Top College Newspapers
Here are the top colleges in the U.S. with their news regarding their campus events and other news. All descriptons come from the newspapers' respective 'About Us' pages.
The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. is a financially independent, nonprofit media organization with more than 250 students working across our journalism, business and web divisions to bring you The Brown Daily Herald and Post- Magazine. The Herald has served as the daily newspaper of record for the Brown community since 1891.
Our mission is to inform, entertain and reflect the Brown community by producing relevant and engaging content across a variety of platforms. As a teaching organization, we are committed to attracting and training a diverse staff, representative of the Brown student body, and helping them develop skills they will use for the rest of their lives.
The Herald is published Monday through Friday during the academic year (excluding vacations), with additional issues during commencement and orientation.
Our mission is to inform, entertain and reflect the Brown community by producing relevant and engaging content across a variety of platforms. As a teaching organization, we are committed to attracting and training a diverse staff, representative of the Brown student body, and helping them develop skills they will use for the rest of their lives.
The Herald is published Monday through Friday during the academic year (excluding vacations), with additional issues during commencement and orientation.
Founded in 1877, the Columbia Daily Spectator delivers news daily to thousands of readers around Columbia University, Morningside Heights, West Harlem, and beyond. Content is published five days a week during the academic year, as well as in a weekly print edition, and offers news, arts commentary, sports coverage, and photos from around campus and New York City, in conjunction with our blog, Spectrum, and our weekly arts and features magazine, The Eye. We are the second-oldest college daily paper in the country and have been financially independent from the University since 1962.
The organization is run by undergraduates from Barnard College, Columbia College, the School of General Studies, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, with a staff totaling over 200 students. Spectator has opportunities for students’ wide range of interests, including reporting, writing, editing, photography, design, illustration, video production, and business.
The organization is run by undergraduates from Barnard College, Columbia College, the School of General Studies, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, with a staff totaling over 200 students. Spectator has opportunities for students’ wide range of interests, including reporting, writing, editing, photography, design, illustration, video production, and business.
Founded in 1880, The Sun is the oldest continuously independent college daily in the United States.
The Sun publishes a print edition on Tuesday and Thursday during the academic year and is free on newsstands and online. The Sun is staffed entirely by Cornell students, aside from a few full-time production and business positions, and operates out of an office building in downtown Ithaca.
The Sun publishes a print edition on Tuesday and Thursday during the academic year and is free on newsstands and online. The Sun is staffed entirely by Cornell students, aside from a few full-time production and business positions, and operates out of an office building in downtown Ithaca.
The Dartmouth, founded in 1799, is the student newspaper of Dartmouth College and the campus’s only daily. The Dartmouth is published by The Dartmouth, Inc., an independent, nonprofit corporation chartered in the state of New Hampshire.
The Dartmouth is published every day, Monday through Friday, from September to June, except on federal holidays and College vacations. The Dartmouth publishes the Sports Weekly on Mondays and the Mirror, The Dartmouth’s weekly magazine, on Wednesdays. Over the summer, the paper is published on Fridays.
During the fall, winter and spring terms, The Dartmouth’s editorial board publishes a house editorial, the Verbum Ultimum, in the Friday edition of the paper. The editorial board consists of opinion staff columnists, the opinion editors, both executive editors and the editor-in-chief.
The Dartmouth is published every day, Monday through Friday, from September to June, except on federal holidays and College vacations. The Dartmouth publishes the Sports Weekly on Mondays and the Mirror, The Dartmouth’s weekly magazine, on Wednesdays. Over the summer, the paper is published on Fridays.
During the fall, winter and spring terms, The Dartmouth’s editorial board publishes a house editorial, the Verbum Ultimum, in the Friday edition of the paper. The editorial board consists of opinion staff columnists, the opinion editors, both executive editors and the editor-in-chief.
The Harvard Crimson, the nation's oldest continuously published daily college newspaper, was founded in 1873 and incorporated in 1967. The newspaper traces its history to the first issue of “The Magenta,” published on Jan. 24, 1873, and changed its name to “The Crimson” to reflect the new color of the College on May 21, 1875. The Crimson has a rich tradition of journalistic integrity and counts among its ranks of editorship some of America's greatest journalists. More than 40 Crimson alumni have won the Pulitzer Prize; many of their portraits line the walls of The Crimson.
