Today, 31 March 2026, marks a turning point in the life of this publication. After eight years, the founding editorial team hands over to a new team of volunteers, who take charge starting tomorrow, 1 April.
We do not take this moment lightly. Last December, it seemed possible that News & Views might simply close its doors at the end of March. That it will not is entirely due to several members of our community who stepped forward, unprompted, to keep it alive. We are more grateful than we can easily say.
The new team will be introducing themselves to readers in due course. Please give them a warm welcome — and give them your full support with the same energy, commitment, and goodwill you have shown this publication over eight years.
To our readers and contributors: thank you. The articles, photographs, personal stories, and comments you have shared are what made News & Views matter — what kept more than a thousand former colleagues, scattered across a hundred countries, in genuine touch with one another. Please keep them coming.
The founding team will remain available to advise and assist when called upon. But the decisions ahead — and the directions News & Views will take — now rest in capable new hands. We could not be more pleased.
Welcome Bob and the new editorial team!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Bangalore, India!
I fully endorse Tom's note of welcome and good luck as I was a member of the founding team for more than seven years (I think!) . Our weekly meetings built camaraderie and were filled with nostalgia at times. Despite being bothered by the apathy of our readers, we continued working as a team from different time zones and attempted some projects with great enthusiasm and collaboration, forgetting we were now retired demonstrating that "once UNICEF always UNICEF".
Feel free to call , message at grsrgr@gmail.com for information, a chat on "what did not work" and how to expand our outreach.
Sree