Topics

More

USA Today’s Slacker Approach to New Media

USA TodayPenn State Live announced a new partnership between Penn State and USA Today this morning. Penn State students will now have access to USA Today’s e-Edition.

The e-Edition is the USA Today print edition, except now instead of being on nice broadsheet, it’s stuffed into a Scribd-style interface. A couple of features supplement the print content (video links and editor picks), but the overall experience is still far short of what you would get by just VISITING THE WEBSITE.

I understand people who prefer the experience of reading print to accessing news online, but could this really be the product that pulls them online? The Newspaper Readership Program already delivers free issues of the New York Times, Centre Daily Times, and USA Today to a bunch of spots on campus. All you need to do is swipe your ID+ card. What problem does the e-Edition solve?

Your ad blocker is on.

Please choose an option below.

Sign up for our e-mail newsletter:
OR
Support quality journalism:
Purchase a Subscription!

About the Author

Davis

Creator of @OnwardState. Big fan of sweaters.

Neeli Bendapudi To Hold Livestream After Vote On Commonwealth Campuses Closure On May 22

The livestream is expected to begin approximately an hour after the Board of Trustees meeting.

Renata Engel To Serve As Interim Vice President For Penn State Commonwealth Campuses

The former vice provost for Online Education steps into a new role as interim vice president for Commonwealth Campuses.

Penn State Men’s Lacrosse Final Four Tickets Now On Sale

Tickets for the Nittany Lions matchup with Cornell at Gillette Stadium are now available.

113kFollowers
164kFollowers
64.6kFollowers
4,570Subscribers
Sign up for our Newsletter
Other posts by Davis

Penn State and the Process of Life

To paraphrase Mark Twain: The reports of higher education’s death have been an exaggeration. American universities produce more research and relevant knowledge for the world at large than any other institutions I know of. Tuition may be too damn high, but over the long-run, undergraduate degrees are definitely worth the cost. But Penn State could be so much more. It used to be, I think.

Bonded in Blue, White, and Worry

43 Simmons