The Pitt Newsis an independent, student-written and student-managednewspaperfor the main campus of theUniversity of Pittsburghin theOaklandneighborhood of Pittsburgh. The Pitt News has been active in some form since 1910 and is published online Monday through Friday, and in print on Wednesdays, during the regular academic year and Wednesdays during the summer.
 The September 26, 2008 front page ofThe Pitt News | |
| Type | Student newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Independent |
| Founded | 1910,asThe Pitt Weekly |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania |
| Circulation | 13,000 |
| Website | www |
About
editAccording to the constitution ofThe Pitt News,the organization's purpose is "to prepare and publish a high-quality newspaper, to provide experience for its members in all facets of thejournalismprofession, to provide a voice for the students of the university, and to provide a public forum for the university community. "
The Pitt Newsis a million-dollarnon-profit operationemploying more than 100 undergraduate writers, roughly 25 students in the business division and three professional staff members. The paper includes five regular sections: news, opinions, culture, sports, and classifieds. It also produces about a dozen special issues a year, such as the dining, employment and rental guides. During the school year, circulation includes 13,000 copies an issue, distributed at approximately 100 sites. During the summer, the paper is published weekly each Wednesday with a circulation of 10,000.[1]Currently,The Pitt Newsis printed by the Butler Color Press on tabloid-sizednewsprint.
OverseeingThe Pitt Newsis the Pitt News Advisory Board, which serves as publisher, and, according to its constitution, works to "advise students, support the freedom of the student press and further the educational mission ofThe Pitt News."The board consists of the editor-in-chief, the business manager, two otherPitt Newsemployees, at least one non-Pitt Newsstudent at the university, local journalists, university journalism and business professors, and area businesspeople.
History
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Started in the late 19th century as a quarterly literary magazine,The Courantis the earliest traceable ancestor ofThe Pitt News.By 1910, it had morphed into a weekly student newspaper calledThe Pitt Weekly,which premiered on September 26 of that year.[2]Gradually, the paper began adding days to its production schedule. By the 1970s it was a business daily (Monday–Friday) paper.The Pitt Newshas remained an editorially independent, student-run newspaper funded by a student-run business staff, which provides revenue for the paper via ad sales.
On September 17, 1992, the Pitt News published the name of a sexual assault victim. Four days later, the Pitt News apologized for printing the victim's name. Pitt News editor in chief Jason Hillman said, "It was a mistake... no one was specifically responsible." Julie Sabol, the Pitt News employee who wrote the article, resigned her position as news editor, and said, "I left because of ideological differences with the editor in chief... The name of the victim was not put in the paper intentionally or with any malicious will."[3]
In 2004The Pitt News,in the Third U.S. Circuit Court of appeals, overthrew PA Act: 199, which previously prevented Pennsylvania college newspapers from running advertisements making any mention of alcohol.[4][5]TheACLUrepresented The Pitt News against thePennsylvania Liquor Control Board.The opinion was written by now-Supreme Court JusticeSamuel Alito.
Notable alumni
edit- Leonard Baker- Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer[6]
- Michael Chabon- Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay","Wonder Boys".[7]
- Murray Chass- Sports journalist forThe New York Times;recipient of theJ. G. Taylor Spink Award.[8]
- Myron Cope- Color commentator for thePittsburgh Steelers.[9]
- Michael Clinton- Executive vice president, chief marketing officer, and publishing director ofHearst Magazines.He was business manager forThe Pitt News.[10]
- Sharon G. Flake- award-winning author ofyoung adult literature.
- Chris Kuzneski- International bestselling author ofThe Prophecy,The Lost Throne,andSword of God.[11]
- Neal Russo- Sportswriter forThe St. Louis Post-Dispatchand theSporting News.[12]
- Joe Zeff - Sports editor atThe Pitt News,former graphics director for Time Magazine, former art director for The New York Times, and owner of Joe Zeff Design, Inc.[13]
- Anthony Breznican,Senior Hollywood Correspondent atVanity Fair.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"TPN 2013-2014 Advertising Media Kit"(PDF).The Pitt News. August 16, 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-10-04.RetrievedOctober 1,2013.
- ^Navratil, Liz (2010-09-26)."The Pitt News celebrates 100 years of student journalism".The Pitt News.Pittsburgh, PA.Retrieved2010-09-27.
- ^ The Pitt News criticized over sexual assault story, by Kathi Metinko, The Duquesne Duke, October 1, 1992, Vol. 72, No 5, page 1
- ^The Associated Press: College Newspapers Challenge Ban on Booze Ads. 6/11/06Archived2008-07-25 at theStanford Web Archive
- ^The Daily Pennsylvanian. Court ruling lets college papers run alcohol ads. Backer, Kali. 9/2/04Archived2007-05-14 atarchive.today
- ^The Owl.Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. 1952. p. 384.Retrieved2010-10-14.
- ^On Frank Bidart: Fastening the Voice to the Page. Liam Rector, Tree Swenson (page 126)
- ^Murray Chass Online biography
- ^Tribune-Review 3/6/08[permanent dead link]
- ^Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12/3/07
- ^Author biography at www.chriskuzneski.comArchived2010-08-07 at theWayback Machine
- ^"WORRELL TO BE GUEST SPEAKER AT THE HALL OF FAME DINNER".St. Louis Post - Dispatch.22 March 2002. p. SC.7.ProQuest402054858.
- ^Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 9/1/84