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Emily Wheaton, editor-in-chief of the student newspaper The Baron, at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, came into her role with a mission — to prove the paper's worth to the students on campus.
"It was really important to me to prove to students that they give us $13 a semester for a reason," Wheaton said, referring to the money the paper gets from student fees.
Her goal proved challenging, especially with some social media platforms blocking Canadians from accessing news content in response to the passing of Bill C-18, the Online News Act.
"It was kind of hard to prove that to them without the use of social media because it is such a big part of our lives."
Wheaton found the answer by looking to the past and bringing back the paper in hard copy — the students could actually hold the paper in their hands, something that hadn't been done in a decade.
The first edition in print came out in December, and it was clear they needed to print more.
"We started at 100...