The Campus Magazine

What The Campus Magazine does

The Campus Magazine is a student-run publication serving City College of New York (CCNY) and the surrounding Harlem community. Founded over a century ago, it operates as a student club at CCNY with meetings held at NAC 1/119 and is staffed by approximately 11 individuals, primarily student contributors, editors, photographers, designers, and social media managers. Editorial leadership currently rests with Editor-in-Chief Katie Herchenroeder, a third-year International Studies and Sociology student.

The publication produces both a print magazine and digital content distributed via its Squarespace-hosted website (ccnycampus.org). Content spans four primary categories: News, Arts & Entertainment, Sports, and Lifestyle. Coverage includes campus events, student activism, local Harlem culture, politics, sports reporting, and arts reviews. The magazine also maintains an active social media presence across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram, and distributes an email newsletter for direct audience outreach. Its digital archive dates back to at least 2013, and articles continue to be published regularly through 2025, including political coverage of campus protests and election reactions.

The business model is advertising-based. The Campus Magazine sells print and digital ad placements to on-campus, local, and national advertisers seeking access to the CCNY student body and the Harlem community. Pricing and ad sizing are not publicly disclosed; advertisers must contact the publication via email ([email protected]) at least 4-6 weeks in advance. There is no subscription model, no e-commerce, and no disclosed financial information. The operation has no formal legal entity status, no parent company, no external investors, and no evidence of venture funding. In 2018, students from the magazine received recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ Honors).

Name

The Campus Magazine

Legal name

The Campus Magazine

Website

https://ccnycampus.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Campus Magazine is a student-run print and digital publication at City College of New York serving the CCNY student body and Harlem community. It publishes articles across News, Arts & Entertainment, Sports, and Lifestyle, funded by advertising sales.

Ownership category

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Product category

Student Journalism

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Student Organizations & Club Administration (EDALAHAB)

Keywords

• Student journalism
• Campus newspaper
• College publication
• Student media
• Digital publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Advertising: The Campus Magazine accepts on-campus, local, and national advertisements in each print magazine and digitally online or through social media platforms. Contact email for advertising is [email protected].

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Core offering

The Campus Magazine is a student-run publication at City College of New York that publishes articles across Lifestyle, Arts & Entertainment, Sports, and News categories in both print and digital formats. It serves as a platform for student voices covering campus events, student activism, local Harlem culture, and community issues, while accepting on-campus, local, and national advertisements to fund operations.

Product overview

The Campus Magazine is a single unified student publication offering both print magazine and digital online content. It publishes student-written articles across categories including Lifestyle, Arts & Entertainment, Sports, and News. The publication also offers advertising opportunities for on-campus, local, or national advertisers. The magazine is built on the Squarespace platform and serves the CCNY campus community and Harlem neighborhood.

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Products and services

• The Campus Magazine (Print & Digital) A student-run magazine serving CCNY and the Harlem community for over a century, publishing articles across Lifestyle, Arts & Entertainment, Sports, and News categories in both print and digital formats. It serves as a platform for student voices covering campus events, student activism, local Harlem culture, and community issues, and accepts advertising from on-campus, local, and national businesses.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves4 records

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Direct peers

• The Daily Northwestern: Student-run daily newspaper at Northwestern University. Comparable as a long-standing campus publication with print and digital advertising revenue, though serving a private university audience.
• The Cornell Daily Sun: Independent daily newspaper at Cornell University. Comparable as a long-established student-run publication with advertising revenue and multi-channel distribution.
• Washington Square News (NYU): NYU's independent student newspaper covering Greenwich Village and NYU campus life. Operates the same print + digital + advertising model serving an urban NYC student demographic.
• The Brown Daily Herald: Independent daily newspaper serving Brown University. Operates the same student-journalism, advertising-supported model as The Campus with comparable editorial scope.
• The Daily Pennsylvanian: Independent student newspaper at the University of Pennsylvania. Operates an advertising-supported print and digital model with a similar college-media structure to The Campus.
• The Columbia Spectator: Student-run daily newspaper at Columbia University serving the Morningside Heights campus and broader Manhattan community. Direct competitor in NYC collegiate student journalism with a similar print + digital + advertising model.
• The Fordham Ram: Independent student newspaper at Fordham University covering NYC campus news, arts, and sports. Comparable in scale, structure, and revenue model to The Campus.

Broad incumbents

• Gothamist: NYC-focused local news outlet covering all five boroughs, including Harlem. Competes for the same hyper-local NYC readership and advertiser interest as The Campus, though at substantially greater scale.
• The Village Voice: Historic NYC alternative weekly with deep Harlem and Manhattan coverage. Overlaps with The Campus's Harlem-lens civic coverage but at far greater scale and with a professional newsroom.
• amNew York Metro: Free NYC daily newspaper distributed across the city. Competes for the same urban commuter and student advertising dollars as The Campus's print and digital channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/cuny_gaza_solidarity_encampment
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-campus-magazine

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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