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| Type | Student newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Campus Communications Inc. |
| Publisher | Campus Communications, Inc. |
| General manager | Shaun O'Connor[1] |
| Founded | 1906 1971 (as independent paper) |
| Headquarters | Gainesville, Florida |
| ISSN | 0889-2423 |
| Website | alligator |
The Independent Florida Alligator is the student newspaper of the University of Florida. The Alligator is one of the largest student-run newspapers in the United States, with a circulation of 14,000 and readership of more than 21,000.[2] It is an affiliate of UWIRE,[3] which distributes and promotes its content to their network.
The paper prints every Monday during the spring, summer, and fall semesters. The Alligator has been financially and editorially independent from the university since 1973. The Alligator has been owned by non-profit, student-controlled 501(c)(3) Campus Communications Inc. since its independence. Students from UF and Santa Fe College, also located in the city of Gainesville, Florida, are allowed to work at the paper. Only college students are allowed to work in the editorial department or be advertising representatives or interns.[4]
The Alligator is distributed free on campus and around Gainesville and contains a mix of campus and local news coverage, as well as national and international stories from wire services. It also contains a sports and entertainment sections, the latter of which, known as "The Avenue". The Alligator prints on 11 x 14 inch paper, somewhat smaller than a tabloid size, closer in size to the compact format of The Times of London and the Chicago Sun-Times.
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- ^ "Best College Newspapers". Cappex College Insider. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "College Newspaper, TV, and Radio Affiliates". UWire. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Info about the Alligator". Megantaylor.org. Retrieved 2013-10-06.