The Daily Barometer

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The Daily Barometer
Type Student newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s)Orange Media Network [1]
EditorDelaney Shea [2]
Founded1896 (as the College Barometer)
Headquarters428 Student Experience Center 2251 SW Jefferson Way
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331
United States
Circulation 7,000 daily(as of 2014) [3]
ISSN 1080-6814
Website dailybaro.orangemedianetwork.com

The Daily Barometer is an independent campus newspaper of Oregon State University, in Corvallis. It is published weekly during the fall, winter, and spring quarters, and monthly during the summer.

Contents

Also known as The Baro, the news team covers local news and events and brings awareness to important student issues. Students serve as editors, reporters, and photographers to cover news through the newspaper, website, social media, and online videos.

History

On March 16, 1896, the first issue of a monthly called The Barometer rolled off the presses at Oregon Agricultural College, today's Oregon State University. [4] The first editor was F.E. Edwards. [4] The publication continued as a monthly for some eleven years before expanding to a weekly publication cycle in 1907. [4] The paper was financed by an allocation of 10 percent of the student fund — a quota specified in the OAC Student Body Constitution. [4]

The paper underwent further expansion during the 1907–08 academic year, moving from a four-column 12-inch page to a five-column 16-inch page at that time, thereby emerging as the largest college weekly on the Pacific coast. [4] Coming with growing size and responsibility, the editor and business manager were allotted a salary beginning in 1909. [4]

In 1922 became a daily paper, publishing five times per week.

In 2016, The Daily Barometer began printing weekly as The Baro, with daily news content delivered via videos and online content. [5]

Notable alumni

Awards and honors

College Media Association

David L. Adams Apple Awards [8]

2017
Best Newspaper (4-year, more than 10,000) — First Place
Best News Delivery — First Place
Best Tweet — First Place
Best Facebook Page — Third Place

Associated Collegiate Press

National Pacemaker Awards

2017 [9]
Individual Awards
2014
Story of the Year (Editorial/Commentary) — First Place: Editorial Staff, "Hey, NCAA: Southpaw's not an outlaw" [10]
2013
Story of the Year (Feature Story)—National Finalist: Warner Strausbaugh, "What I cherish is my strength" [11]
Photo Excellence (General News Photo)—Fifth Place: Vinay Bikkina [12]

Society of Professional Journalists

National Mark of Excellence Awards

2016
Best Sports Column Writing - Brian Rathbone
2014
Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper-Regional Winner [13]
2011
Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper-Regional Winner [14]
2010
Sports Photography-National Finalist: Jeffrey Basinger "Just a Little Hurling" [15]
2006
Sports Photography—National Winner: Peter Strong "Beavers bring home national title from Omaha" [16]
2005
Editorial Cartooning—National Finalist: Albert Pineda [17]
Breaking News Reporting—National Finalist: Dan Traylor, "Continuing coverage of missing woman" [17]
2002
Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper—Second Place Nationally (tie) [18]
2001
Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper—National Winner [19]
Feature Writing—National Winner: "Five Hearts" series, Matthew D. LaPlante [19]

Region 10 Mark of Excellence Awards

2017 [20]
Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper
General News Photography - Zbigniew Sikora
Photo Illustration - Zbigniew Sikora
Online/Digital News Videography
2016
Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper (Finalist)
Best Sports Column Writing - Brian Rathbone
Best Editorial Writing (Finalist)
Best Sports Photography (Finalist) - Zbigniew Sikora
Best General News Reporting (Finalist) - Ellie Magnuson, Amy Schwartz, Lauren Sluss

Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association

2008 - Best Columnist: Nick Lilja [21]
2010 - Best Photography: Jeffrey Basinger
2014 - Best Special Section: Staff
2014 - Best Editorial: Staff [22]
2014 - Best Review: Shelly Lorts [22]
2014 - Best Sports Photo: Neil Abrew [22]
2014 - Best Photography: Jackie Seus [22]
2014 - Best Cartooning: Ryan Mason [22]
2015 - Best Sports Story: Josh Worden [23]
2015 - Best Cartoonist: Ryan Mason
2015 - General Excellence: Staff

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