The Poly Post Explained

The Poly Post
Type:Student newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Owners:Cal Poly Pomona Department of Communication
Publisher:Richard Kallan
Campuseditor:Jason Turcotte and Lauren Furey
Chiefeditor:Matthew Acosta
Foundation:January 26, 1940 as
The Bronc's Cheer[1]
Language:English
Headquarters:On the campus of
Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, California, U.S.
Circulation:15,000[2]
Website:The Poly Post

The Poly Post is the student newspaper at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). When classes are in session, it publishes every Tuesday throughout the school year. Matthew Acosta is the current editor-in-chief.

General information

The Poly Post is a forum for student expression and is written, edited and managed by university students and one faculty advisor. It was founded in 1940 as the Bronc's Cheer when the university was still in San Dimas. The name was changed to The Poly Views in 1942 and finally to The Poly Post in 1962.[1] The newspaper changed from a bi-weekly (Tuesday and Thursday) to a weekly (Tuesday) publication in the early 1990s.

It is overseen by the Department of Communication, which sets policies for the Poly Post and other campus communications media.

The Poly Posts website is hosted by of MTV Network's mtvU, which distributes and promotes its content to their network

Past Editor-in-Chief

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Highlights of Cal Poly Pomona History.
  2. Web site: Meet the Press. The Poly Post. 2010-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20090908015229/http://www.thepolypost.com/news/meet-the-press-1.1762147. 2009-09-08. dead.