campus newspaper

Student-run periodical

A campus newspaper is a publication produced by and for a college or university community, covering institutional news, student life, sports, and opinion.

Most are run by students, sometimes with faculty oversight, and serve as training grounds for aspiring journalists: She wrote for the campus newspaper all four years.

Also called a student newspaper or college paper.

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Established traditional news organizations

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