The Daily Mississippian editor in chief of the newspaper. The student newspaper was originally named The Mississippian. It became a daily in 1962 (though the name "Daily" wasn't added to its masthead until 1968). The newspaper has won numerous state, regional and national awards in recent years. The Daily Mississippian The Daily Mississippian, commonly called The DM, is the award-winning student newspaper of the University of Mississippi. The first issue of The Mississippian was published in 1911. It is operated as an independent student-run newspaper, and is published in print four days a week and online daily. It publishes Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and
The Daily Gamecock by the South Carolina Press Association for excellence for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina. Eight "Gamecock" staffers drove to hurricane-affected areas in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi to report on the story. The Daily Gamecock was awarded a "Top 10" national ranking by the Princeton Review in 2013 (#10). It was ranked No. 17 in 2011, the first time the newspaper appeared in the annual rankings. The newspaper has a staff of more than 50 students, both paid and volunteers. The paper's main staff are appointed by the editor-in-chief. The Daily Gamecock The Daily Gamecock (formerly The Gamecock) is the editorially