The Daily Tar Heel
Front page, April 21, 2006 | |
| Type | Student newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | DTH Media Corp |
| Publisher | DTH Media Corp |
| Editor-in-chief | Laney Crawley |
| Managing editor | Sarah Monoson, Emily Gessner |
| Founded | February 23, 1893 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 10,000 (as of 2019) |
| ISSN | 1070-9436 |
| Website | dailytarheel.com |
The Daily Tar Heel (DTH) is the independent student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded on February 23, 1893, and became a daily newspaper in 1929. The paper places a focus on university news and sports, but it also includes heavy coverage of Orange County and North Carolina. In 2016, the paper moved from five days a week in print to four, cutting the Tuesday edition. In 2017, the paper began to print on only Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. In 2021, the paper began to print only on Wednesdays. All editorial content is overseen by student editors and a volunteer student staff of about 230 people. It's located at 109 E. Franklin St. in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it is the largest news organization in Orange County.