The Crimson is proud of its legacy of alumni active in journalism, business, public service, and politics. Past editors include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Class of 1904, John F. Kennedy ’40, J. Anthony Lewis ’48, David Halberstam ’55, Michael Crichton ’64, Don Graham ’65, Linda Greenhouse ’68, Steve Ballmer ’77, Jim Cramer ’77, Mark Whitaker ’79, Susan Chira ’80, and Jeff Zucker ’86. More than 140 years after its founding, having grown from a fortnightly newspaper to a daily, The Harvard Crimson continues to flourish with a strong body of undergraduate staff volunteers.
The Crimson is proud of its legacy of alumni active in journalism, business, public service, and politics. Past editors include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Class of 1904, John F. Kennedy ’40, J. Anthony Lewis ’48, David Halberstam ’55, Michael Crichton ’64, Don Graham ’65, Linda Greenhouse ’68, Steve Ballmer ’77, Jim Cramer ’77, Mark Whitaker ’79, Susan Chira ’80, and Jeff Zucker ’86. More than 140 years after its founding, having grown from a fortnightly newspaper to a daily, The Harvard Crimson continues to flourish with a strong body of undergraduate staff volunteers.
The Daily Princetonian is dedicated to serving Princetonians past, present, and future through transparent, accurate, and empathetic reporting. In this spirit, we aim to forge connections among those invested in the Princeton community, no matter who they are and where they are.
Since 1876, The Daily Princetonian (the ‘Prince’) has served as Princeton University’s only daily student news publication. Our paper is student-run, not-for-profit, and financially independent from the University. Although we take pride in our print paper, we commit ourselves to becoming a digital-first organization and interacting with our readers in new and innovative ways, on whatever platform they desire.
We perform, first and foremost, a public service. We seek to inform and engage our readers by delivering reliable, timely, and truthful news and commentary that matter. We aim to drive campus conversation, uphold high journalistic standards, and innovate in how we tell stories.
In particular, we resolve to elevate voices that have historically been underrepresented, both on our campus and in our newsroom, and to tell these stories with an eye towards clarity and accessibility. In short, we commit to holding ourselves accountable, in order to keep others accountable inside and outside of our community.
As the landscape of the journalism industry demands greater diversity, both in the newsroom and in coverage, we are striving to meet the call. Our staff comprises nearly 200 undergraduate students, many of them writers, photographers, entrepreneurs, podcasters, and so much more. No matter their background, all are committed to our singular mission.
Since 1876, The Daily Princetonian (the ‘Prince’) has served as Princeton University’s only daily student news publication. Our paper is student-run, not-for-profit, and financially independent from the University. Although we take pride in our print paper, we commit ourselves to becoming a digital-first organization and interacting with our readers in new and innovative ways, on whatever platform they desire.
We perform, first and foremost, a public service. We seek to inform and engage our readers by delivering reliable, timely, and truthful news and commentary that matter. We aim to drive campus conversation, uphold high journalistic standards, and innovate in how we tell stories.
In particular, we resolve to elevate voices that have historically been underrepresented, both on our campus and in our newsroom, and to tell these stories with an eye towards clarity and accessibility. In short, we commit to holding ourselves accountable, in order to keep others accountable inside and outside of our community.
As the landscape of the journalism industry demands greater diversity, both in the newsroom and in coverage, we are striving to meet the call. Our staff comprises nearly 200 undergraduate students, many of them writers, photographers, entrepreneurs, podcasters, and so much more. No matter their background, all are committed to our singular mission.
The Daily Pennsylvanian is the independent student newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania. About 116 mornings each school year, Penn students, faculty and staff turn to the DP as their source of campus and city news and sports coverage. The Daily Pennsylvanian exists to inform the Penn community of relevant news and opinion while providing a training vehicle for students.
