Spring Break
A changing of the guard for Spartan Daily leaders
Andrew Herndon
Issue date: 5/13/09 Section: News
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Hank Drew, a senior journalism major, will vault into the executive editor position and Samantha Inouye, a senior advertising major, will be the new advertising director.
Drew said that he feels the pressure of his upcoming responsibilities, but welcomes the challenge.
"I've worked in business, and I have experience that an exec at a college paper might normally not have," Drew said.
He said that the bonds he's made this semester as a staff writer with fellow reporters and contacts within the community will be useful as executive editor.
"It's a good learning experience for me and a chance to exercise my managerial muscle," Drew said.
Drew said that he plans on continuing the work ethic and expectations that former Executive Editor John Hornberg instilled in his staff over the course of the semester.
"The output of the Spartan Daily speaks for itself this past semester," Drew said. "I think he went above and beyond what was there before."
There is a symbiotic relationship between editorial and advertising, and on the other side of the fence is senior advertising major Samantha Inouye, who is stepping up into the position of advertising director.
"Samantha has been a star on our staff this semester," said Tim Hendrick, the advertising assistant professor and Daily adviser. "I'm absolutely confident she's going to be a star as an ad director."
Inouye said she pursued the position of ad director after one semester serving on the advertising staff because she enjoyed the responsibility of working on the newspaper.
"I wanted to come back and a management position was open," Inouye said. "I thought it would be a good challenge."
Hendrick said former ad director Vanessa Alessi did a terrific job in her role and Inouye may have large shoes to fill due to the recent recession.
"Sales have held even and up a little bit in this down economy," Hendrick said.
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