The Argonaut has been sharing the views of its editorial board — the views of the newspaper as a whole — since 1898.
In those hundreds of editorials, our board often comments on the most critical issues facing the University of Idaho, the Moscow community and, sometimes, the nation.
Since those first editorials, our publication has gone through countless changes — year after year, story after story and staff after staff.
With each change, it has always been our goal to not change for the sake of change, but to make changes for the sake of you — our readers — who deserve strong, impactful and transparent journalism.
So, you might notice a few changes this upcoming year on these Argonaut pages and online, beginning with the our opinion pages.
Our editorials, like always, will be created out of a collaborative effort from our four-person editorial board. Once called the “Our View” of the Opinion section, these editorials will now be clearly labeled as an “editorial” to distinguish it from the rest of our opinion content.
You’ll still find opinion columns from our staff of columnists and guest columns from community members not affiliated with The Argonaut, which will all be clearly labeled.
It is our goal to make sure each column — yet still factually based — is clearly distinguished from all news articles.
The Opinion section will continue to share thoughts and ideas from students and community members. It will continue to be a space for discussion and disagreement.
On the opposite end of our newsprint, the News section will keep pursuing the stories that impact our students and community the most. With a dedication to telling stories truthfully and transparently, we will continue reporting with a people-first mindset.
Our Sports section hopes to showcase the breadth of UI athletics from football to logging. When you want to know statistics, analysis and athletes, look to our Sports section.
In the Arts and Culture section, the section of the paper where human interest stories come first, you will still find an array of content. This section is dedicated to sharing what the Moscow community has to offer.
The Argonaut hopes to both mold young journalists and provide important local news to you. Even with all the changes that might happen to our publication or journalism as a whole, this goal will never change.
If you have questions, let us know. If you want to talk about what is important to you, reach out.
The “For, of and by the students” slogan that sits atop our pages is not just a slogan, but the core of what we do.
— Editorial Board