Collegiate Times
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The Collegiate Times is an independent, student-run newspaper serving Virginia Tech
since 1903. The Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech
(EMCVT), a non-profit student media consortium, owns the publication. Based in Blacksburg, Virginia
, the Collegiate Times publishes local news, sports, features and opinions for 14,000 readers every Tuesday through Friday of the academic year and prints weekly summer editions. Photographs in the CT, as it's popularly known, are provided by the Student Publications Photo Staff, also a division of the EMCVT.
In 1979, the Collegiate Times stopped receiving funding from the University and became completely self supported.
and the town of Blacksburg. Each section had its own editor to coincide with a newly created day editor, who covered the police beat
and deals with administrative responsibilities in the news section. In May 2005, the Collegiate Times decided to continue this news management style and add a managing editor, making it one of the first college newspapers in Virginia
with an ombudsman on staff.
The Virginia Press Association awarded the Collegiate Times 20 journalism honors for its reporting, production and photography in 2008.
The Collegiate Times was awarded the 2007 National Pacemaker and a 2008 Online Pacemaker by the ssociated Collegiate Press] based on the student paper's dedication to "coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership on the opinion page, evidence of in-depth reporting, design, photography, art and graphics."
Collegiate Times staff member Caleb Fleming was awarded first place for the 2009 National College Reporter of the Year award, presented by the Associated Collegiate Press
, starting online coverage at 9:47 a.m. the day of the shootings (April 16, 2007).
The publication received international attention from media outlets around the world, which included the New York Times home page linking to the student paper's list of confirmed deceased.
The April 17 edition of the Collegiate Times provided a detailed, illustrated timeline of the massacre. In the days following, the newspaper provided extensive coverage of events from the student community's perspective, along with disseminating information about the various on-campus memorials and support resources intended to assist the students in their recovery.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...
since 1903. The Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech
The Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech
The Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech is an independent governing body over student mass media organizations of the Virginia Tech campus. The EMCVT board of directors is made up of Virginia Tech faculty and staff, students, and members of the Blacksburg, Virginia community...
(EMCVT), a non-profit student media consortium, owns the publication. Based in Blacksburg, Virginia
Blacksburg, Virginia
Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census. Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which...
, the Collegiate Times publishes local news, sports, features and opinions for 14,000 readers every Tuesday through Friday of the academic year and prints weekly summer editions. Photographs in the CT, as it's popularly known, are provided by the Student Publications Photo Staff, also a division of the EMCVT.
Early origins
In 1903, the Athletic Association at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College created The Virginia Tech, a university-sponsored publication under the presidency of John McLaren McBryde that eventually became the Collegiate Times. By the 1960s, when the university's board of visitors accepted "Virginia Tech" as an official and popular usage of the school name, the editorial board at The Virginia Tech opted to change the paper's name to the Collegiate Times, to avoid any confusion between the student publication and the university proper.In 1979, the Collegiate Times stopped receiving funding from the University and became completely self supported.
Recent developments
In December 2005, management at the Collegiate Times decided to split the news section into two divisions: the campus section, which continued to cover higher education at Virginia Tech, and the city section, which focused on the Montgomery CountyMontgomery County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 83,629 people, 30,997 households, and 17,203 families residing in the county. The population density was 215 people per square mile . There were 32,527 housing units at an average density of 84 per square mile...
and the town of Blacksburg. Each section had its own editor to coincide with a newly created day editor, who covered the police beat
Police Beat
Police Beat is a 2005 American crime film directed by Robinson Devor and written by Charles Mudede. It follows the life of an African-born Seattle bicycle officer simply known as "Z" for a week. While Z goes about on his policing duties, he finds himself mentally preoccupied with his girlfriend...
and deals with administrative responsibilities in the news section. In May 2005, the Collegiate Times decided to continue this news management style and add a managing editor, making it one of the first college newspapers in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
with an ombudsman on staff.
The Virginia Press Association awarded the Collegiate Times 20 journalism honors for its reporting, production and photography in 2008.
The Collegiate Times was awarded the 2007 National Pacemaker and a 2008 Online Pacemaker by the ssociated Collegiate Press] based on the student paper's dedication to "coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership on the opinion page, evidence of in-depth reporting, design, photography, art and graphics."
Collegiate Times staff member Caleb Fleming was awarded first place for the 2009 National College Reporter of the Year award, presented by the Associated Collegiate Press
Associated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association...
Virginia Tech massacre coverage
The newspaper was the first media outlet to break news on the Virginia Tech massacreVirginia Tech massacre
The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting that took place on April 16, 2007, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. In two separate attacks, approximately two hours apart, the perpetrator, Seung-Hui Cho, killed 32 people...
, starting online coverage at 9:47 a.m. the day of the shootings (April 16, 2007).
The publication received international attention from media outlets around the world, which included the New York Times home page linking to the student paper's list of confirmed deceased.
The April 17 edition of the Collegiate Times provided a detailed, illustrated timeline of the massacre. In the days following, the newspaper provided extensive coverage of events from the student community's perspective, along with disseminating information about the various on-campus memorials and support resources intended to assist the students in their recovery.