Sofia K. Langlois

As Editor-in-Chief at UMaine, I oversee the newspaper and the 50+ staff members who contribute. My primary responsibilities include running weekly production meetings, editing and approving all content prior to publication, advising/training students and contributing across different sections as needed. I am always on call to answer questions and solve problems as they arise.

Throughout second year at as an undergraduate student, I held an editorial board position at the Maine Campus. As News Editor, I coordinated and assigned stories to a staff of reporters. The role includes frequent communication with community leaders, editing articles for content, structure and style, working within an editorial staff of six to produce the paper on a weekly basis and helping writers develop their skills through consistent feedback. I contributed over 75 articles throughout two semesters, including a weekly Police Beat column.

I contributed a total of 25 news articles to the student-run newspaper at UMaine throughout my first undergraduate year. The responsibilities of a news reporter include independently researching and writing journalistic pieces ranging from 500 to 700 words, meeting weekly deadlines set by the News Editor and covering events that impact the Orono community.