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''The Clackamas Print'' is the award-winning
student newspaper A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically cover local and school-related news, but they may also repor ...
of
Clackamas Community College Clackamas Community College (CCC) is a public community college in Oregon City, Oregon. Founded in 1966, it is one of the largest community colleges in the state of Oregon. Clackamas Community College offers courses at three campuses: the centr ...
. It was established in 1966. According to the newspaper's staff and information box, its goal is to "report the news in an honest, unbiased and professional manner". ''The Print'' has a loose relationship with Clackamas News Online, the college's video journalism outlet. CNO is no incorporated into the paper's website, is mostly unaffiliated with the paper, and all video content has been replaced with a multimedia editor.


Distribution

The paper is distributed every Wednesday, typically excluding the first two weeks of a term and finals week. It is distributed across the college's main campus by hand and mailed to the satellite campuses, and has been distributed off campus.


Staff

Participation in ''The Print'' is offered through credit courses in Clackamas Community's journalism department. The staff consists of students who have signed up for at least one of the two production-oriented classes: one focusing on the writing and photography used in the paper, and the other to layout each week's paper.


"Crisis in leadership"

In fall 2006, ''The Print'' broke a story about the college's president, Earl P. "Joe" Johnson, after he was asked to step down by eleven of the college deans. The incident drew attention not only toward Johnson himself, but also toward ''The Print''. After the story was picked up by other area papers, including ''
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'', columnist Andy Parker interviewed ''Print'' Co-Editor-In-Chiefs Sam Krause and Katie Wilson about their coverage of the situation. Krause and Wilson later won a first-place award from the 2007 Collegiate Newspaper Contest for their editorial on Johnson's separation from the college.


References

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