The Carillon Newspaper

What The Carillon Newspaper does

The Carillon is the official student newspaper of the University of Regina, operating continuously since 1962 as an independent, non-profit publication governed by a Board of Directors and incorporated as The Carillon Newspaper Inc. It serves the U of R student body, faculty, and broader Regina community with news, arts and sports, opinion, and community content delivered through a WordPress website with flip-through digital issues, print editions distributed across campus sites, and active channels on Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts. A Substack newsletter provides a direct email subscription channel.

The business model rests on three revenue streams: local advertising purchased by campus and community businesses, reader donations processed through the Zeffy platform, and Substack subscriptions. Distribution is hybrid — physical newspaper copies placed at multiple campus and community sites in Regina, supplemented by the website and social channels. The organization also runs the Professional Mentorship for Emerging Journalists (PMEJ) Program, positioning itself as a training ground for student journalists alongside its publishing function. Its core technology stack is a standard WordPress CMS with flip-through issue capability; there is no proprietary platform, mobile app, or API.

The Carillon maintains institutional affiliation with the University of Regina and a mutual coverage relationship with the University of Regina Students' Union (URSU), and accepts contributions from student writers and community members. With approximately 17 employees and no disclosed financials, funding rounds, or external investment, it operates as a small, mission-driven local media outlet with high dependence on a single institutional audience.

Name

The Carillon Newspaper

Legal name

The Carillon Newspaper Inc.

Website

https://carillonregina.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Carillon is the official student newspaper of the University of Regina, publishing since 1962. It serves U of R students, faculty, and the Regina community with news, arts, sports, and opinion via print, website, Substack, and social channels, funded by advertising, donations, and subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Newspaper / Campus Journalism

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Media & Publications (Newspaper, Radio, TV) (EDALAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Student newspaper
• Campus journalism
• Independent media
• Digital publishing
• Community news

Headquarters

HQ city

Regina

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The Carillon accepts advertising from campus and community businesses. Features an 'Advertise in the Carillon' page for businesses to purchase ad space.
2. Donations: Accepts donations through Zeffy platform to support the newspaper's operations as a student voice.
3. Subscriptions: Substack newsletter subscription for digital content delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Carillon is the student newspaper of the University of Regina, publishing original campus news, arts and sports coverage, op-eds, and community content since 1962. It operates as a non-profit, independently governed publication delivering journalism through its website, digital flip-through issues, print copies on campus, and a Substack newsletter, while training emerging journalists through the Professional Mentorship for Emerging Journalists (PMEJ) Program.

Product overview

The Carillon is a single, unified student newspaper offering that provides news coverage, opinion pieces, arts and sports reporting, and community content for the University of Regina. The publication operates through its website (carillonregina.com) and produces print issues, with additional offerings including a Substack newsletter subscription and flip-through digital issues. There are no separate modules, add-ons, or product tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Carillon Newspaper (student newspaper) The flagship student newspaper of the University of Regina, delivering original campus news, arts and sports coverage, op-eds, and community content to the U of R community through print and digital channels.
• Flip-through digital issues Online flip-through digital editions of the newspaper accessible via the Carillon website, allowing readers to browse issues digitally.
• Advertising placements in The Carillon Advertising space sold to local and campus businesses and organizations to reach the University of Regina student audience.
• Substack newsletter subscription Substack-based email newsletter that delivers The Carillon's content directly to subscribers.
• Professional Mentorship for Emerging Journalists (PMEJ) Program A training and mentorship program operated by The Carillon that provides journalism experience and professional mentorship to emerging student journalists at the University of Regina.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of ReginacoreOthersThe Carillon operates as the official student newspaper of the University of Regina, receiving implicit institutional support through campus distribution and recognition as the student voice.
• University of Regina Students' Union (URSU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerURSU represents the student body and is often covered in The Carillon's reporting. The two organizations share a relationship centered on student advocacy and campus representation.
• ZeffyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerZeffy is the donation platform used by The Carillon for accepting reader donations and supporting the newspaper's operations as a student voice.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• The Ubyssey: University of British Columbia's independent student newspaper. Directly comparable as a Canadian university student newspaper with similar editorial mission, advertising/donation revenue model, and digital+print distribution.
• The Varsity: University of Toronto's student newspaper, one of Canada's largest. Closely comparable in structure: student-led, independent, advertising + donation funded, serving a major Canadian university community.
• The Gateway: University of Alberta's student newspaper. Closely comparable Western Canadian student publication with similar scale, editorial independence, and funding model.
• McGill Daily: McGill University's independent student newspaper. Directly comparable as a long-running Canadian university student publication with similar editorial independence model and ad/donation revenue streams.
• The Gauntlet: University of Calgary's independent student newspaper. Directly comparable as a Western Canadian student paper with similar governance, multi-channel digital presence, and advertising/donation revenue model.
• Charlatan: Carleton University's independent student newspaper. Directly comparable as a long-running Canadian university student publication with similar journalism training and community service mission.
• The Eyeopener: Toronto Metropolitan University's independent student newspaper. Comparable as a Canadian student-led publication with digital-first operations and community-focused coverage.
• The Sheaf: University of Saskatchewan's student newspaper. Direct regional peer — same province-adjacent campus model, similar scale, comparable revenue model and audience.

Regional players

• Regina Leader-Post: Postmedia's daily newspaper serving Regina. Comparable as a Regina-based news publisher, though it operates at a much larger scale and as a professional (not student) outlet serving the same city.
• CBC Saskatchewan: Public broadcaster covering Saskatchewan including Regina. Comparable as a regional news outlet that competes for local advertisers and audience attention in the same market as The Carillon.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/the_carillon
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TheCarillonRegina1962/shorts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-carillon-newspaper-regina
• Instagraminstagram.com/thecarillonregina

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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