''The Georgetown Voice'' is a student-run biweekly campus

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. Founded as a print magazine in March 1969, the ''Voice'' publishes new editions every other Friday during the

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. The magazine publishes online daily throughout the year, featuring news on campus and in the

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, as well as

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, and sports and entertainment coverage. Online, the ''Voice'' also produces podcasts and maintains a variety sports and culture blog. It is entirely operated, written, edited, and designed by student volunteers.

History

The ''Voice'' debuted on March 4, 1969. Founder Steve Pisinski created the magazine alongside breakaway editors of

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, the university's legacy newspaper, after growing dissatisfied with its coverage of

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. In an inaugural editorial, the magazine's editors outlined the publication's mission:The Hoya published an editorial on Nov. 12, 1970 proposing a merger with the ''Voice,'' citing concerns about the university's media budget and claiming the "ideological differences that lead to the founding of the ''Voice'' no longer exist." The ''Voice'' editorial board rejected the offer the following day. In 2006, the ''Voice'' launched a daily blog calle
Vox Populi
which published until 2015. It offered analysis on campus and District news, as well as recaps for sports and student government. Sen.

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(D-NJ) referenced the ''Voice'' on the

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floor on April 11, 2007, while questioning Special Envoy to Sudan

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about the

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. In 2014, the ''Voice'' launche
Halftime
a sports and leisure blog dedicated to non-campus content. In celebration of the magazine's 50th anniversary, the ''Voice'' launched the Steve Pisinski Scholarship in 2019 to offer students stipends during unpaid journalism internships. Following the 2020

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against police brutality and systemic racism, the ''Voice'' updated its mission statement:Congressional candidate and former Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. admitted to unintentionally plagiarizing his campaign literature from
''Voice'' editorial
on Jan. 20, 2022.

Operations

The ''Voice'' maintains a non-ideological stance in its news coverage and, per its website, "is committed to providing campus with critical journalism that doesn't defer to those in power." Its editorial board is progressive and supportive of organized labor rights.

Structure

The ''Voice'' is led by an editor-in-chief, managing editor, and a team of executive editors. Each executive editor oversees a team of section editors, who manage the magazine's day-to-day content production. Section editors have teams of assistants and run open pitch meetings for Georgetown students. In addition, the ''Voice'' also has positions covering business operations, internal resources, website development, and social media. Students may write on a volunteer basis and the ''Voice'' does not require applications for membership. All board positions are filled via popular elections as required by the organization's constitution.

References

External links

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Student newspapers published in Washington, D.C. Newspapers established in 1969