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The Salt Lake Tribune undertakes a historic change

Tori Waltz November 6, 2019

The Salt Lake Tribune has made history by becoming the first legacy newspaper in the nation to become a nonprofit. In a swift series of events, the Internal Revenue Service accepted The Tribune’s...

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Who was James Foley?

Alexa Nielson March 10, 2019

Some people give their lives to their work, and occasionally, it's a literal statement. Freelance war correspondent James Foley was one of those people.During the Syrian Civil War, Foley was abducted and...

Ronan Farrow, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, will be speaking at Weber State University Jan. 19. (Wikimedia Commons)

Truth, justice and Ronan Farrow

Hannah Olsen January 4, 2019

Ronan Farrow, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, regular contributor to The New Yorker and the author of “War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence,” will speak...

Metaphor contest booklet cover. (Bella Torres / The Signpost)

Flash your fiction, get published

Tiana Pack October 14, 2018

Metaphor, Weber State University’s literary journal, is holding its annual flash fiction contest. Cash prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place, and the winning submission will be...

Larry Stahle, advisor for The Signpost from 1980-1995 and winner of several journalism awards, passed away August 1.

Larry Stahle passes away

Nic Muranaka August 4, 2018

Larry Stahle, advisor for The Signpost from 1980 to 1995, passed away on August 1.Stahle always promoted a message of involvement and growth for The Signpost, and maintained that while the newspaper may...

Journalists need to take better care of journalism

June 15, 2015

In recent years, journalism has become increasingly dependent on technology. Before journalists were able to have their message so widely distributed with the click of a button, they had to stand in...

Graphics aren’t just pictures online

September 17, 2014

As a part of constitution week at WSU, New York Times graphics editor Kevin Quealy talked to students about how he got to where he was, and how graphics aren't just pictures online. "I'm a graphic editor,...

Viewpoint: WSUSA's carnival not to be ignored

April 13, 2014

Weber State is the home of many reputations. From lackluster to scholarly, cheap to obscure, homebound to inner city, Weber State is constantly construed in several different lights that can’t seem to...

Ogden OUTreach reaches beyond community

September 13, 2013

Ogden OUTreach is working to better the Ogden community as a whole by providing information, programs and support to LGBTQ youth ages 14-23 to help them build happy, healthy lives, and its influence...

Communication department discusses "The Black List"

April 9, 2013

Seeking the truth and reporting it while remaining independent and minimizing harm are only a few of the ethics principles journalists follow while writing stories. The Weber State University Communication...

Nathan's Notations: Why I hate ESPN

October 15, 2012

The other day, I was talking to Kory Wood, the editorial page editor of The Signpost, about sports coverage in America, and I casually mentioned something that may seem weird to most sports fans: I hate...

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