The Miami Hurricane

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The Miami Hurricane
Type Student newspaper
Format Compact
Owner(s) University of Miami
General managerAustin Furgatch
Founded1929
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersStudent Activities Center
Student Media Suite 200
1330 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Circulation 8,000
Website www.themiamihurricane.com

The Miami Hurricane is the official student newspaper at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

Contents

Founded in 1929, The Miami Hurricane is published monthly each Tuesday with timely online updates daily by a staff of mostly undergraduate University of Miami students. The newspaper has won multiple awards during its history, including two Associated Collegiate Press National Pacemaker Awards in 1992 and 2009. [1] It has been designated an Associated Collegiate Press "Hall of Fame" newspaper. [2]

The Miami Hurricane has a weekly print distribution of 8,000, consisting predominantly of University of Miami students, staff, administrators, faculty, and employees. It is funded through local advertising and university subsidies. Its cumulative circulation including online readers is 30,000. [3]

It is distributed free of charge on the University of Miami campus and at several nearby off-campus locations each Tuesday. [4] The newspaper provides timely updates on its online news site and issues an email newsletter twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The Miami Hurricane is an also an affiliate of UWIRE, which distributes and promotes its content to their global network. [5]

Founding

The University of Miami's first campus publication, The University News, was founded in October 1927 but ceased publication the end of that year after confronting financial challenges. With support from many of its original staff members, The Miami Hurricane was launched two years later, in 1929. [6]

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References

  1. "2009 Newspaper Pacemaker Winners". ACP. Associated Collegiate Press. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. "All-American Hall of Fame". ACP. Associated Collegiate Press. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. "Advertise" at The Miami Hurricane
  4. "The Miami Hurricane" (PDF). MediaKit2015_updatedfinal.pdf. The Miami Hurricane. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. "UWire". College Newspaper, Television and Radio Affiliates. UWire. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. "October marks 80th year of university's student newspaper," The Miami Hurricane, October 29, 2007