About The daily northwestern
The Daily Northwestern: Your Trusted Source for News and Information
For over a century, The Daily Northwestern has been the go-to source for news and information in Evanston and beyond. As the only daily news source affiliated with Northwestern University, we are committed to providing our readers with accurate, timely, and relevant coverage of local events, campus happenings, national news stories, and more.
Our History
Founded in 1881 as The Purple Parrot by a group of students at Northwestern University, our newspaper has undergone many changes over the years. In 1907 we became The Daily Northwestern and began publishing five days a week during the academic year. Today we continue to publish Monday through Friday during the school year.
Throughout our history we have remained committed to journalistic excellence. We have won numerous awards for our reporting on topics ranging from politics to sports to arts and culture. Our alumni include Pulitzer Prize winners such as Gene Weingarten (Class of '68) and Clarence Page (Class of '69).
Our Coverage
At The Daily Northwestern we cover a wide range of topics that are important to our readers. Our reporters attend city council meetings, cover local elections, report on crime trends in Evanston neighborhoods, review new restaurants opening in town - you name it! We also provide extensive coverage of events happening on campus at Northwestern University.
In addition to hard news reporting we also offer opinion pieces from both staff writers and guest contributors. These pieces cover everything from politics to pop culture - whatever is on people's minds!
Our Digital Presence
While print newspapers may be declining in popularity across the country due to digital media taking over most aspects of life including reading habits; however at The Daily NorthWestern; this is not true! We understand that many people prefer getting their news online these days so we have made sure that all our content is available online too! You can access all articles published by us via your computer or mobile device anytime anywhere!
We also maintain an active presence on social media platforms like Twitter where you can follow us @thedailynu for breaking news updates throughout the day.
Why Choose Us?
There are many reasons why you should choose The Daily Northwestern as your go-to source for news:
- Our long history means that we have established ourselves as a trusted voice within both Evanston community & NU.
- Our commitment towards journalistic excellence ensures that every article published by us meets high standards.
- Our wide range of coverage means there's something here for everyone!
- Finally; With digital presence being strong; it makes it easier than ever before access all articles published by us via your computer or mobile device anytime anywhere!
So if you're looking for reliable journalism delivered straight into your hands every day then look no further than The Daily NorthWestern!