Bwog

Bwog is an independent, student-run news website geared toward members of the Columbia University community. The website provides news, features, and commentary on issues affecting Barnard, Columbia, and Morningside Heights, Manhattan.

Bwog

Type	Student-run news website for the Columbia University community
Editor-in-chief	Sahmaya Busby
Managing editor	Alison Hog
Campus editor	Jess Tsang
City	New York City
Readership	400,000 unique visitors/month
Website	bwog.com

Organization

The staff of Bwog—which consists of about 90 students each semester—is composed exclusively of current Columbia and Barnard students.

The website was originally launched in January 2006 as the online incarnation of The Blue and White, with the intention of posting stories that warranted immediate attention, such as breaking news and free food alerts.^[1] Since its founding, Bwog has grown into its own as a separate entity from The Blue and White, though they maintain amicable ties.

Bwog serves as a friendlier, more satiric counterpoint to the school's newspaper, the Columbia Daily Spectator. It has been described as the Gawker of Columbia media.

Bwog has published over 16,000 articles,^[2] received a nomination for the U.S. News & World Report Best Alternative Media Outlet of 2008 contest,^[3] and has been cited in The New York Times,^[4] The Wall Street Journal,^[5] The Washington Post,^[6] The Huffington Post,^[7] Vice News,^[8] and Slate.^[9]

Bwog is published by Blue and White Publishing Inc., an independent corporation founded in March 2013.

Alumni

• Anna Bahr, communications director for Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, former speechwriter for Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti and reporter at The New York Times^[10][11][12]
• Anna Phillips, reporter at Los Angeles Times^[13]
• Eliza Shapiro, reporter at The New York Times, formerly of Politico and The Daily Beast^[14]
• Conor Skelding, reporter at Politico^[15]
• Peter Sterne, reporter at Freedom of the Press, editor at U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, formerly of Politico^[16]
• Alexandra Svokos, senior editor ABC News, formerly of The Huffington Post and Elite Daily^[17]
• Juli Weiner, Emmy Award-winning writer at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, formerly Vanity Fair^[18][19]

See also

• Columbia University
• Barnard College
• Morningside Heights
• List of New York City newspapers and magazines

References

1. "About Us". Bwog. Blue and White Publishing Inc. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
2. "Archives". Bwog. Blue and White Publishing Inc. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
3. Go, Allison. "Best Alternative Media Outlet 2008". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
4. Somaiya, Ravi. "An Ivy League Newspaper May Be Going Mostly Online". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
5. Vilensky, Mike. "School's Out at Columbia, but a Debate Over Trigger Warnings Continues". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
6. Strauss, Valerie. "Malia Obama visits New York colleges with her mom". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
7. "Columbia Drug Bust: Five Arrested For Selling LSD, Pot, Cocaine". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
8. Ruble, Kayla. "Students List Alleged Rapists on Columbia University's Walls". Vice News.
9. Hess, Amanda. "Student Journalists Exposed Columbia University's Rape Crisis. Then One of Their Own Was Accused". Slate. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
10. "Senior Wisdom: Anna Bahr". Bwog. May 20, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
11. "LA Mayor Garcetti taps leader with 'big picture perspective' to tackle homelessness 'challenge'". Daily News. 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
12. Abramsky, Sasha (2020-02-28). "Why Is Bernie So Far Ahead in the California Primary? Organizing". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
13. "Anna M. Phillips". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
14. "Eliza Shapiro Joins Metro to Cover Education". The New York Times Company. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
15. Skelding, Conor. "Trump Hotels CEO: Company no longer just 'Trump'". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
16. "Peter Sterne". Freedom of the Press. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
17. "Take Five with Alexandra Svokos '14". Columbia College Today. from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
18. "Juli Weiner, 26 - In Photos: 2015 30 Under 30: Media". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
19. "Juli Weiner, Michael Grynbaum". The New York Times. 2019-03-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-08.

External links

• Official website
• Bwog in WikiCU
• The Blue and White
• Blue and White Publishing Inc.