The Exonian
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
School | Phillips Exeter Academy |
Founder(s) | E. H. Mariett E. B. Balch W. N. Needles, Jr. |
Editor-in-chief | Rose Horowitch |
Founded | April 6, 1878 |
Headquarters | Exeter, New Hampshire |
Website | www.theexonian.com |
The Exonian is the weekly student-run newspaper for Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH. It has been printed continuously since April 6, 1878, making it the oldest preparatory school newspaper in the country.[1] It is published weekly by its student board, and is subject to faculty censorship. Many parents and alumni/ae hold subscriptions to the paper, which acts as a forum for the ideas of the Exeter community and prints extensive news, opinion, sports, and feature articles, such as faculty member profiles. In 2011, the newspaper became available to all students free of cost. The current Editor-in-Chief is Rose Horowitch.
History
The paper was begun as a weekly in 1878, when three Exeter students, two of who were roommates in Abbot Hall, decided to publish a newspaper for the Academy.[2] The first issue appeared on Saturday, April 6, of that year.
The Exonian has been published online since 2010.[3]
Mission
As stated on the Exonian website, its mission is as follows:
The primary focus of The Exonian as a high-school newspaper is to provide meaningful content and independent reporting to the Exeter community by allowing students of Phillips Exeter Academy to work as practicing journalists. We strive to achieve or surpass the professional standards of journalistic integrity in all of our work.[4]
Recent Leadership
Year | Board | Editor-in-Chief | Managing Editors | News Editors | Humor Editors | Sports Editors |
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2018 | 140 | Rose Horowitch | Bella Alvarez and Madison Kang | Don Assamongkol, John Beckerle, Paul James, and Sarah Ryu | Ava Harrington, Lizzie Madamidola, and Abby Zhang | Emily Cloonan, Ashley Lin, Makinrola Orafidiya, and Jared Zhang |
2017 | 139 | Emily Pelliccia | Claire Jutabha and Erica Hogan | James Cassidy, Harry Saunders, and Sophia Zu | Cedric Blaise, Emily Green and Billy O'Handley | Taylor Walshe and Jack Baker |
2016 | 138 | Philip Kuhn | Hannah Piette and Alan Liu | Joonho Jo, Melissa Lu, and Henrietta Reily | RC McShane, Majestic Terhune, and Elizabeth Yang | CJ Obiofuma, Christine Hu |
2015 | 137 | Jack Hirsch | Tommy Song and Heather Nelson | Rex Bone, Rex Tercek, and Alex Zhang | Will Ettinger, Audrey DeGuerrera, and Kevin Zhen | Josh "Georgia" Forbes, Benjamin MacLean, and Tommy Cefalu |
2014 | 136 | Katie Liptak | Jay Lee and Amanda Hu | Alice McCrum, Sam Yoo, and Catherine Zhu | Katie Casado and Ben Hogoboom | Andrew Poggione, Tommy Miller |
Notable alumni
- Whitney Balliett (1945) – jazz critic
- Alex Beam (1971) – journalist
- David Folkenflik (1987) – journalist
- Laurie Hays (1975) – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist[5]
- Ned Lamont (1972) – businessman, 2006 Democratic nominee for Connecticut senator
- Dwight Macdonald (1924) – essayist and philosopher
- Joyce Maynard (1971) – writer
- Bradley Palmer (1884) – lawyer, helped found the United Fruit Company, Gillette, and ITT
- George Plimpton (1944) – journalist, writer, and actor
- Arthur Schlesinger Jr. (1933) – historian
- Donald Ogden Stewart (1912) – author and screenwriter, member of the Algonquin Round Table
- George W. S. Trow (1961) – author and essayist
- Gore Vidal (1943) – author
Honors and awards
- 2002 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award[6][7]
- Advertising & Advertising Photography (1st place)
- Sports Page Design – Full Color (2nd place)
- Sports News (3rd place)
- 2005 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Award[8]
- Page One Design, Color (1st place)
- 2007 National Scholastic Press Association Newspaper Pacemaker Awards[9][10]
In popular culture
The newspaper The Grave at the fictional Gravesend Academy from A Prayer for Owen Meany is based on The Exonian.
See also
References
- ^ Phillips Exeter Academy#Extra-curricular activities
- ^ Familiar Sketches of the Phillips Exeter Academy and Surroundings, Frank Herbert Cunningham, James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1883
- ^ "The Exonian". theexonian.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ "The Exonian". theexonian.com. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ "Bloomberg's Women Behind the News: Laurie Hays | International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)". www.iwmf.org. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ "2002 - Awards For Student Work Gold Circle Awards - Scholastic Recipients | Columbia Scholastic Press Association". cspa.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ Awarded to individual students working for the newspaper.
- ^ "2005 - Awards For Student Work Gold Circle Awards - Scholastic Recipients | Columbia Scholastic Press Association". cspa.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "NSPA - 2007 Newspaper Pacemaker Winners". studentpress.org. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ The Exonian was also a finalist in the years 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2016.