The Daily Orange
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| Type | Daily (M-Th) newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | The Daily Orange Corporation |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Headquarters | Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Circulation | 4,500 |
| Website | dailyorange.com |
The Daily Orange is an independent student newspaper published in Syracuse, New York. It is free, and published daily during the Syracuse University academic year.
It was one of the first college papers to become fully independent from its parent college. Its alumni work at nearly every major newspaper in the nation -- The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Dallas Morning News, The Boston Globe -- in a variety of reporting, editing, design and photographic capacities.
Publisher reported circulation for 2016 was 4,500 copies, with an online circulation of 80,000. The paper is published Monday through Thursday, with occasional sports extras on Fridays.
A major turning point in D.O. history occurred in 1971. Until that time, the newspaper was considered part of SU, meaning that the administration could possibly influence the content of the paper based on financial holds. In 1971, the university refused to back The D.O. in a libel suit and the editorial staff decided to sever the ties that existed with the administration. The paper became a student organization that received funding for production costs from the Student Government Association (now known as the Student Association).
The D.O. continued to operate this way, receiving funds from the annual student activity fee, until 1991. A referendum vote determined whether the student body would continue to contribute a portion of its fee. In 1991, however, Editor in Chief Jodi Lamagna and her staff decided to refuse any further funding from SGA. In the process, The D.O. became one of the few completely independent student newspapers in the country.
Since then, The D.O. has operated with complete financial independence from the university, raising funds necessary for publishing a daily paper through advertising revenue and fundraising. Though we still maintain a business relationship with the university, in regards to our status as a student group and our housing agreement, our relationship with administrators has no bearing on our editorial content.
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