Marvel at the Redesigned Hustler Newsroom
katherinemiller August 22nd, 2008
In prior years, the Hustler newsroom left…er…a lot to be desired. Picture, if you will, a windowless, basement room recalling a dungeon as imagined by the Office Space set designer. It was cramped, with gray carpets, white walls, and old computers. So, naturally, I was stunned to see the objectively cool newsroom, and as we were bouncing for the day, I decided to take some photos:
As you enter the room, you’ve got this — a great accent wall, four flat screens (a staple of press offices and newsrooms alike) four new iMacs for news, and to the right four new ones for design.
A little more perspective on the room. The photographers will principally be using the brand new iMacs against the wall (and the big grid thing in the upper right-hand is where we put all the back issues throughout the year). There’s a quotation from Edward R. Murrow on the wall, which we’ve been joking should be glow in the dark.
New couches! A big flat screen! Some kind of lame clocks! I cannot explain to you how big of a change this is — it’s like Sabrina, except Bill Holden wins in the end. And speaking of redesigned, definitely check out the new InsideVandy.com, powered by the Vanderbilt Hustler. It finally looks like a professional news site, busting with content and color. Anyway, we’ve had a good few days working on stuff in the newsroom, and two of my best friends on campus are moving in at the moment, so the good times will keep on coming.
