BY SHARON SEYMOUR -- (ONEONTA, NY)
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| The Daily Star Established 1890 |
Denise Richardson who is a reporter at The Daily Star explains “Altogether we have four reporters that cover important topics such as healthcare, education in the areas public schools, and the college news in the area including SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick college.” I spoke with Sam Pollak who works in the editorial department and asked him about what the transition to an online based newspaper was like and he said, “It’s been gradual and it has grown and reached equal importance with our print paper.” Michele Neighbour manager of the advertising department says, “ the newspaper itself is not dying, the delivery method is just simply changing.”
The online format for news has created many great opportunities for The Daily Star to reach their readers more efficiently and on a personal level. Sam Pollak adds, “It allows us to have the immediacy of getting the news out faster and it allows for more avenues for people to interact with us online.”
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| Left to Right: Denise Richardson, Michele Neighbour, Sam Pollak |
I asked the folks at the Daily Star what they liked most about Working at the Daily Star and Sam Pollak said “There’s something different everyday and there’s so many aspects to this job that its hard to get bored, the people working here are really dedicated professionals.” Denise Richardson says,"I also enjoy the variety and appreciate speaking with residents and municipal leaders as well as finding out about different activities and developments here in the community.”
Emily Popek, assistant editor at The Daily Star says she loves to work at The Daily Star because "you never know whats gonna happen, its always changing, always dynamic, and always interesting." Michele Neighbour says “I love the pace of it and I learn something new every day and I am proud to say that we are such an integral part of this community.”Jessica Reynolds is a reporter for The Daily Star and happens to be a former SUNY Oneonta student. When I asked Reynolds about what she does at the newspaper she explained how a very important aspect of her job is getting out in the community. Reynolds explained,"I do what we call here at the newspaper 'Street Talk Sundays', where I go out into the community and ask people questions to get a variety of opinions about something I'm reporting on so you might see me around town on Sundays!."
Emily Popek, assistant editor at The Daily Star says she loves to work at The Daily Star because "you never know whats gonna happen, its always changing, always dynamic, and always interesting." Michele Neighbour says “I love the pace of it and I learn something new every day and I am proud to say that we are such an integral part of this community.”Jessica Reynolds is a reporter for The Daily Star and happens to be a former SUNY Oneonta student. When I asked Reynolds about what she does at the newspaper she explained how a very important aspect of her job is getting out in the community. Reynolds explained,"I do what we call here at the newspaper 'Street Talk Sundays', where I go out into the community and ask people questions to get a variety of opinions about something I'm reporting on so you might see me around town on Sundays!."
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| Left to Right: Emily Popek, Jessica Reynolds,Denise Richardson |
Before leaving the Daily Star offices, I asked if they had any particularly memorable moments working with the newspaper Sam Pollak went on to say, “We had a big flood here in 2006 our website received over a million hits per day over a two week span during the flood” …”We cover news over an area roughly the size of the state of Delaware, it is a big responsibility that we take very seriously.” Pollak adds “We have a far reach because of the Internet sometimes we get people comment from different countries around the world.” Sam Pollak leaves off with some words of wisdom that every news reporter can relate to, and remarks,“We are writing history every day.”
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