The Maneater

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The Maneater student newspaper is the official, but independent student-run newspaper of the University of Missouri-Columbia. The Maneater editorial and advertising staffs are composed entirely of students with the exception of a business adviser and a receptionist. The newspaper has no affiliation to the Missouri School of Journalism. The Maneater is published twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Its slogan is "You've been warned."

Its unofficial slogan is "The Maneater: Where life is a Hall & Oates song."

1 History
2 Independent Newspaper
3 The Staff
4 Awards
5 MOVE Magazine
6 Controversies
7 See also
8 External links
9 Sources

[edit] History

The Maneater was founded in 1955 by Joel Gold, then a sociology student. Gold took over the former newspaper, then named the Missouri Student. The Missouri Student was run by the Delta Upsilon fraternity, but Gold renamed it The Maneater to reflect a more aggressive news angle and independence from the Greek chapters.

Regarding the name change, Gold wrote in the first issue of The Maneater: “The name ‘Missouri Student’ reflected the editorial policy of the former paper quite well. It signified nothing.”

[edit] Independent Newspaper

Since Gold took over in 1955, The Maneater has run independently.

Financially, The Maneater is a non-profit newspaper supported by a fully functional advertising staff. The newspaper is distrubuted free of charge. Although the university provides space for The Maneater offices in Brady Commons, the school's student union, it does not provide any additional funds to The Maneater'.'

The editorial department of The Maneater is independent from any school government or organization, as well as the university itself.

[edit] The Staff

The Fall 2006 editorial side of The Maneater is lead by its Editor in Chief (Lee Logan and Managing Editor Maggie Creamer). There are also eight section editors:

University News
Student Organizations
Outlook (City, State and Nation)
Crime
Forum (Opinion)
Arts and Entertainment
Sports
Features

In 2006, a projects editor was added to assist in long-term projects. There is also a photo editor and online editor who are involved in editorial decisions.

The Maneater advertising staff has a business adviser who is a full-time employee of the university. A business manager is in charge of the advertising department, which consists of a promotional manager and several advertising representatives.

On the production side, there are two production managers, one for The Maneater and one for MOVE Magazine, which is released every other Wednesday during the school year. There are two production assistants, including one in charge of graphics.

The editing process as The Maneater is similar to most newspapers. The reporter sits while his or her article edited by a section editor and a copy editor. After the story has been copy edited, it goes through a copy chief, the managing editor and finally the editor in chief. All of the staff writers, photographers, designers and ad reps are students, and all positions are paid.

[edit] Awards

The newspaper has been highly decorated by national and state organizations, including several ACP Pacemaker awards, Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards and Missouri College Media Association Better Newspaper Contest awards.

[edit] MOVE Magazine

The newspaper staff also produces an entertainment bi-weekly called MOVE Magazine. MOVE is aimed at local and national entertainment news and reviews. In 2006, MOVE featured interviews with actor Harrison Ford, comedian Carlos Mencia, rap artist mc chris, and rock band Jimmy Eat World, among others.

[edit] Controversies

In the Nov. 29, 2005 issue of The Maneater, a photo taken off the networking Web site facebook.com was published showing the Missouri Students Association Vice President Elect Brooke Moody consuming alcohol while underage.

In 2006, a graphic on a 9-11 tribute section was potentially plagiarized from the Web site pinkisthenewblog.com. The newspaper ran a clarification in the next edition attributing the graphic to the Web site. The graphic depicted an vertical American flag with two of the red bars colored black, representing the World Trade Center.