Why Cav Daily?
When I became executive editor of The Cavalier Daily in January 2024, this was the question that I asked every new opinion, humor, cartoon and puzzles staffer. They wrote their answers on colorful pieces of paper which I hung around the newspaper’s office . A year later, as I started my term as editor-in-chief, it felt very natural to continue this activity for my dozens of new editors.
This somewhat silly exercise might have seemed more natural in an elementary school classroom, but for me, it was absolutely integral to building the sort of newsroom which would center The Cavalier Daily’s twofold mission — producing impactful, timely and insightful journalism, while also serving as a practicum and educational space for aspiring journalists…