Northwest Missourian

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The Northwest Missourian is the student-run newspaper at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo. The Missourian is a weekly paper, that is distributed every Thursday (except during the summer), and covers both campus and community news and sporting events. Coverage includes Community News, University News, Community Sports, University Sports and Features. The Missourian is advised by Assistant Professor Laura Widmer.

The newspaper has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Pacemaker Award. The online version, www.nwmissourinews.com, is also a Pacemaker winner.

[edit] Staff

The Northwest Missourian editorial staff consists of Northwest students who applied and went through an interview process. The paper is headed by an editor in chief and a managing editor. The 2007-2008 school year appointed Kristine Hotop as editor in chief. During this year there are also two managing editors, Evan Young and Kristin Summers. It consitst of 16 other staff members.