First published in 1885, under the name The Pennsylvanian, the DP is perennially recognized as one of the top college newspapers in the country. The paper has been published daily since 1894 (except from May 1943 to November 1945, when it was not published because of World War II). In 1962, the DP broke away from the student government and became independent. At the same time, the paper merged with the Pennsylvania News, the university's women's newspaper. In 1984, The Daily Pennsylvanian became a corporation, formally completing the separation of any editorial or financial control by the University of Pennsylvania.
More than 250 students work for the DP in the Business and Editorial departments. Editors and business managers are elected each December by the outgoing board and serve for a term of one year. The student board is responsible for all editorial and financial decisions of the newspaper. Four professional staff members provide continuity, advice, and training for the student staff, and maintain operations during vacation periods.
First published in 1885, under the name The Pennsylvanian, the DP is perennially recognized as one of the top college newspapers in the country. The paper has been published daily since 1894 (except from May 1943 to November 1945, when it was not published because of World War II). In 1962, the DP broke away from the student government and became independent. At the same time, the paper merged with the Pennsylvania News, the university's women's newspaper. In 1984, The Daily Pennsylvanian became a corporation, formally completing the separation of any editorial or financial control by the University of Pennsylvania.
More than 250 students work for the DP in the Business and Editorial departments. Editors and business managers are elected each December by the outgoing board and serve for a term of one year. The student board is responsible for all editorial and financial decisions of the newspaper. Four professional staff members provide continuity, advice, and training for the student staff, and maintain operations during vacation periods.
The Yale Daily News is the nation’s oldest college daily newspaper and has been financially and editorially independent since its founding on January 28, 1878. It publishes Monday through Friday during the academic year and serves the communities of Yale and New Haven.
In addition to the daily newspaper, the News also publishes a Friday supplement known as WKND, the Yale Daily News Magazine and several special issues each year. Those issues have historically included the Yale-Harvard Game Day Issue, the Commencement Issue and the First Year Issue. In the 2020-21 school year, the News published its inaugural special issues celebrating Indigenous, Black, Latine, Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in collaboration with Yale’s cultural centers and affiliated student groups.
The News is the primary division of the Yale Daily News Publishing Co., which is headed by the News’ editor in chief & president. Its nearly 300-person staff works across print and digital media, including photography, illustrations, video, podcasts and data journalism. The News is divided into 20 desks, most led by one to three editors who typically have at least a year of experience in their respective area. Editors steer coverage and production efforts of their staff members and regularly work with contributors, including those in the process of joining the News’ staff.
In addition to the daily newspaper, the News also publishes a Friday supplement known as WKND, the Yale Daily News Magazine and several special issues each year. Those issues have historically included the Yale-Harvard Game Day Issue, the Commencement Issue and the First Year Issue. In the 2020-21 school year, the News published its inaugural special issues celebrating Indigenous, Black, Latine, Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in collaboration with Yale’s cultural centers and affiliated student groups.
The News is the primary division of the Yale Daily News Publishing Co., which is headed by the News’ editor in chief & president. Its nearly 300-person staff works across print and digital media, including photography, illustrations, video, podcasts and data journalism. The News is divided into 20 desks, most led by one to three editors who typically have at least a year of experience in their respective area. Editors steer coverage and production efforts of their staff members and regularly work with contributors, including those in the process of joining the News’ staff.
The Tech is MIT's oldest and largest newspaper. We have provided MIT faculty, staff, and students with continuous news service since 1881. We publish Thursdays during the regular school year and monthly during the summer.
The Tech is published by the students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our staff is composed of undergraduate and graduate student volunteers, although a number of alumni lurk around our offices from time to time.
The Tech is also financially independent of MIT; we are supported only by advertising revenues and donations.
The Tech is published by the students of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our staff is composed of undergraduate and graduate student volunteers, although a number of alumni lurk around our offices from time to time.
The Tech is also financially independent of MIT; we are supported only by advertising revenues and donations.
The Stanford Daily is the independent, student-run newspaper of Stanford University. The Daily was originally founded as a small pamphlet known as The Daily Palo Alto in 1892 and has been a campus fixture ever since. The Daily strives to serve the Stanford community with relevant, unbiased journalism and provides its editorial, tech and business staffs with unparalleled educational opportunities.
