The Daily Princetonian is the daily independent student newspaper of Princeton University. We’re one of the oldest college newspapers in the country, covering Princeton since 1876. But we’re also looking forward — with blossoming multimedia journalism sections, digital design and virtual engagement opportunities, and much more. You can read more about our different teams below.
The ‘Prince’ is dedicated to serving Princetonians past, present, and future through transparent, accurate, and empathetic reporting. We seek to inform and engage our readers by delivering reliable, timely, and truthful news and commentary that matter. We aim to drive campus conversation, uphold high journalistic standards, and innovate in how we tell stories.
To serve our readers, the ‘Prince’ seeks to build a team of student journalists who represent the diversity of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives found at Princeton. We hope you’ll join us in furthering our mission and telling the stories that shape Princeton.
The Daily Princetonian application is now open! The process to apply is quick and easy. Apply HERE.
A note on selectivity: Princeton is notorious for very selective clubs. The ‘Prince’ is very inclusive: if you want to be a part of our community we want you. While a few individual sections may not have the capacity to take all applicants, there are always sections that need more staff. Specifically, we encourage applications to our Newsletter, Copy, Graphics, Print Design, and Audience sections.
The ‘Prince’ has 18 sections which can be really intimidating. We encourage you to start in one or two sections, but there’s always an opportunity to explore. If you are interested in a reporting section but are not sure which one, we encourage you to join News, which has an Undecided program which will connect you to opportunities in other sections. If you are interested in a design-based section but aren’t sure which one, we encourage you to join Audience, which also has an Undecided program.
All applications are due at 11:59 PM on February 9. Again, the application can be found HERE.
Note: This process applies to the ‘Prince’s editorial teams. The ‘Prince’s Business and Tech teams have separate application processes.
Applications open.
Open house at The Daily Princetonian newsroom: 48 University Place. Affinity open houses to be scheduled!
Applications close.
Results sent out.
Training for all accepted staffers in reporting sections.
Daily Princetonian Business fully manages and operates The Daily Princetonian Publishing Co., a company with
hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual cash flow built on digital advertising, print advertising and
subscriptions, software, a sponsored content studio, merchandise, and other innovative products.
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The team comprises 20-30 exceptionally entrepreneurial and versatile staff. We pride ourselves on being a
small, but obsessive team — unlike most of our peer papers, which hire professional managers and accountants,
we perform our own sales and financial operations end-to-end. We renegotiate service contracts when we find
opportunities for cost optimization, and we constantly seek to build products that are brilliant in their
simplicity, efficiency, and utility. At the end of the day, our purpose is to enable our friends in the newsroom
to create the best media possible by maximizing revenue and minimizing costs.
If you love solving problems and devoting yourself to fun projects that impact thousands of students and tens
of thousands of readers every day, you will find yourself at home with our team. Learn more about the business
team at https://business.dailyprincetonian.com/. Drop by
our office at 48 University Place during one of our open houses or shoot us an email with any questions at
business@dailyprincetonian.com. We look forward to
meeting you soon.
The Daily Princetonian Tech team is responsible for developing, managing, and hosting technologies to support
digital services across all ‘Prince’ departments. We are entirely involved in the full-stack and mobile app
development processes.
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Some of our projects include our Campus web app (prince.buzz)
and our Daily Princetonian News App! In addition, we value researching and exploring
creative technological designs that not only address our current needs but may also be adapted for future
developments.
We are a small team of developers who are dedicated to supporting and expanding The Daily Princetonian’s digital
presence. With your help, we will continue to deliver web solutions and beautiful applications for The Daily
Princetonian and the Princeton University community. If you are interested in developing with the tech team,
email us at cto@dailyprincetonian.com. We typically recruit at
the beginning of each semester and we look forward to hearing from you!
We cover all aspects of the Princeton community — from campus life and University affairs, to alumni and faculty activities, to happenings in town! To get a better sense of the work we do, we’d recommend perusing our website!
Not at all! Some sections may ask you whether you’ve written for a school newspaper or used certain kinds of software in the past. These questions give our editors a sense of who’s coming on board, but lack of experience will never disqualify an application. The Daily Princetonian is an educational institution at its core, and the best ‘Prince’ applicants are those who demonstrate curiosity and a willingness to learn.
This differs on a section-by-section basis, and we’d recommend you check in with section editors with questions about the time commitment. Each section has a set minimum expectation that recruits must fulfill to stay on staff, but many ‘Prince’ members often go above and beyond those expectations. Ultimately, you often get out of the ‘Prince’ what you put in, and staffers work with their editors to determine exactly what level of commitment is best for them.
There is no limit to how many sections you can apply to, but we recommend 2-3. If accepted to multiple sections you can choose which ones you want to join. With some exceptions (see the previous question), you can join multiple sections as well. If you apply and are accepted to both business and editorial, someone will reach out to ask which section you prefer.
Yes, with some caveats. Contributors to reporting sections (i.e., News, Features, Sports, etc.) cannot contribute to the Opinion section, and vice versa. Additionally, members of the business team cannot also serve on any of our editorial teams, and vice versa.
independentmean for me?
Unlike most other student-run organizations you may be interested in, the ‘Prince’ is financially independent from the University. This helps to ensure our ability to report critically and truthfully on the institution we often cover. As an independent media organization, we have our own business team that works to sell ads, optimize our finances, forge business partnerships, and more. Our business team and content-producing teams also operate independently to ensure decisions about what and how we report are made based on journalistic principles, not financial considerations. For you, this means that in any section you’ll get hands-on experience working for a real, professional media company.
For editorial questions, contact the Managing Editors (managingeditor@dailyprincetonian.com) or the Editor-in-Chief (eic@dailyprincetonian.com), cc’ing both addresses will help guarantee you a faster response. If you have questions about a specific section and want to communicate with our section editors, you can find their contact information in the “explore our teams” section of this website. For business team questions, get in touch with our business manager at bm@dailyprincetonian.com. You can also bring your questions to our open houses, or find us at the Involvement Fest!
We aspire to make joining ‘the Prince’ financially feasible for all. Although the majority of our staffers are not compensated for their contributions to the ‘Prince,’ we are proud to offer a limited number of merit-based financial stipends to staffers with demonstrated financial need.