My first 'office' in the SCA was Deputy Chronicler... by virtue of being the only member of the Barony who could keep the mimeograph machine running. :) Since my persona was a sailor at one point, I'm currently 'Communications Officer, HMS Heronter' running the newsletter, the website, the Yahoo group and the Facebook page.
I do feel that the newsletter is becoming obsolete. I only produce five paper copies an issue, the rest being distributed electronically. As has been said, oftimes the information is available on the web. As a matter of fact, almost all of the Event Announcements I run are lifted from the sponsoring group's website.
To my mind, the only truely useful functions of the newsletter are 1.) the Shire News page where upcoming birthdays and recent funerals are mentioned as well as various shire accomplishments such as winning awards and competitions and 2.) it's really the only place that a research article can be distributed. Granted, I can and do post my cooking articles on my own website, but I know that's pretty much a vanity page with few readers. By publishing in a newsletter, I can delude myself into thinking people are reading it.
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I do feel that the newsletter is becoming obsolete. I only produce five paper copies an issue, the rest being distributed electronically. As has been said, oftimes the information is available on the web. As a matter of fact, almost all of the Event Announcements I run are lifted from the sponsoring group's website.
To my mind, the only truely useful functions of the newsletter are 1.) the Shire News page where upcoming birthdays and recent funerals are mentioned as well as various shire accomplishments such as winning awards and competitions and 2.) it's really the only place that a research article can be distributed. Granted, I can and do post my cooking articles on my own website, but I know that's pretty much a vanity page with few readers. By publishing in a newsletter, I can delude myself into thinking people are reading it.