The Vidette

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The Vidette
The Student Voice of Illinois State University
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TypeDigital
FormatWebsite
SchoolIllinois State University
Owner(s)Illinois State University, School of Communication
Editor-in-chiefScott Prerost
General managerKevin Capie, adviser
News editorKaylee Sugimoto, Emma Snyder, Megan Spoerlein
Director of InteractiveKellie Foy
Opinion editorKellie Foy
Sports editorReid Watkins
Staff writers30
Founded1888;136 years ago (1888)
Political alignmentIndependent
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationFinal print edition published April 27, 2021
HeadquartersLocust and University
Normal, IL 61790
United States
City Normal, IL
CountryUnited States
ReadershipOver a million pageviews on website annually
OCLC number 16854027
Website www.videtteonline.com
Free online archives https://videttearchive.ilstu.edu/?a=p&p=home&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
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The Vidette (formerly The Daily Vidette) is a fully digital student-run news organization at Illinois State University. It is an affiliate of UWIRE, which distributes and promotes the paper's content to its network. [1]

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History

The Vidette was first published in 1888 and operated as a subscription publication until 1915 when it began receiving support through student fees. Publication frequency increased from weekly to semiweekly in 1934 before reverting to weekly publication in 1943. Through the 1960s and 1970s publication frequency eventually increased to five days per week. In 2013 and 2014 the newspaper reduced publication frequency to four and then two days per week. In August 2019, The Vidette became a weekly newspaper with a full-service website [2]

Following the spring 2021 semester at Illinois State University, The Vidette will cease publishing a printed newspaper. However, it will continue as a digital news organization via its website.

Operations

The Vidette covers international, national, state and local news as well as in-depth features and reviews and editorial opinions. [2] In addition, the paper provides ISU students with professional work experience as journalists, graphic designers, web developers and media advertising sales representatives. It employs around 40 students each year [3] and runs on a budget driven primarily through the university.[ citation needed ] The Vidette currently garners total yearly pageviews between 500,000 and 1,000,000 on average.[ citation needed ] The Vidette formerly had a circulation of 4,000 issues a day on Tuesdays during the fall and spring semesters and a digital edition published four times during the summer. [2] In addition to the daily issue, the newspaper staff also produced four special magazine sections throughout the year on a range of topics. The Vidette had 55 drop spots around the Bloomington-Normal area.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  3. "Staff List". videtteonline.com. The Vidette. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.