The Campus Observer is?live!

Ok, what is the Observer? Well, it’s an online newspaper set up by NUS students to report on NUS. Of course, the next question is, what’s the difference between this new site and the dozens of other student publications in NUS?

There’s not just one difference, but many differences, and the differences are BIG.

First of all, we are not some rag-tag band of people who decided that we want to set up a newspaper. We are students who have undergone journalism courses and we want to put our training to practice. So, the Observer adheres to strict journalistic standards and the articles are of a quality better than most of the other student publications.

Secondly, our operations model is modelled after real newsrooms. We have a proper and rigid editorial process, and there are duty editors and reporters everyday. This means that we bring out stories on an everyday basis, thus our readers get the most up to date information. No other student publication in NUS publishes daily, or even weekly for that matter.

Thirdly, we are NOT a magazine. Every other student publication in NUS is a magazine, no matter which way you look at it. Take any article from the Observer and compare it one from the Ridge. We don’t waste time writing long proses and ramblings; we give you news. We have editorials and commentaries. We also allow people to write in and give their opinions. You don’t find such things in other publications.

Most importantly, the people in the Observer are fully committed to reporting objectively. We are editorially independent. No one dictates us on what to write and how should we write. You will see what I mean when you read these two articles on the recent NUS triathlon. One is an official piece from?NUS, while the other was done by our reporter who followed the event.

The official NUS article on the triathlon

The Campus Observer’s report on the triathlon

As one of the managing editors of the Observer, I’m proud to say that finally, there’s a true news publication for NUS students. From a student’s perspective, I think we have had enough of propaganda on what happens in NUS. It’s time to get real.

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