After two years spent watching and learning from the sidelines, senior Tyler Cooney took over the role of Editor-in-Chief of the North Howler Media Team at the start of this year. His natural leadership, friendly demeanor, and ability to find a story in almost anything has made him an irreplaceable asset to the team.
The editor-in-chief wears many hats, so throughout the year, Cooney has worked to manage many facets of the North Howler. He ensures staff writers are on track with deadlines, edits other writer’s articles for clarity and interest, and helps struggling writers find an angle and develop a story. He does all of this while also overseeing the staff on a day-to-day basis, making editorial decisions, and being the point person for all staff communication.
“[Tyler] puts a lot of time and effort into what he does, and he really cares about what we write and how we write it,” junior content editor Jack Reinoehlsaid. “He’s always willing to help if anybody ever has a question.”
In order to keep things running smoothly, Cooney puts in many hours of work outside of the 52 minutes of newspaper class each day. He typically spends all of first hour each day making sure all the little things that make sure the newspaper functions are being handled.
“Seeing how much he has grown and impacted the North Howler over the last three years has been very cool,” adviser Chloe Healy said. “I’ve depended on him a lot over the last couple years and I’ve always known that I can.”
The North Howler distributed their annual print issue on Monday, May 4 in which Cooney played a major part. He was a leader on the design team, edited all the stories within the various pages, and published an award-winning article he spent weeks prepping, interviewing for, writing, and perfecting. That same article sent Cooney to the state journalism competition in April where he placed No. 5 in Sports News Writing out of all Class B journalists.
“From his freshman year, I knew Tyler had a knack for this stuff because he pays attention to detail and he pays attention to people,” Healy said. “He’s the best.”
