Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Haller, a journalism major, arranged to delay printing a portion of the weekly edition until 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, more than eight hours past the normal printing deadline, to ensure election coverage. Tuesday night, student reporters and photographers were assigned to campaign gatherings in Arcata, Eureka and McKinleyville, as well as on campus. Readership soared; the paper's Web site recorded more than 3,800 page views on Wednesday and Thursday, more than double its previous record for the first two days after publication. The Lumberjack and its Web site are part of a class taught by HSU's Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. Last year, the newspaper won four awards in a competition sponsored by the California College Media Association, including first prizes among weeklies for best orientation issue and best editorial.
Lumberjack Posts Readership Record
The student-run Lumberjack stopped the presses temporarily Tuesday to publish results of the 2008 presidential and local races, triggering a readership record.