With the launch of its website in 1995, The Daily became one of the first college newspapers publishing on the Internet. The site is live and continuously updated throughout the year. It features content from the print edition, along with special Web-only content often including live blogs of sporting events and major campus events.
The Daily Californian is an independent, student-run newspaper published by the Independent Berkeley Students Publishing Company, Inc. The Daily Californian covers both the UC Berkeley campus and the city of Berkeley. Established in 1871, The Daily Californian is one of the oldest newspapers on the West Coast and one of the oldest college newspapers in the country.
The newspaper publishes every Thursday. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the paper was published Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday during the academic year and once a week during the summer. The Daily Californian Alumni Association is one the largest and most active alumni associations of any college newspaper. A chartered club of the California Alumni Association, the alumni association holds regular reunions and receptions across the country. Alumni are established and leading journalists in news organizations such as The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, People magazine, The Arizona Republic, The San Francisco Chronicle, The San Francisco Examiner, Sports Illustrated, NBC News, USA Today and The Washington Post.
The newspaper publishes every Thursday. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the paper was published Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday during the academic year and once a week during the summer. The Daily Californian Alumni Association is one the largest and most active alumni associations of any college newspaper. A chartered club of the California Alumni Association, the alumni association holds regular reunions and receptions across the country. Alumni are established and leading journalists in news organizations such as The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, People magazine, The Arizona Republic, The San Francisco Chronicle, The San Francisco Examiner, Sports Illustrated, NBC News, USA Today and The Washington Post.
The Chicago Maroon is the independent student newspaper of the University of Chicago, serving as a platform for news, opinions, and creative expression since 1892. As the oldest continuously published student-run newspaper in Chicago, we are committed to delivering in-depth reporting, thoughtful commentary, and diverse perspectives on issues impacting the UChicago community and beyond.
Our dedicated team of student journalists, photographers, and editors works tirelessly to inform, engage, and inspire our readers through timely coverage of campus events, local and national news, and cultural happenings. From breaking stories to investigative features, The Maroon upholds the highest standards of journalistic integrity and creativity.
Our dedicated team of student journalists, photographers, and editors works tirelessly to inform, engage, and inspire our readers through timely coverage of campus events, local and national news, and cultural happenings. From breaking stories to investigative features, The Maroon upholds the highest standards of journalistic integrity and creativity.
Scratching Post is the official student-run newspaper. The News-Letter is dedicated to publishing an exemplary student newspaper according to the strictest standards of journalistic integrity for the purpose of informing the undergraduate students of Hopkins and gaining knowledge and experience in the field of journalism. The staff understands the responsibility that comes with contributing to this publication and aims to find the truth and report it fully, fairly and accurately.
The News-Letter aims to:Provide fair and accurate reporting of news in many areas related, but not limited to, the Homewood campus and Charles Village community. Provide an open forum for expression and discussion within the Hopkins community. Serve as an advocate for students, student ideas and student causes. Entertain the student body through engaging, interesting content. Serve as a permanent, reliable record of Hopkins and the lives, actions, sentiments and passions of its students at the time of publication.
The News-Letter aims to:Provide fair and accurate reporting of news in many areas related, but not limited to, the Homewood campus and Charles Village community. Provide an open forum for expression and discussion within the Hopkins community. Serve as an advocate for students, student ideas and student causes. Entertain the student body through engaging, interesting content. Serve as a permanent, reliable record of Hopkins and the lives, actions, sentiments and passions of its students at the time of publication.
The Michigan Daily exists to inform the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor communities about events and issues of consequence to the University and Washtenaw County.
We will maintain an entirely independent, student-run newspaper because we believe a voice separate from the University ensures our ability to hold the administration accountable and protect our coverage from outside interests.
We strive in all cases to uphold impartiality, fairness and the complete truth. We strive for equitable coverage in our representation of all communities, identities and groups.
We will work to attain a diverse staff to represent the broader campus community.
