CSU Orion
Serving as the independent student-run news organization for California State University, Chico, this publication provides comprehensive coverage of campus affairs, local politics, and regional issues. It is highly regarded for its longevity and professional editorial standards, consistently earning national collegiate journalism awards for its investigative reporting and multimedia storytelling.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN CHICO
Anchoring the local print media market is a single dominant daily publication that operates alongside an established alternative weekly and an award-winning collegiate press. Readers are primarily served by the Chico Enterprise Record, a daily broadsheet owned by MediaNews Group that traces its roots back to the mid-nineteenth century. The market is also supported by the Chico News & Review, an independent alternative newspaper founded in 1977, and the CSU Orion, a student-run publication serving the California State University campus. Paperboy lists 4 newspapers in Chico.
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