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The Hoya

U.S. center-left (student newspaper, Georgetown University)

Owned byPublished by The Hoya, a student-run organization at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It has its own student-run management and is editorially independent of the university. Its financial ties to the university are only partial (see funding).
FundingA mix of independent advertising and Georgetown's student activities fee. The fee money is distributed by the Media Board, an independent panel elected by the student publications, and not by university administrators. The paper is not fully financially independent from the university.
On the administrationbroadly critical

Background

The Hoya was founded in 1920, with its first issue published on January 14, 1920. It calls itself Georgetown's newspaper of record and is the university's oldest and largest student paper. Student journalism at Georgetown goes back to a hand-copied publication called Minerva in 1824. Beginning in 2003, the paper negotiated with the university to gain financial and editorial independence. Today it publishes online daily and prints weekly on Fridays, with a small print circulation of about 1,000 during the academic year. Over 300 students take part in producing it. Its coverage centers on campus news, Georgetown administration, D.C. and higher-education policy. Its September 11, 2026 editorial board piece, 'Stand by Your Students, GU,' criticized Trump administration demands on universities, including Education Secretary Linda McMahon's letter on hiring, protests and affirmative action. It urged Georgetown to protect its independence and be transparent with students. Its news reports on federal funding lawsuits and visa and fellowship restrictions are written from the viewpoint of those affected by the policies. This record suggests a center-left, student-oriented outlook. I did not do a systematic review of its news coverage, and the opinion content is written by students.

Sources

  1. The Hoya - Wikipedia
  2. About Us - The Hoya
  3. EDITORIAL: Stand by Your Students, GU - The Hoya
  4. Freedom of the Press: The Hoya's struggle to buck the University - The Georgetown Voice
  5. The Hoya Media Bias - AllSides

Profile compiled 2026-10-24; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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