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''The Temple News'' (''TTN'') is the editorially independent bi-weekly newspaper of
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. It prints 2,000 copies to be distributed primarily on Temple's Main Campus every other Tuesday. A staff of 36, supported by more than 150 writers, is responsible for designing, reporting and editing the bi-weekly paper. Increasingly, ''TTN'' is supplementing its bi-weekly print product with
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and online-only content on its web site. In 2023, the paper's efforts garnered nine Keystone Press Awards. The previous year, the paper's staff won 13 Keystones. In November 2008, the paper's web site, temple-news.com, was honored with the 2008 National Online Pacemaker Award, and has also won the print counterpart, a National Pacemaker Award, both awarded by the Associated Collegiate Press.


History

''Temple University Weekly'' first appeared on Monday, Sept. 19, 1921. It was led by an alumni editor and fully supported by the university, though student writers were responsible for coverage. Beginning in the 1930s and continuing into the 1950s, with exceptions during
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, the now-labeled ''Temple University News'' printed Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. During the 1960s and 1970s, the paper went daily, before dropping to four days per week in the 1980s. In the early 1990s, ''TTN'' was the fourth largest daily newspaper in Philadelphia. In the late 1990s, citing declining ad revenue and staff size, the paper returned to its weekly origins. With the exception of a single semester in 2005, ''TTN'' went bi-weekly in 2019, and monthly in 2023 before returning to bi-weekly prints in 2024. ''TTN'' also publishes daily online content. Contrary to industry trends, The Temple News had a renaissance in staff numbers and interest in its content in the twenty-first century. The publication did not create its website until 1998, and it did not have its own domain name until 2003. TTN has made significant progress in the sphere of internet journalism. It has been a perennial nominee for the Associated Collegiate Press's Online Pacemaker award, which it won in 2008. At the moment, the paper is powered by WordPress. In January 2009, a newly designed website premiered, offering content available exclusively online and a rising multimedia presence, including photo galleries, audio, and video. In the summer of 2012, the site was revamped in its current configuration. The Temple News provides complimentary printed copies to all students, professors, and staff. Its present format is designed to make it more interesting for its target audience. The site features breaking news, editorials, podcast episodes, data visuals, multimedia, and a variety of other topics.


Production

In a given Temple News production week, articles and graphics are typically assigned during Friday budget meetings for the following week's Tuesday printing or online cycle. Editorial content is typically deadlined on Thursday, to be fact-checked and corrected by section editors and copy editors. While both the news and sports sections have moved away from including breaking news in its print product — opting for an online venue — these sections typically allow for deadlines on Monday production nights.


Awards

''The Temple News'' has been honored with numerous awards in the past few years, beginning with the Keystone Press Awards in February 2006. ''TTN'' editors, reporters and photographers have won Keystone Press Awards in every year since. In 2009, staff members won awards for ongoing news coverage, public service/enterprise package, news photos, sports photos, photo story and web site. ''The Temple News Online'' is a finalist in the 2009 Online Pacemaker competition by the Associated Collegiate Press. The results will be announced in October 2009 at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in Austin. Most recently, ''TTN Online'' earned an EPpy Award for the Best College Newspaper Web Site in the country. The award is given by '' Editor & Publisher'' and '' Mediaweek'' magazines. In February 2014, The Temple News won 17 Keystone Press Awards.


Notable alumni

* Bill Conlin, 1960 (''TTN'' Editor-in-Chief),
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sports columnist * Phil Jasner, 1964-1966 (''TTN'' sports writer),
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76ers beat writer * Tom Ferrick, 1968* (''TTN'' Editor-in-Chief), retired
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columnist; 1979
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for Breaking News *Did not graduate * Chuck Darrow, 1977 (''TTN'' Editor-in-Chief),
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casino columnist * Nancy E. Krulik, 1983 (''TTN'' news editor), three time New York Times bestseller and creator of the Katie Kazoo and How I Survived Middle School book series * Clarence Williams, 1987 (''TTN'' photographer),
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photographer; 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography * John Finger, 1994 (''TTN'' sports editor), Comcast Sports Net, CSNPhilly.com * Damian J. Holbrook, 1994 (''TTN'' entertainment editor),
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senior writer * E. Martin Hulse, 1995 (''TTN'' Editor-in-Chief), Lancaster New Era features editor; York Daily Record food editor/features designer; Delaware State News reporter/copy editor/designer * Paul Zeise, 1997 (''TTN'' Opinion editor),
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sports writer * Kevin Negandhi, 1997 (''TTN'' Sports editor),
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contributing anchor * Kristen Graham, 2000 (''TTN'' staff writer),
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education reporter; 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service * Tracy Davidson, 2006 (''TTN'' staff writer), WCAU co-anchor * Brian James Kirk, 2008 (''TTN'' columnist), Technically Media co-founder * Kurtis Lee, 2009 (''TTN'' staff writer), Denver Post reporter; 2013
Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...
for Breaking NewsJournalism alumnus wins Pulitzer for breaking news
*Evan Easterling, 2019 (''TTN'' Sports Editor), New York Times sports editor *Gillian McGoldrick, 2019 (''TTN'' Editor-in-Chief), Philadelphia Inquirer Harrisburg reporter *Lawrence Ukenye, 2023 (''TTN'' Editor-in-Chief), POLITICO reporter


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External links


''The Temple News'' OnlineBroad & Cecil, the blog of ''The Temple News''
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