Next IDS editor-in-chief named after public interview

The spring 2012 IDS editor-in-chief was named Friday following the fall meeting of the IU Student Media publications board.

Senior Zach Ammerman from Lebanon, Ind., will serve as the spring editor-in-chief.

Ammerman, who is a French major, has previously been region editor, opinion editor and an opinion columnist. This summer, he served as region editor during the coverage of Lauren Spierer’s disappearance.

The board, which is made up of professional, student and faculty representatives, publicly interviews the candidates each semester to select the next editor.

Ammerman said he hopes to improve different aspects of the paper.

“I’d like to increase pickups, have bolder designs and bolder stories that are more interesting,” he said. “I’d like to rework the newsroom to make it more efficient and increase communication between design and the newsroom.”