.jpg) The Daily Southern Californian, Vol. 10, No. 1, February 11, 1913 | |
| Type | Student newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Publisher | University of Southern California |
| Editor-in-chief | Nathan Elias |
| Managing editor | Aubrie Cole |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | University of Southern California Los Angeles,CA United States |
| Circulation | 10,000 |
| Website | dailytrojan |
TheDaily Trojan, or "DT," is thestudent newspaper of theUniversity 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.
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 officialDaily Trojan web site. TheDaily 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 Issue, Career Guide, Spanish Supplements and Sports Extras. Starting in 2006, at least four pages (two spreads) of the paper are printed in color. Currently, all pages are printed in color.
Each issue contains a news, opinion, arts & entertainment and sports section. Each section has its own senior editors and staff.
TheDaily Trojan is an affiliate ofUWIRE, which distributes and promotes its content to their network.[1] The paper also publishes all of its articles online, with some publications, such as podcasts and videos, being available online exclusively. In 2023, theDaily Trojan introducedDaily Trojan Magazine, a completely digital monthly addendum to the paper.[2]
The first edition of the newspaper was published September 16, 1912, after W.R. “Ralph” La Porte, the first student editor of the paper, persuaded university PresidentGeorge Finley Bovard to give USC a student newspaper. Subscriptions to the paper, then calledThe Daily Southern Californian, originally cost $1.75. The newspaper was calledThe Southern Californian in 1915, after it began publishing only four days a week, but returned to five-day-a-week production in 1925 and was renamedThe Daily Trojan, as USC had informally adopted the Trojan as a mascot by then.[3]
The newspaper moved from the now-defunct Moneta Print Shop on Jefferson and University Avenues to its current location in the Student Union in 1928. Production was held off-campus until the 1980s in USC's Graphic Services Department, which was located west of the [Harbor Freeway] on Exposition Boulevard. TheDaily Trojan increasingly began using computers in the '90s, moving to all-digital production in 2005. Editors create the paper using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. The Daily Trojan's first website was created in 1996, and has gone through several iterations.[4]
In December 2024, the paper's funding was severely cut. Student workers will no longer be paid and the paper will go from five print edition days a week to three.[5]
While the university publishes theDaily Trojan, student editors and staff handle all day-to-day operations. Unlike many university newspapers, theDaily Trojan receives no financial support from the university or from student government funding allocations, and is wholly supported by advertising revenue.[citation needed] TheDaily 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 theDaily Trojan andEl Rodeo yearbook.
TheDaily Trojan and its staffers earn national, state and regional awards on an annual basis. Listed below are some of the prominent honors theDaily Trojan has received organizationally.
Associated Collegiate Press – Pacemaker Awards
California College Media Association – Excellence in Student Media Awards
Many staff members for theDaily Trojan have gone on to highly visible positions in media outlets, most prominently satiristArt Buchwald.[14]Other high-profile former staff include:
