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All Points North Set to Take Stands in Print

PLATTSBURGH, NY (04/30/2008; 1434)(readMedia)-- All Points North (www.apnmag.com) the online journal published quarterly by SUNY Plattsburgh students is making the leap from the digital to the print world with a new issue which is scheduled to come out this May.

"There are some features in the print medium that attract readers and cannot be duplicated in digital media — such as great photography, maps or the tangible feel of the glossy pages in your hands,” said All Points North Print Advisor Gretel Schueller, an associate professor of journalism at SUNY Plattsburgh.

"There's a real physical experience of reading a print magazine,” said Schueller.

All Points North has been published online since December 2001. It covers the people, destinations, and culture of the North Country—broadly defined from Quebec, Canada, to Albany, N.Y., to Burlington, Vt. Promising its readers a fresh package, the new print version of All Points North shall be an expansion of its online sister.

Published once a year and funded by the school, All Points North print will give students hands-on experience, designing and producing a print magazine, said Schueller. “These are not skills they really practice when they work on the online magazine or even for the college newspaper [Cardinal Points]."

Magazine journalism major Jen Taft is editor-in-chief of the 40-page magazine.

“I have learned so much from working on this magazine,” Taft says. “I feel much more confident and prepared for jobs in this field.”

The staff plans to publish more frequently, and at the same time, offer readers more vibrant material about the North Country region. Eventually, All Points North print hopes to sustain itself through support from advertisers.

Schueller says the magazine is also an effective way to gain visibility for the online magazine — and draw attention to the strong magazine journalism major available at SUNY Plattsburgh.

“You can't force someone to go to a website, but if you put this magazine in their hands, then maybe they'll be more inclined to take a look at the online magazine," she added.

To request a free copy of the premiere print issue of All Points North, please contact Gretel Schueller.

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