Top IDS, Arbutus editors selected Friday in Union

On Friday, the IU Student Media Board announced the new editors-in-chief for the Indiana Daily Student and the Arbutus yearbook. \nThe board named sophomore Zachary Osterman, the current IDS assistant Campus editor, as the summer editor in chief; junior Trevor Brown, an IDS managing editor, as the fall editor in chief; and sophomore Margaret Woods as the Arbutus editor-in-chief.\nBoth Brown and Woods ran unopposed, but Osterman ran against senior Chris Freiberg, an IDS managing editor. \nThe board that selects the new editor-in-chief is made up of 11 individuals, including representatives from the IDS, Arbutus, IU Student Association, the Bloomington Faculty Council and professional media outlets.\nIn her speech and interview, Woods discussed how sales for the Arbutus can be increased, as well as different marketing techniques. She suggested coffee sleeves advertising the yearbook as a marketing method, in addition to drawing students into the Web site with contests.\n“My ideal staff consists of people who are friends, people who want to come into the office and see each other while getting work done at the same time,” Woods said.\nWith INside magazine being housed in the Arbutus office next year, Woods said she looks forward to working together with student media, as she considers all the outlets to be equal.\n“I don’t find anything competitive,” Woods said, “but rather a chance for everyone to work off each other and share ideas.”\nFreiberg focused his interview around his involvement and dedication to the IDS Web site and the changes that can be made in the future to evolve the ever-changing technology.\nOsterman, selected as summer IDS editor-in-chief, said in his interview that his passion and commitment to journalism allows him to put the IDS first no matter the situation. Osterman plans to work for the IDS until he graduates, and this summer he hopes to foster a comfortable environment, he said.\n“I am surprised, grateful and excited,” Osterman said. “I am most looking forward to, as cliche as it sounds, leaving my mark on the paper this summer.”\nOsterman plans on focusing on in-depth and feature reporting this summer, when the newspaper publishes just twice a week, allowing more time for investigative pieces. \nBecause of the slower pace of the summer, Osterman hopes to constantly update the Web site.\nIn his interview, Brown said that when he started working for the IDS, he never expected to run for the top editor position. But his involvement at the paper over the years has allowed him to grow as a person and gain confidence as well as fostering a familylike environment, he said.\n“I feel the IDS is a learning lab for the professional world,” he said. He cited three key words – innovative, bold and new – as words to be associated with the IDS.\nLike Osterman, Brown said he will continue to incorporate more Web news updates in the fall.