College Daily

College Daily (Chinese: 留学生日报) is a new media publication whose primary audience is Chinese students studying in North America.[1]

College Daily
留学生日报
Formation2014
FounderTimothy Lin
Founded atColumbus, Ohio
TypeNew media
HeadquartersTimes Square
Location
Staff (2021)
52
Websitewww.collegedaily.cn
College Daily
Simplified Chinese留学生日报
Traditional Chinese留學生日報
Literal meaningNorth America Students Studying Abroad Daily Newspaper

Overview

College Daily was founded in 2014 and expanded from there. The primary audience is overseas Chinese students, particularly those studying in North America.

In August 2019, The New Yorker published a story about College Daily, calling it a "post-truth" publication where Chinese students in the U.S. receive their news.[2]

As of August 2019 the College Daily employed 30 in their Beijing office and 15 at their New York City office.

CollegeDaily has raised a total of $3M in funding over 1 round. This was a Series A round raised on Nov 28, 2017.

CollegeDaily is funded by 3 investors. Tencent Holdings and CMC Capital Group are the most recent investors.

History


CollegeDaily.cn is a Beijing-based news and information platform targeting international Chinese students as well as international college and university faculty and Student Affairs professionals.

Founded in 2014, CollegeDailyCN has grown to cover most of international students studying in North America. Every day, over 500,000 reader get useful information from its multiple platforms. It also has a team of student journalists and editors who provide useful articles and researches to the readers.

See also

References
  1. Jung, Chauncey. "China's Changing PR Strategy for the Hong Kong Protests". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. Zhang, Han (2019-08-19). "The "Post-Truth" Publication Where Chinese Students in America Get Their News". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-07-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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