Lantern
Columbus, Ohio, United StatesEnglishServing as the independent student-run news organization for The Ohio State University, this publication has provided comprehensive coverage of campus life and local affairs since 1881. It is one of the largest collegiate newspapers in the United States, recognized for its award-winning journalism and role as a primary training ground for emerging professional reporters.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN COLUMBUS
As a predominantly single-daily market, the local press ecosystem relies heavily on one major broadsheet alongside several specialized and suburban weeklies. The dominant daily is the Columbus Dispatch, established in 1871 and serving a regional readership with a circulation exceeding 137,000. News coverage is augmented by niche outlets like Columbus Business First, which tracks corporate and economic developments, and the Lantern, the independent student newspaper covering the Ohio State University campus. Paperboy lists 6 newspapers in Columbus.
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- Women’s Soccer: Ohio State claims first outright Big Ten regular-season title since 2017
- Ohio State professor who assaulted cameraman resigns
- Women’s volleyball: First-set struggles continue as Ohio State is swept by No. 18 Indiana
- Atomic Wings opens on High Street, offering late-night hours
- Ohio State student organizations and experts weigh in on Vivek Ramaswamy advertisement featuring Amy Acton’s mother
- Concerns over academic freedom at Chase Center raised and debated at University Senate meeting
- Students protest against Anduril Friday, chalking near engineering buildings to go against campus ban
- Ohio State’s film students reflect on the culture and influence of A24 film studio