The Daily Emerald is launching an investigative team ahead of the 2023-24 academic year.

It’s an eventful and exciting time for student media. College media organizations have been at the forefront of some of the biggest breaking news stories in recent months –– whether it’s the Stanford Daily’s coverage of scientific misconduct by their university’s president, the Daily Northwestern’s exposition of hazing rituals in university athletics programs or the Daily Tar Heel’s gripping and heart-rending coverage of the Aug. 30 UNC shooting.

On Sept. 27, our team broke the story that UO is being sued for alleged Title IX violations in women’s sports. It’s the first article our investigative team has published –– but it’s far from the last.  
Moments like these are both humbling and inspiring. At the Daily Emerald, our mission is to produce quality, student-driven journalism that serves the UO community. We see journalism as an essential public service and a necessary check on powerful institutions. But it can’t be done well without regular engagement with the audiences we serve and the issues they face.
Thus, we are expanding our news coverage to include long-form, investigative stories –– regularly updated with new information and context –– that can’t adequately be addressed in the scope of one or two smaller articles. Every story we look into will align with two central questions our team asks itself: who does this story serve? And why does it matter? 
The Emerald’s unofficial mantra, driven by our push for independence from the university over 50 years ago, is to “f*ck sh*t up.” We can’t live up to that slogan if we don’t devote serious resources to unpacking the issues facing the campus community, and doing so with transparency and purpose. We hope you’ll follow along with us on the way.
Evan Reynolds
Editor-in-Chief
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