Save this paper. It is the last one you'll see like it. The Daily News is changing for the better.
This is the last issue of the Daily News as it currently looks. We will switch to a new print design Monday. This design is newer, sleeker and will accommodate readers' on-the-go schedules and make it easier for them to get the main parts of the news quickly
We also will switch to a new, more visually appealing Web site design next week. The new bsudailynews.com will be easier to navigate, will maximize the amount of interactivity readers have and will enhance our ability to deliver news stories in different ways, depending on the type of story.
The new Web site goes beyond the typical text story and photo layout. We'll have more of everything you want from an online news source — photo galleries, videos and interactives. We've been frustrated by our limited ability to provide you with these things in the past. The Web site eventually will incorporate more social media aspects. We do regular news and sports updates to the current Web site, however, the new one will highlight updates and make them more visible for you so you have the most up-to-date information about news affecting Ball State University.
We are moving to a model that research shows will cater more to readers' habits. For our readers who may prefer the traditional newspaper format and enjoy reading in-depth articles, we will still have that. We aren't abandoning the old model; we are adding tools to our collection and taking advantage of them. We certainly won't be dumbing down the news either. We will publish stories with the same quality reporting we have been.
These changes have been a work-in-progress for about a year. In that time, we've improved our print edition and expanded our online coverage. Now we are taking another step.
This is the last issue of Daily News as you know it. This is likely the first redesign you will see and, unless you've been at the university for a few decades, this is the most radical change you'll see. The past few redesigns have been tweaks to the formula. This is a new concoction of design elements.
Journalism is an ever-changing field. Technological progression and readers' reaction to it happen quickly and we are trying our damnedest to adapt — for us and you. We are looking forward to Monday's issue. It (and the next few hundred issues for that matter) will present us with a lot of different opportunities and start the next chapter for the Daily News.
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