In 1878, student journalists at Yale launched the first independent daily college newspaper
Long before digital media, a group of ambitious Yale students revolutionized campus life by founding the Oldest College Daily, a publication that remains a fiercely independent voice in American journalism today.
On January 28, 1878, the Yale Daily News published its first issue, marking a major milestone in the history of student press. While other colleges had literary magazines, this was the first time students committed to a daily schedule of reporting, operating entirely independent of university administration.
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