Daily Egyptian
Carbondale, Illinois, United StatesEnglishServing as the official student-run newspaper of Southern Illinois University Carbondale since 1916, this publication provides comprehensive local news, sports, and campus coverage to the university community and the surrounding region. It is notable for its role as a primary training ground for journalism students and for maintaining a legacy as one of the oldest and most prominent collegiate news organizations in the United States.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN ILLINOIS
Anchored by one of the nation's largest metropolitan media markets, the local newspaper industry features a stark contrast between massive urban dailies and heavily consolidated rural publications. The Alden Global Capital-owned Chicago Tribune dominates statewide circulation alongside the Chicago Sun-Times, now operating as a nonprofit entity under Chicago Public Media. Beyond the city limits, the employee-owned Daily Herald serves the extensive suburban ring, while Gannett controls major downstate dailies like the Peoria Journal Star. The region also sustains a historic African American press, highlighted by the influential Chicago Defender and community papers like the Austin Weekly News. Paperboy indexes 228 Illinois newspapers — browse the full directory below.
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