How can I get involved with The Echo?

The Echo is Augsburg’s official and only student-produced newspaper and has been around since 1898. The best way to get involved with The Echo is to attend one of our general meetings, which occur every Thursday during chapel time (11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.). At these meetings, interested students can get first pick on article writing opportunities, pitch ideas for new ones and meet our staff. A cool thing to note is that you don’t have to be an expert writer or artist to contribute to the paper– our editors are here to support students from all different levels of writing!

We pay our staff writers $25 per published article, contributors $15 per published article.

Where are The Echo’s general meetings?

Meetings for The Echo are held in our office! We are located on the lower level of Christensen Center in the Auggie’s Nest in suite 001G.

How do contributors get paid?

Our staff, staff writers and contributors are paid on a bi-weekly system. To ensure you’re included in this system please email echo@augsburg.edu or one of our editors.

How does one become a staff writer?

After three high-quality published articles, contributors may be offered the position of staff writer. Staff writer responsibilities entail writing at least one article consistently for The Echo every issue (with reasonable exception for life happenings and emergencies).

What are the standards for a high-quality article?

The standards for article submission are relatively simple. If your submission is for our Opinions section, your article should be between 550-600 words. If you are writing for News, Sports, Arts & Culture, or Features, your submission should be 450-550 words, and must include a picture. The photo should be sent directly to your editor as its own file, and you should include caption information in the form of the photographer’s name, a description of the photo, and the date on which the photo was taken. If you found the photo from an online source, please include a link to the source in your submission.

When does The Echo release new issues?

Our newspaper issues release digitally and on print every Monday by noon. Pick up a copy anywhere on campus or check our website weekly for updates!