As many readers may have noticed, the print edition of the Baker Orange is different from that of years past.
With online and social media becoming more prevalent in society because of the ability to quickly break news stories, staff members will now have an online-first mentality.
The Baker Orange has been one of the most prestigious weekly print newspapers among private schools in Kansas over the past couple of decades, but this will be the first year the newspaper will be a monthly publication.
When there is a big event on campus or involving the Baker community, the Orange staff has set a goal to have a story posted on www.thebakerorange.com the day of or at least one day following the event. The Baker Orange also has a Facebook page and two Twitter accounts, @bakerorange and @bakersports, which will provide links to stories and other breaking information.
While the Baker Orange will no longer be published on a weekly basis, the 24-page magazine style format, just like today’s print version, will still recap important stories that have occurred over the past month and report on upcoming events.
For those who do not regularly check www.thebakerorange.com, Twitter or Facebook, anyone can register to be emailed a weekly newsletter.
Shortly after Labor Day weekend, anyone interested in receiving the newsletter will need to send an email to [email protected] to indicate that they want to be added to the newsletter email list.
One other change viewers of www.thebakerorange.com may notice is the convergence between the Baker Orange and KNBU-TV. The television station will have immediate event coverage linked to www.thebakerorange.com from its YouTube page. KNBU-TV station manager Brad Barnes and Baker Orange editor Chris Duderstadt will start hosting pregame coaches shows as one of the main convergence projects for the Baker Orange website.
While the staff understands that many students, faculty and alumni have become accustomed to picking up a copy of the Baker Orange every Friday, each member of the staff hopes that those who have read the print edition will go online to keep up-to-date on what is going on within the Baker community.
The staff hopes everyone who has read the weekly version of the Baker Orange will continue reading the monthly version and will check out www.thebakerorange.com. Simply liking the Baker Orange Facebook page or following either one of the Twitter account will send people to the Baker Orange website, too.
