Your student employees at The Daily Reveille just took their outstanding work and reputation to the next level.
Yesterday, the iTunes App Store unveiled our free iPhone app, which beautifully presents the relevant, top-notch content we produce every day.
Version 1 of The Daily Reveille app houses full story archives, search capabilities, weather and more. It’s compatible with iPads, and I’m pleased to say an Android version will likely roll out later this year.
But even more impressive is the fact that it’s the first college media app conceived, built and maintained by students, not a third party. In fact, it was built in-house from the ground up by just one student.
Our very own 21-year-old Logan Leger developed the app with 12,000 lines of original code. And what’s more, Leger isn’t just a developer but a reporter in the news section. He’s evidence of a larger trend in the journalism world — tech developers who are journalists, too, and seamlessly deliver news across cutting-edge interfaces.
The way you, our readers, consume news has changed the way journalism operates and the way we learn about production. Graduate programs like the one at Columbia University in New York now offer dual-headed study of computer science and reporting, as this generation of journalists must increasingly be innovators of technology to be effective.
Our tiny newsroom in the basement of Hodges Hall fosters this kind of innovation, and we’re unique among our peer institutions. Our programmers and student journalists work side by side, producing a unified news product in print, online and now in your pocket.
I’m incredibly proud of the coverage and progress your fellow students have put forth at The Reveille since it was a fledgling publication in 1872.
We have a beautiful tradition with our award-winning print version — one I hope remains a feature of this campus forever.
But it doesn’t end with the presses. We’re always developing new ways to deliver the news, and we’d love to hear from you, our community, with what we can do better on this truly groundbreaking project.
We’ve always had quick, understanding student journalists. Now we have the capability to truly be your first source for on-the-spot LSU and community news.
Be proud of your fine college newspaper. Be proud of young innovation on your campus, and enjoy the new app by searching “The Daily Reveille” on iTunes.
 
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Contact Sarah Lawson at [email protected]