The Daily Northwestern
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The Daily Northwestern is a student newspaper at Northwestern University
that is published on weekdays during the academic year. Established in 1881 and published in Evanston, Illinois
, it is run entirely by undergraduates, many of whom are students at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism
.
The Daily is widely considered one of the best college newspapers in the country. It is a frequent winner of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association
and the coveted Associated Collegiate Press
Pacemaker Award
. Its former staffers are leaders in the world of journalism; many have won awards such as the Pulitzer Prize
.
Although it serves the Northwestern community, The Daily is unaffiliated with the university, being supported entirely by advertisers. It is owned by the Students Publishing Company, which also publishes the Northwestern Syllabus Yearbook. Current circulation is in excess of 7,500. The Daily Northwestern is the only daily publication for both Northwestern and the city of Evanston, Illinois.
The paper's offices are located on the third floor of the Norris University Center
on Northwestern's Evanston campus.
Publication was increased to five days a week by 1910. The newspaper became independent of the university in 1923.
• Bill Ostendorf, founder and president or Creative Circle Media Solutions, media trainer and software innovator who has redesigned more than 500 publications
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
that is published on weekdays during the academic year. Established in 1881 and published in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
, it is run entirely by undergraduates, many of whom are students at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism
Medill School of Journalism
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is a constituent school of Northwestern University which offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has consistently been one of the top-ranked schools in Journalism in the United States...
.
The Daily is widely considered one of the best college newspapers in the country. It is a frequent winner of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association is an international student press association, founded in 1925, whose goal is to unite student journalists and faculty advisers at schools and colleges through educational conferences, idea exchanges, textbooks, critiques and award programs...
and the coveted 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...
Pacemaker Award
National Pacemaker Awards
The National Pacemaker Awards are awards for excellence in American student journalism, given annually since 1927. The awards are generally considered to be the highest national honors in their field, and are unofficially known as the "Pulitzer Prizes of student journalism."The National Scholastic...
. Its former staffers are leaders in the world of journalism; many have won awards such as the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
.
Although it serves the Northwestern community, The Daily is unaffiliated with the university, being supported entirely by advertisers. It is owned by the Students Publishing Company, which also publishes the Northwestern Syllabus Yearbook. Current circulation is in excess of 7,500. The Daily Northwestern is the only daily publication for both Northwestern and the city of Evanston, Illinois.
The paper's offices are located on the third floor of the Norris University Center
Norris University Center
The Norris University Center is the student union of Northwestern University.-Naming:The building is named for Lester J. Norris, an alumnus of Northwestern University who died in 1967...
on Northwestern's Evanston campus.
Early history
The Daily is the descendant of two earlier publications, the Tripod and Vidette, the older of which began publishing in 1871 alongside or ahead of the earliest college newspapers in the United States. In 1881, in what is considered The Daily's founding moment, the two papers merged to become The Northwestern, only gradually shedding its literary-journal roots.Publication was increased to five days a week by 1910. The newspaper became independent of the university in 1923.
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" and Pulitzer Prize winner
• Bill Ostendorf, founder and president or Creative Circle Media Solutions, media trainer and software innovator who has redesigned more than 500 publications
External links
- The Daily Northwestern
- NU Library's 125th Anniversary Exhibit, 2006
- The Daily Northwestern - Exhibit celebrates 125 years of The Daily
- Northwestern Syllabus Yearbook
- Northwestern University Archives, the Northwestern University Archives holds a complete run of the Daily Northwestern.