Daily Trojan

Daily Trojan

Type	Student newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Publisher	University of Southern California
Founded	1912
Language	English
Headquarters	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA United States
Circulation	Approx. 9,000 on-campus
Official website	http://www.dailytrojan.com/

The Daily Trojan, or "DT," is the student newspaper of the University of Southern California. The newspaper is a forum for student expression and is written, edited, and managed by university students. The paper is intended to inform USC students, faculty, and staff on the latest news and provide opinion and entertainment. Student writers, editors, photographers and artists can develop their talents and air their opinions while providing a service to the campus community through the Daily Trojan. Readers can interact with the Daily Trojan by commenting on articles online or writing a letter to the editor.

Publication

It is published Monday through Friday (during regularly scheduled class days) and distributed at various locations around campus. Articles are also available online at the official Daily Trojan web site. The Daily Trojan is produced weekly as the "Summer Trojan" during the summer session, typically on Wednesdays, from commencement until July.

Although the length of the Daily Trojan varies depending on the volume of advertisements, larger issues throughout the semester include the Orientation version, Career Guide, Transportation Guide, and Restaurant Guide. Starting in 2006, at least four pages (two spreads) of the paper are printed in color. Additional color pages vary with each issue.

The Daily Trojan is an affiliate of UWIRE, which distributes and promotes its content to their network.^{[citation needed]}

History

The first edition of the newspaper was published in 1912.^{[citation needed]}

Organization

While the university publishes the Daily Trojan, student editors and staff handle all day-to-day operations. Unlike many university newspapers, the Daily Trojan receives no financial support from the university or from student government funding allocations, and is wholly supported by advertising revenue.^{[citation needed]} The Daily Trojan is part of USC's Office of Student Publications, which is part of USC's Division of Student Affairs. The office oversees the publishing of both the Daily Trojan and El Rodeo yearbook.

Alumni

Many staff members for the Daily Trojan have gone on to highly visible positions in media outlets, most prominently satirist Art Buchwald.^{[citation needed]} Other high-profile writers include:

• Rob Asghar, columnist
• Herb Klein, communications director in the Nixon White House and later a top news executive with Copley Press in California
• Arash Markazi, journalist for Sports Illustrated and ESPN Los Angeles.
• Bob Staake, illustrator and cartoonist
• Dan Povenmire, co-creator of the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb
• Kate Mather, reporter for The Oregonian
• Cyrus Behzadi student, modern-day Renaissance Man.

References

External links

• Main web site
• Facebook Page
• Twitter Feed
• Famous Alumni of the Daily Trojan