Free newspaper program suspended due to inadequate funding
Posted by: Juliana Brint in News, Vox Populi, tags: Free Newspapers, Georgetown, GUSA, Interhall
So long, Collegiate Readership Program…
Georgetown is no longer participating in the Collegiate Readership Program, which provides free copies of the New York Times, the Washington Post and USA Today on college campuses, due to inadequate funding, the Hoya reports.
The program was started at Georgetown in 2008 with $5,000 contributions from GUSA, Interhall, The Corp, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Senior Vice President to cover the $25,000 a year cost.
This February, then-president of Interhall Paul Biedlingmaier (COL ‘11) told the Voice that “despite the recent economic events that have taken place, all five organization have continued their support of the program.”
Looks like that support wasn’t quite so solid, though. Current Interhall vice president for student advocacy Will Cousino (COL ‘12) now tells the Hoya that the Provost, the Senior Vice President and Interhall all cut back on their contributions, leaving the program underfunded.
GUSA is still committed to the program, though, and is looking for ways to decrease costs and find other funding sources.
Photo by Sam Sweeney.
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Get rid of USA Today. No one reads that thing.
I think that was suggested when the program started, Nick. The problem is that USA Today organized the whole thing, so they can’t be kicked out.
I read USA today…
It wasn’t a bad program, but I can’t get too upset about it being canceled. Who reads the print editions of newspapers anymore anyways?
Way to rip this entirely from The Hoya and do absolutely no original reporting. Here’s the Hoya’s story: http://www.thehoya.com/news/college-readership-program-stalled-due-decreased-funding/
Anonymous: We linked to the Hoya’s article in the post and were totally upfront the fact that they covered it. We did have original reporting in that we talked to the president of Interhall in February and he told us the program’s funding was secure.
I didn’t say you weren’t up front, I’m just saying that the only reason you posted this was because the Hoya ran a real article in their paper today. You saw it and quickly threw up a couple sentence summarizing what they already wrote.
Anonymous, grow a pair and use your name. So we can find you on the Hoya masthead.
Umm…why do you have a problem with people reporting the news.
It may surprise you, but some people may not read the hoya.
do you think the Post called dibs on the whole Obama Inauguration story I heard going around a couple months ago?
I’m with hunter on this one.
And anyone who posts as “anonymous” should really think twice about whether they believe their own point. I mean, really? If you’re concerned or embarrassed to be connected to what you say, maybe you just shouldn’t say it. Or go make a blog, perhaps.
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