The Red and Black
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| The Red and Black | |
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 The January 8, 2007 front page of The Red & Black |
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| Type | Student newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | The Red and Black Publishing Co., Inc. |
| Publisher | Harry Montevideo |
| Editor-in-Chief | Juanita Cousins |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Headquarters | 540 Baxter St. Athens, GA, 30605 United States |
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| Website: redandblack.com | |
The Red & Black is an independent daily newspaper serving the University of Georgia (UGA) community.
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[edit] History
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Students published its first issue in tabloid format on November 24, 1893, from offices in the Academic Building on North Campus.[citation needed]
In the spring of 1895, the UGA faculty ordered that publication of the paper be discontinued; however, students revived the paper that fall as an independent venture with no oversight by the University.[citation needed] The private venture's success that Fall upset the faculty, and they took back control in January of 1896 with the Athletic Association in charge of overseeing the paper.[1]
Published weekly, The Red and Black was the official organ of the Athletic Council from 1896 to 1928. The paper advertised athletic competitions and reported on the culture of the University.
In 1928, the paper's administration moved under the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication as a laboratory for its students. It was being published semiweekly in 1968 when it changed to a broadsheet format and moved its offices to the new journalism building on campus.
In 1980, after numerous run-ins with the University's administrators, The Red & Black became independent of the University a second time, left to support itself through advertising. Its office moved off-campus, and its publication was directed by volunteer staff and student writers.[citation needed] In 1991, publication was expanded from four to five days a week.
[edit] Present-day publication
Today, the paper has a Monday to Friday circulation of 17,000 during the academic year and generally is published in one section. However, each Thursday the paper produces an "Out & About" section, chronicling the local music scene and other entertainment and variety pieces. On Fridays during football season, the paper publishes the "First & Goal" section to provide in-depth coverage of the Georgia Bulldogs football team. The paper is published once a week during summer session, when it has a circulation of 8,500. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Reed, Thomas Walter (ca. 1949). The Red and Black. History of the University of Georgia Chapter IX: The Administration of Chancellor Patrick H. Mell 1196-1198. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
- ^ Black, The Red and (2007). The Red and Black Advertising. The Red and Black Advertising Rate Card 1. The Red and Black. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
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