We will maintain an entirely independent, student-run newspaper because we believe a voice separate from the University ensures our ability to hold the administration accountable and protect our coverage from outside interests.
We strive in all cases to uphold impartiality, fairness and the complete truth. We strive for equitable coverage in our representation of all communities, identities and groups.
We will work to attain a diverse staff to represent the broader campus community.
One of the nation’s most respected college newspapers, The Daily Northwestern has won dozens of national and regional awards. The Daily has won the Pacemaker — long regarded as the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism — eleven times since 2000, most recently in 2020 for its website and in 2016 for its newspaper. In 2017, The Daily was named Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper in the nation by the Society of Professional Journalists. It has also received the top award from the Illinois College Press Association in 2018, 2014 and 2012.
The Daily publishes its print editions during regular academic weeks and online year-round.
The Daily publishes its print editions during regular academic weeks and online year-round.
In 1995, The Chronicle launched its web site, which now has a monthly readership of 350,000 and serves as a resource for Duke alumni, parents and sports fans who want the latest news from Durham.
Over the years, the milestone moments for the paper included coinage of the term "Blue Devils" for the school's sports teams, publication of the first full-color photo in 1984 and the placement of a black bar of mourning around the front page after Richard Nixon was elected president in 1968.
In addition to its role in providing news on campus, The Chronicle has a long tradition of educating students in journalism and propelling them into careers in the field. Among the paper's alumni are prominent journalists who have worked for companies such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, Sports Illustrated and ESPN.
Over the years, the milestone moments for the paper included coinage of the term "Blue Devils" for the school's sports teams, publication of the first full-color photo in 1984 and the placement of a black bar of mourning around the front page after Richard Nixon was elected president in 1968.
In addition to its role in providing news on campus, The Chronicle has a long tradition of educating students in journalism and propelling them into careers in the field. Among the paper's alumni are prominent journalists who have worked for companies such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, Sports Illustrated and ESPN.
Founded in 1973 after New York University’s University Heights and Washington Square campuses merged, Washington Square News delivers news daily to thousands of readers at NYU’s Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses, Greenwich Village, Downtown Brooklyn, NYU’s 12 global campuses and beyond. Stories are published five days a week during the academic year, offering news, culture, arts, opinion, and sports coverage, as well as photos and videos from around campus and New York City.
WSN is run by NYU undergraduates with a diverse array of interests such as reporting, writing, editing, coding, photography, video production, design, illustration and business.
WSN is run by NYU undergraduates with a diverse array of interests such as reporting, writing, editing, coding, photography, video production, design, illustration and business.
Since 1891, The Daily (and its predecessor, The Pacific Wave) has been home to thousands of jugglers, storytellers, artists, and budding business people. Students learn to write, edit, illustrate, and design an award-winning newspaper; or sell advertising, all the while juggling academic course work and other commitments.
In addition to preparing the print edition, students are exploring the electronic frontier by developing multimedia content for www.dailyuw.com; The Daily Video, our broadcast wing of talented videographers; and an array of podcasts. Our work is published both in newsprint and the web, including including YouTube, Twitter, and others.
As a student-run newspaper, staff members learn effective communication and how to manage teams and their own schedules in a business environment. They also learn the responsibilities linked to the great power inherent in the Fourth Estate regardless of whether they continue in journalism or evolve into politicians, public servants, or business people.
In addition to preparing the print edition, students are exploring the electronic frontier by developing multimedia content for www.dailyuw.com; The Daily Video, our broadcast wing of talented videographers; and an array of podcasts. Our work is published both in newsprint and the web, including including YouTube, Twitter, and others.
As a student-run newspaper, staff members learn effective communication and how to manage teams and their own schedules in a business environment. They also learn the responsibilities linked to the great power inherent in the Fourth Estate regardless of whether they continue in journalism or evolve into politicians, public servants, or business people.
About the Editor-In-Chief
Sarah Park is the founder and Editor-In-Chief of Bright Han Times. Also working as the Editor-In-Chief for her school publication Glenbrook South High School, the Oracle, Park is an ambitious writer who aims to illuminate the voices of Korean Americans and their complex identities.
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