- In terms of page length, the Signature was as long of a paper (8 pages) as a normal Beacon, so I can't complain on that front, although my one gripe might be that on the internet, their pages really are shorter than ours, it just doesn't appear so by a pure page count.
- The content produced, while not as professional as a newspaper should be, was really relevant to the student body, as they had a lot of articles really told their students what they needed to know.
- The article "Has Swearing Lost Its Shock Value?" was without a doubt the best article in the paper, mostly because it was seemingly pretty objective and was grammatically very sound.
The Bad
- The Hancock's header was much less visually appealing than ours, just a simple "The Signature", written in cursive-looking font. While their header does nothing to distinguish themselves from other newspapers, ours establishes our unique brand nicely.
- The layout of the Hancock just isn't visually appealing, with large blocks of text and images placed sporadically throughout the newspaper. I think we do a better job designing our paper, with credit to the editors.
- There is not much variation in the types of articles that are written, and a lot of the things aren't even newspaper-worthy, like poems or random pictures. I think they should work on giving a more professional feel.
- Honestly, most of the articles in the Signature felt a little rushed and slapped together towards the end, and that gave the newspaper a disjointed feeling. I particularly didn't like "Can Anyone Be A Leader?" because I didn't feel like it was particularly well-written.
- Overall, I disliked the feel of the Signature because it wasn't professional and didn't establish a brand for itself.
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