The Minnesota Daily is the campus newspaper of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, published every weekday while school is in session, and published weekly on Wednesdays during summer sessions. Published since 1900, the paper is one of the largest student-run and student-written newspapers in the United States and the fourth-largest paper in the state of Minnesota. The paper runs independently from the University, although some funding comes from campus. 24,000 copies are distributed daily - available at over 200 locations on and near campus free of charge, as it is largely funded by advertising. A typical edition has about a dozen pages, with a special sports seciton every Monday and arts & entertainment section every Thursday. The Daily also provides readers with several special issues, including voters guides, employment guides, housing guides, survival guides (published the first day of school) and even parody issues - distributed during finals weeks. University of Minnesota Twin Cities This article is about the oldest and largest campus of the University of Minnesota. ... Weekdays are the days of the week which are not part of the weekend, i. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... State nickname: North Star State, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, The Gopher State Official languages None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 8. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas, usually by an identified sponsor. ... A precise definition of the arts can be contentious, but the following areas of activity are usually included: Art / Visual arts Architecture Crafts Dance Drawing Film Literature Music Painting Photography Pottery Sculpture Theater Unlike art, design focuses less on the aesthetics of a thing and more on the functionality of... Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ...

The Minnesota Daily is entirely student-run and student-written, with an average staff of 175 students per semester. The newspaper dually operates as a training institution, providing students with real work experience in journalism, photography, editing, advertising sales, marketing, finance, graphic design, editorial & advertising production, human resources, information systems, public relations, survey research and web programming. In addition, many students gain invaluable leadership and delegation skills in the Daily's many management positions. Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, analyzing and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... Editing is the process of preparing language, images, or sound for publication through correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas, usually by an identified sponsor. ... Sales, or the activity of selling, forms an integral part of commercial activity. ... It has been suggested that Product marketing be merged into this article or section. ... Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses and organizations raise, allocate and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ... Graphic design is the applied art of arranging image and text to communicate a message, or facilitate understanding. ... An editorial is a statement or article by a news organization (generally a newspaper) that expresses an opinion rather than attempting to simply report news, as the latter should ideally be done without bias. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas, usually by an identified sponsor. ... Human resources has at least two meanings depending on context. ... It has been suggested that Information system be merged into this article or section. ... Public relations is, simply-stated, the art and science of building relationships between an organization and its key audiences. ... Statistical surveys are used to collect quantitative information in the fields of marketing, political polling, and social science research. ... For other uses, see web. ... Computer programming (often simply programming) is the craft of implementing one or more interrelated abstract algorithms using a particular programming language to produce a concrete computer program. ... Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ...

There have been a number of notable individuals to work at the paper, including former NAACP leader Roy Wilkins, longtime CBS correspondent Harry Reasoner, radio personality Garrison Keillor and musician Bob Dylan. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States. ... Roy Wilkins stamp in the Black Heritage series release by the United States Postal Service Roy Wilkins (August 30, 1901 – September 8, 1981) was a prominent civil rights activist in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s. ... CBS (formerly an acronym for Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... Harry Reasoner (April 17, 1923 - August 6, 1991) was an American journalist known for his use of language as a television commentator. ... Garrison Keillor Garrison Keillor (born Gary Edward Keillor on August 7, 1942) is an American author, humorist, musician, and radio personality. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on 24 May 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet. ...

The Minnesota Daily was the first college newspaper to provide access to its coverage via the Internet in 1990. The Daily website publishes each day's stories in addition to exclusive web videos, photo slideshows, and a bevy of additional features. This article is about the year. ...

The Minnesota Daily won numerous awards in 2005, some highlights from each conference are:

ACP: ACP may stand for: Africa, Caribbean and Pacific, the countries that are signatories of the Cotonou Agreement. ...

 Best of the Midwest All-American Rating First Place (four-year college broadsheet) Best Arts & Entertainment Section 

CNBAM:

 Best in Category: Media Kit First Place (classified group promotion - Housing Guide) 

Society of Professional Journalists: The Society of Professional Journalists is Americas largest organization of journalists. ...

 Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper 14 Marks of Excellence 

See also

• Star Tribune
• Saint Paul Pioneer Press
• City Pages

The Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in Minnesota and is published seven days each week in an edition for the Minneapolis-St. ... The traces its history back to both the Minnesota Pioneer, Minnesotas first daily newspaper (which was founded in 1849), and the (which was launched in 1868). ... City Pages is an alternative weekly newspaper serving the Minneapolis-St. ...

External links

• Minnesota Daily