About Us
Who We Are
The Minnesota Daily is a student-led media organization serving the University of Minnesota campus and surrounding community. The organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, but classified as a student organization. The print publication is distributed twice per week during the fall and spring semesters and once per week during the summer semester. Content is also published on mndaily.com and updated regularly as news happens. The Daily employs more than 150 University of Minnesota students each year and acts as a training institution, giving them hands-on training in areas such as journalism, multimedia, photography, finance, marketing, human resources, information systems, and more.
Mission
1. Provide independent student journalism and comprehensive coverage of news, media and events that serve the public interest and inform the University of Minnesota community.
2. Offer a forum for the free exchange of ideas and civil debate for the members of the University community.
3. Train University students to professional standards, teach best practices and operate an ethical organization in all areas of journalism and the media industry.
4. Operate a fiscally-responsible organization that ensures its viability as an independent student media company that continually serves the University community.
History
In 1877, 15 seniors and 26 juniors launched the publishing of a monthly literary magazine entitled The Ariel. The students wanted to provide a forum for student individuality and keep the public informed on the growth of the University of Minnesota. In 1900, The Ariel began printing daily and was renamed the Minnesota Daily. The daily printing schedule was in response to a competing publication, The Football. After a few months of a daily printing schedule, the Minnesota Daily combined itself with The Minnesota Daily News, another competitor within the campus community.
Since its origin, the Minnesota Daily has been a force for change on the University of Minnesota campus. The Minnesota Daily has covered many big events, including the end of compulsory military drills, the beginning of women's suffrage, and campus riots. The Minnesota Daily believes in the power of the press to bring about change. Since its beginning, the Minnesota Daily has been at the forefront of technological advancements, and it was among the first college newspapers in the country to be available online. Notable alumni of the Minnesota Daily include Steve Sack, Harry Reasoner, Ka Vang, Roy Wilkins, Henry Fonda and Chris Ison.
Today, the Minnesota Daily is entirely student-run, with the guidance of a general manager and the governance of its Board of Directors. It operates independently from the University as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, but maintains status as a student organization.
Leadership
Editor in Chief & Chief Student Director
Dylan Miettinen | Contact
Business Operations Officer & Chief Student Director
Tiffany Welty | Contact
General Manager & Executive Director
Charlie Weaver | Contact
MN Daily Media Board of Directors
Board Chair - MN Daily Alumnus, Newspaper Sales Professional
Jason Cole
Secretary - Student Training Expertise & HSJMC Faculty Member
Gayle Golden
Treasurer - MN Daily Alumnus, Finance Professional
Rance Rand
Director - MN Daily Alumnus, Editorial and Fundraising Experience
Brady Gervais
Director - MN Daily Alumnus, Digital Media Professional
Drew Geraets
Director - MN Daily Alumnus, Digital Media Professional
Kent Erdahl
Director - UMN Alumnus, Sales Professional
Amy Collins
Director - News Professional & HSJMC Faculty Member
Regina McCombs
Editor-in-Chief & Co-Publisher
Dylan Miettinen
Business Operations Officer & Co-Publisher
Tiffany Welty
Student Director
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Student Director
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Ex Officio Member - MN Daily, General Manager & Co-Publisher
Charlie Weaver
Ex Officio Member - UMN, Office of Student Affairs Liaison
Kendre Turonie
