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The Daily Pennsylvanian

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The Daily Pennsylvanian
Front page of The Daily Pennsylvanian on February 8th, 2017
Cover of The Daily Pennsylvanian (February 8, 2017), highlighting Joe Biden's new job at the University of Pennsylvania.
TypeDaily student newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
SchoolUniversity of Pennsylvania
Owner(s)The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc.
PresidentNeema Baddam
Editor-in-chiefEthan Young (The Daily Pennsylvanian)
Nishanth Bhargava (34th Street)
Jack Kramer (Under the Button)
Managing editorJasmine Ni
News editorIsha Chitirala
Finn Ryan
Opinion editorIngrid Holmquist
FoundedDecember 15, 1885; 140 years ago (1885-12-15) (as The Pennsylvanian)
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Circulation3,000[1]
Websitethedp.com
Free online archiveslibrary.upenn.edu

The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. is the independent student media organization of the University of Pennsylvania. The DP, Inc. publishes a newspaper, The Daily Pennsylvanian, the 34th Street Magazine, and the satirical publication Under the Button. It is published entirely by Penn undergraduates and is editorially and financially independent from the university.[2]

History

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The Daily Pennsylvanian was founded in 1885 as a successor to the University Magazine, a publication by the Philomathean Society.[3] In 1894, the paper began publishing daily, and remained so until it paused publication in May 1943 due to World War II. It resumed publication in November 1945. In 1962, after a feud with the University of Pennsylvania Student Government Association over a critical editorial led to the Association withdrawing its recognition and subsidies for the paper, the DP became independent.[4] That same year, the organization accepted its first woman staffer, Sharon Lee Ribner. The university's alternative women weekly, the Pennsylvanian News, ended publication in 1964.[5] In 1968, the 34th Street magazine, the publication's arts and culture magazine, was founded. Under the Button, the DP's satirical publication, was created out of 34th Street in 2008.[6]

In 1984, the Daily Pennsylvanian incorporated itself, becoming fully editorially and financially independent of the University of Pennsylvania. In 2014, the paper reduced its printing frequency, dropping its Friday issue.[7] After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, the DP ceased its print publication for the first time since World War II.[8] In 2021, the DP announced it would maintain printing the further-reduced printing schedule it adopted during the pandemic.[9]

Organization

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The Daily Pennsylvanian is published in print weekly on Thursdays and daily online when the university is in session.[10] The organization consists of an editorial arm, headed by the executive editor, and a business arm, headed by the business manager. Both the executive editor and the business manager report to the publication's president. The executive editor oversees The Daily Pennsylvanian newspaper, the 34th Street magazine (which is published in print monthly), and Under the Button, along with other production teams. Each publication is overseen by its own editor-in-chief and has its own staff.[11] Today the newspaper's budget is funded primarily through the sale of advertising by professional and student staff.

It has received various collegiate journalism awards, including several National Pacemaker Awards from the Associated College Press.[12][13] The DP was ranked "the most read" college newspaper by The Princeton Review in 1990, 1997,1998, and 2001.[citation needed]

Notable former staff members

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Main article: List of The Daily Pennsylvanian people

Alumni of The Daily Pennsylvanian have gone on to careers in academia, politics, and journalism.

References

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  1. ^ "Publications". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  2. ^ "Letter from the President | Staying informed is a responsibility we collectively share". Letter from the President | Staying informed is a responsibility we collectively share - The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "Philomatheans celebrate 175 years of intellectual rowdiness" (PDF). March 28, 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Irate Student Government Forces Suspension Of 'Daily Pennsylvanian' After Bitter Feud | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Women at Penn: 1920-1932". University Archives and Records Center. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "About The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. - The Daily Pennsylvanian". About The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. - The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  7. ^ Kramer, Melody (August 30, 2016). "What happened after 6 college newspapers cut their print schedules". Poynter. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  8. ^ "Campus Is Closed". The Pennsylvania Gazette. April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  9. ^ "Princetonian Drops Daily Print Issues, Shifting Online | Princeton Alumni Weekly". paw.princeton.edu. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  10. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions - The Daily Pennsylvanian". Frequently Asked Questions - The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  11. ^ "About The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. - The Daily Pennsylvanian". About The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. - The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  12. ^ "ACP - Contest Winners". Studentpress.org. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  13. ^ Cohen, Max. "The Daily Pennsylvanian wins 'Pulitzer' of college journalism for third year in a row". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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