We're going A4

Okay so it looks like we're going to do this thing with making Freedom an A4 size publication, which means the inevitable confusion, tears and recriminations. It's kind of like moving house except the arguments begin with what shape the furniture should be and decorating has to be done by committee.

The first issue looks like it's going to be dated a little later on in the month than usual as I reckoned we had enough problems without having to rush it out in a post New Year haze as well, particularly as the sub and I don't have entirely the same opinion on newspaper design (and as it's her who's going to be laying this out for the next while, some negotiation is going on), but hopefully should be all the better for it, particularly as we now have review and theory section editors sorted.

Once we've got the new size and design on an even keel we're going to start looking properly at rejigging it to a more news-magazine feel like the economist etc, as various people have said this is a good plan...

In the meantime we're still looking for a features editor though as our main outstanding role, if anyone's interested. It can be done mostly online (I know this cos it's me that does it at the moment ;)), and ain't too onerous. If we can sort that out, it should free up even more time for better articles!

We're after additional news editors as well, though that kind of stuff is more specialist and harder work, requiring at least some writing, so tis not for the faint-hearted...

Anyways, all in all not too bad a start to the year.