Maegan Carberry

Save the Crossword Puzzle!

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ July 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

That’s all we ever heard several years ago when I was the opinion page editor of the UCLA Daily Bruin after we redesigned the student newspaper: “I can’t do the crossword puzzle during class anymore!” (Is zoning out on a lecturer really as deplorable if you replace it with an intellectual undertaking? There’s a conundrum.) 
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On Today’s Editor & Publisher

By Maegan Carberry ⋅ April 2, 2008 ⋅ One comment

With the American Society of Newspaper Editors convention coming up in a couple weeks, I wanted to get people talking about the industry’s approach to attracting young readers. I’m featured in today’s Shop Talk. Initial feedback from friends and colleagues has ranged from “exactly right” to “self-absorbed but thought-provoking.” I firmly believe that young readers [...]

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