The Chronicle (Duke University)
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The Chronicle is the student newspaper at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The Chronicle was first published as The Trinity Chronicle on December 19, 1905. The paper's name was changed to The Chronicle when Trinity College was renamed Duke University following a generous donation by James Buchanan Duke. One of the most highly honored college newspapers in the United States,[1] The Chronicle commands a budget of more than $1 million and employs a staff of 120. Its coverage has gained national significance in light of the recent lacrosse scandal at Duke, and it has been widely lauded for having balanced coverage, even as most national publications jumped to conclusions. The current editor of The Chronicle is junior Chelsea Allison, from Charlotte, NC. She assumed the editor-in-chief responsibilities at the beginning of May 2008.
The Chronicle has a print readership of roughly 30,000, and its website, The Chronicle Online, has an average of more than 70,000 hits each day.[2] At the 2006 Associated Collegiate Press National College Media Convention in St. Louis, the paper took second place in the Best in Show category for four-year daily tabloids. Towerview, a monthly newsmagazine distributed with the paper, won Best in Show in the Magazine Feature-Special Audience Category, while its editor, Alex Fanaroff, won first place in the "features story" category. The Chronicle's former editor, Ryan McCartney, placed third in the four-year reporter of the year category.[1] In 2005, the paper won Best in Show in the tabloid division at the same-named convention in Kansas City and also finished in second place in Editorials. In addition, Towerview took home fifth-place honors in the magazine division.[3]
The journalist and New York Magazine founder Clay Felker was an editor of The Chronicle while a student at Duke in the 1950s. Washington Post sports reporter John Feinstein was a sports writer for The Chronicle and was the sports editor for two years. Wall Street Journal Travel Editor Scott McCartney was editor of The Chronicle in the 1980s.,ref.[1]
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- ^ a b Chronicle nabs top awards at national media convention. The Chronicle. 31 Oct 2006.
- ^ The Chronicle: About Us. The Chronicle. Accessed on April 2, 2007.
- ^ The Chronicle heralded at conference. The Chronicle. 31 Oct 2005.
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