I'll admit... it could be far, far better. But (good) journalism takes time... time that college students do not have.
I can guarantee that The Daily Illini would scoop the News-Gazette on a regular basis if we had staff in the newsroom around the clock. But most of the time, we only staff the newsroom between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m.... hardly enough time to put together a newspaper let alone report stories and keep in touch with sources.
If there's anyone who think journalism is not a full-time job, you are sorely mistaken. Journalism is more about what you do when you're away from your computer. Who are you keeping in touch with? What kind of stories are you working on... are you just keeping your eye out for stories?
College students have enough to worry about with the journalism they need to do for their classes let alone a full-time job outside of that.
So, yes, The Daily Illini could be a lot better. I agree. A LOT better. But I think it does a fair job with the resources it has.
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