Kirsch

Kirsch elected new Justice editor in chief

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Posted: 5/19/09

Hannah Kirsch '10 became the Justice's new editor in chief April 28.

She was elected by the staff and confirmed by the editorial board after running unopposed.

Kirsch said she is excited about the position because "[the Justice is] a really hardworking group of people, and [this is] a great opportunity to try and help out the community."

Kirsch hopes that the Justice can play the role of "information disseminator" on campus by continuing to uphold the level of coverage that the Justice sustained this past semester.

"I'd also like to do a lot more analysis of the news ... because with these big issues, it's important that we go very in-depth in trying to help explain what's going on and what the consequence of decisions might be," Kirsch said. She also she plans to expand the Justice's interactive coverage with more online content and multimedia.

Former editor in chief Mike Prada '09 said that Kirsch's background in copyediting will be an advantage to her in her new role. "I think ... the small things that maybe we missed before are not going to slip through her grasp because [she's] very committed to detail, ... and that's going to be a huge strength," he said. "She'll be a great editor."

Kirsch joined the Justice as a member of the Copy staff in fall of 2006. She became copy editor in spring 2008 and then worked as deputy editor in the spring 2009 semester.

"[Working on the Justice is] a way to really play a part in life on campus in helping get information and opinions out to people ... and information on upcoming events," Kirsch said.