Harvard Gazette Retools Itself

Here at FlyBy we try not to pull any punches when it comes to criticizing things that our esteemed University does.

Our counterpart on the 10th floor of the Holyoke Center (the ever peppy Harvard Gazette), however, has moved from cheerleading this awesome, inspiring, innovative institution to celebrating…itself!

In an move sure to inspire the entire media industry, the Harvard Gazette is reducing its print content from weekly to bi-weekly publication and is increasing its online content. (The Harvard News Office assures us that this is a step toward media modernity, not the media apocalypse.)

Under the auspices of Perry S. Hewitt ’87, Director of Digital Communications and Communications Services (long title = important), the Gazette has completely redesigned its print publication and website. The snazzy new site boasts increased multimedia content (again, media progress, not media catastrophe) including photography slide shows, audio, video, and an event calendar.

“We consider this a step that is creating the equivalent of a daily paper online,” says Christine M. Heenan, vice president for government, community, and public affairs. Uh oh, looks like there’s a new daily on the block—and it’s increasing event coverage and moving features to the glossies.

All kidding aside, FlyBy applauds the Gazette for its swanky new design, and might even be a little jealous.