UT Daily Beacon

Knoxville, Tennessee, United StatesEnglish

Serving the University of Tennessee, Knoxville community since 1906, this independent student-run publication provides comprehensive coverage of campus news, local sports, and university culture. It stands as a vital journalistic training ground for aspiring reporters while maintaining a central role in the public discourse of the campus and surrounding Knoxville area.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN KNOXVILLE

Serving eastern Tennessee, the local print media market is structured around a single dominant daily publication owned by the Gannett Company. The Knoxville News Sentinel operates as this primary regional broadsheet, circulating to nearly 78,000 readers. Residents seeking hyper-local community coverage turn to the Knoxville Focus, an independent weekly newspaper. Additionally, the collegiate demographic relies on the UT Daily Beacon, the student-run publication of the University of Tennessee. Paperboy lists 5 newspapers in Knoxville.