A question that we at The Signpost constantly receive is, “What is The Signpost?” Whether the question comes from an incoming freshman, a seasoned WSU student or a tenured professor, not everyone on campus knows what The Signpost is.
The Signpost is Weber State University’s student-run newspaper that is released every Tuesday and Thursday. Our Tuesday paper is released physically and digitally, while our Thursday editions are only released digitally. We write stories about things that the campus needs to know. With desks ranging from culture to news to sports, we write articles about everything Weber-related.
The Signpost is part of WSU’s Communication Department, which includes other clubs that we collaborate with, such as KWCR, Studio 76, Ogden Peak and the Speech & Debate teams.
The Signpost is made up of six desks: news reporting, sports reporting, culture reporting, photography, copyediting, translation and graphic design, all managed by the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor and Collaboration Editor.
The three reporting desks write the majority of our published content. These reporters go out on campus to interview and report. Reporters receive press passes to some sporting and events. These reporters also have the ability to work their way up to a leadership position as editor.
Our photography desk is tasked with taking photos that correlate with the stories that our reporters are working on. Our photographers also write photo essays from time to time.
The copyediting desk edits articles to make sure that we produce the highest quality content possible. They work tirelessly to edit our articles for accuracy and quality before the paper goes to print.
The translation desk translates articles from each desk for our Spanish-speaking population. We are proud to boast being the only college newspaper in Utah that regularly translates our stories into Spanish.
Our graphic design desk makes our paper look great. The graphics team works hard to ensure that our paper is easy to read and that the layout makes sense to our readers.
The Signpost offers a tuition waiver to our team members to reward them for their hard work and the time and dedication they put into our paper.
In addition to putting out our newspaper, The Signpost also is active on social media promoting our paper and other campus events. Our website features a WSU and Ogden events calendar for those wanting to get involved locally.
The Signpost will also be actively in your inbox as a WSU student with our biweekly newsletter, The ‘Post, which features a recap of our paper and links to read our articles.
The Signpost is always hiring for the upcoming semesters; join now!
