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The Indiana Daily Student (IDS) is an independent, student-run newspaper serving Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. During the school year, the IDS is published Monday through Friday and has a circulation of about 15,500; in the summer, it's published on Monday and Thursday with a circulation of 8,500. The IDS is free and is distributed throughout the campus and city.
The IDS was founded in 1867. The paper was originally known as the Indiana Student and was published twice a month. It ceased publication in 1874 due to financial difficulties but was relaunched in 1882 by student William Lowe Bryan. Twenty years later, Bryan would go on to become the 10th president of IU. In 1899, the newspaper was renamed the Indiana Daily Student.
The IDS employs more than 200 students; 12 professional staff members serve as advisors. The student editor-in-chief is selected by a publications board that includes professional journalists and student representatives. The eic changes every semester – fall, spring and summer. Once selected, the eic chooses his or her managing editors and desk editors for the semester through an application process. Staff members are often drawn from the IU School of Journalism but students from many different majors work at the IDS in every capacity.
Since 1969, the IDS has been financially and editorially independent from Indiana University. The IDS and its sister publications, the Arbutus Yearbook, INside Magazine and idsnews.com all operate under the umbrella of IU Student Media; they are all funded exclusively through advertising revenue generated by students. Over the years, the IDS has garnered numerous state, regional and national honors; it is a consistent winner of the Pacemaker Award and the Gold Crown Award.
The IDS is an affiliate of UWIRE[1], and a member of The Associated Press and MCT.
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The Indiana Daily Student's regular features and special publications include WEEKEND, a weekly entertainment section; the annual Little 500 Race Guide; and Orienter, a guide for incoming freshman.
[edit] Alumni
- The famous World War II reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner Ernie Pyle served as editor-in-chief of the Indiana Daily Student in 1922
- Crusading editor Don Mellet served as editor-in-chief
- Golden Globe-winning TV producer Ryan Murphy worked for the IDS
- Baltimore Sun Editor Tim Franklin served as editor-in-chief
- Three-time Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Michel du Cille was photo editor at the IDS
- Chicago Tribune editor Gerould Kern worked at the IDS
- Pulitzer Prize winning narrative journalist Tom French was editor-in-chief in 1980
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