To be honest, I love what I've been doing here in Abilene so far. Regardless, I'm prepared to take on this challenge and have spent the time I need to start off on the right foot. Me becoming editor is how this newspaper is moving forward, despite how I or anyone else feels or thinks. And so, with Lydia moving on the next stage in her life, I was chosen to be next because our staff is small. I am glad to say (or I'm dumb for being glad, guess it depends on how you look at it) I'm one of the remaining reporters of small-town newspaper across the nation. To summarize the situation, newspapers and journalism are shrinking across the nation. I'm 24 and graduated college about a year and a half ago. Now, some of you may be thinking, "what's this guy doing as editor of a newspaper? He's young enough to be my son." You're probably correct. I hope to bring more positive changes to the newspaper, but those two aspects are what I know for now. I myself (barring some major life-changing event or becoming a meth addict) anticipate working with this paper for several years to come. I hope to be one person to end that trend. From what I understand, the paper's staff has been a bit inconsistent for the past couple of years. Secondly, I want to be a stable position of leadership for this newspaper. With the temporary addition of Gail Parsons and Kathy Hageman and Lydia continuing to design the layout of the physical paper, I should have the time to edit stories efficiently.
To start off, I'm aiming to increase the amount of editing time dedicated to each story. Let's start off with what I'm bringing to the table. While preparing for my new role the past few weeks, I've had a lot of thoughts and emotions on taking this position that I thought I'd share with y'all. Lydia Kautz, our now former editor, is leaving for Nebraska for a position to further her career. I am now the editor for the Reflector-Chronicle.
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