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| Type | Student newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Magazine tabloid |
| Owner(s) | The Badger Herald, Inc. |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Political alignment | Center-left, formerly conservative |
| Headquarters | Madison, Wisconsin |
| ISSN | 0045-1304 |
| Website | badgerherald.com |
The Badger Herald is a newspaper serving the University of Wisconsin–Madison community, founded in 1969. The paper is published Monday through Friday during the academic year and occasionally during the summer.[1] Available at newsstands across campus and downtown Madison, Wisconsin, and published on the web, it has a print circulation of 6,000.[2]
The Badger Herald, Inc., is a nonprofit corporation run entirely by University of Wisconsin–Madison students and funded solely by advertising revenue. The Board of Directors, which operates the company, is composed of nine UW students and three non-voting advisers, including noted First Amendment expert Donald Downs and former Republican congressional candidate John Sharpless.
The staff consists of nearly 100 students. The office is located off-campus at 152 W. Johnson St., Suite 202. The paper is printed by Capital Newspapers, Inc., home of the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times.
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- ^ "Highest Circulation Wisconsin Newspapers". Mondo Newspapers. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2010.