The Harvard Crimson, the daily student newspaper of Harvard University, was founded in 1873. It is the only daily newspaper in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is run entirely by Harvard College undergraduates. Many Crimson alumni have gone on to careers in journalism, and some have won Pulitzer Prizes.
Any student who volunteers and completes a series of requirements known as the "comp" is "elected" an "editor" of the newspaper. Thus, all staff mem...
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The Harvard Crimson, the daily student newspaper of Harvard University, was founded in 1873. It is the only daily newspaper in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is run entirely by Harvard College undergraduates. Many Crimson alumni have gone on to careers in journalism, and some have won Pulitzer Prizes.
Any student who volunteers and completes a series of requirements known as the "comp" is "elected" an "editor" of the newspaper. Thus, all staff members of The Crimson—including writers, business staff, photographers, and graphic designers—are technically "editors." (If an editor makes news, he or she is referred to in the news article as a "Crimson editor," which, though important for transparency, also leads to odd attributions such as 'former President John F. Kennedy '40, who was also a Crimson editor, ended the Cuban Missile Crisis.') Editorial and financial decisions rest in a board of executives, collectively called a "guard," who are chosen for one-year terms each November by the...
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