Heel, who have professional business staffs to support the work of […]
The Cavalier Daily newsroom has been buzzing with activity as fall production gets into full swing. Last week, the paper launched a new version of its mobile app, which can be downloaded for free on both iPhone and Android. Associated Press Standards Editor Thomas Kent Skyped in to speak with editors as staffers begin to […]
The phone calls I receive before 9 a.m. rarely bring good news—a staffer calling me to tell me that today’s newspapers are yet to be delivered, an advertiser calling to tell me there is a problem with the quality of his print advertisement. As editor-in-chief it is my duty to handle all of those calls, […]
In 2006, when I was editor-in-chief of The Cavalier Daily, I woke up one December morning, put on a suit and walked to my car to drive to Richmond. I was going there in order to give a deposition about how the newspaper’s rights were being infringed upon by the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage […]