Website Info

The Daily Beacon established its online presence in the early 1990s when online media was still in its infancy and few media organizations had made the leap into the great unknown of the World Wide Web. Since that time the torch has been passed from one webmaster to the next and the site has gone through several major redesigns. We have tried to keep pace with advances in technology and the ever-changing media landscape and we intend to remain true to that mission as we continue moving forward into a future where media will change in ways that we can only begin to imagine.

The version of the Beacon Online that you hold in your virtual hands is a modified version of the Beacon web site launched several years ago. Call it Beacon 3.1, if you will. We wanted to whet your appetite and give you something to look forward to as we work diligently to bring you Beacon 4.0 sometime in early 2009.

We're approaching Beacon 4.0 with high expectations and plan to make it the most advanced and downright cool version of the Beacon yet. We'd love to hear your suggestions about what you want from the new site and invite you to drop us a line at beacon@utk.edu.

Thanks for your patience and we hope you are as excited about the future of the Beacon as we are!