The Diamondback

The Diamondback
Front page of the newspaper
The Diamondback front page, May 13, 2019
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Maryland Media, Inc.
Founded1909
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersCollege Park, Maryland, United States
Websitedbknews.com

The Diamondback is an independent student newspaper associated with the University of Maryland, College Park. It began in 1910 as The Triangle and became known as The Diamondback in 1921. The Diamondback was initially published as a daily print newspaper on weekdays until becoming a weekly online journal in 2013. It is published by Maryland Media, Inc., a non-profit organization. The newspaper receives no university funding and derives its revenue from advertising.[1]

  1. ^ "University of Maryland paper's manager focus of profit dispute". Baltimore Sun. October 5, 2001. p. 4A.