The Exonian

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The Exonian
Type Student newspaper
Format Broadsheet
School Phillips Exeter Academy
Founder(s)
  • E. H. Mariett
  • E. B. Balch
  • W. N. Needles Jr.
Editor-in-chiefJinmin Lee
FoundedApril 6, 1878;146 years ago (1878-04-06)
Headquarters Exeter, New Hampshire
Website theexonian.net

The Exonian is the weekly student-run newspaper of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] It has been printed continuously since April 6, 1878, making it the oldest continuously-published preparatory school newspaper in the country. It is published every Thursday by its student board and is subject to limited faculty censorship. Many parents and alumni hold subscriptions to the paper, which acts as a forum for the ideas of the Exeter community and prints extensive news, investigative, opinion, sports, and feature articles. In 2011, the newspaper became available to all students free of cost.

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History

The first issue of The Exonian was published on April 6, 1878. Exonian First Issue.jpg
The first issue of The Exonian was published on April 6, 1878.

The paper was begun as a weekly in 1878, when three Exeter students, two of whom were roommates in Abbot Hall, decided to publish a newspaper for the academy. [8] The first issue appeared on Saturday, April 6, of that year. [9]

Operations

The Exonian has been published online since 2010. [10]

The Exonian consists of three boards, an executive board, an upper board and a lower board. These three boards exist for all three branches of The Exonian. The executive board of The Exonian is directed by the editor-in-chief and typically includes a managing editor, director of writing, chief digital editor and business board chair.

The editorial board's upper board is charged with producing all of the paper's content. The editorial board assigns and edits articles, designs the paper and manages visuals, including photography and graphics. The lower board, composed of staff writers, writes the content in the paper. Typically, staff writers are underclassmen, while the upper board is composed of upperclassmen.

The business board's upper board conducts all advertising, operations subscriptions, accounting and outreach. The business board's lower board, composed of associates, works within the aforementioned branches. Similarly to the editorial board, upperclassmen typically make up the upper board, whereas underclassmen typically make up the lower board.

The web board's upper board controls all aspects of The Exonian's web presence. They are in charge of all long-term projects and the appearance of the website.

Notable alumni

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Gore Vidal
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Joyce Maynard

Honors and awards

The newspaper The Grave at the fictional Gravesend Academy from A Prayer for Owen Meany is based on The Exonian. [18]

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