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Organization

The staff of ''Bwog''—which consists of about 50 students each semester—is composed exclusively of current

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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. 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 ''

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''. It has been described as the ''

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'' of Columbia media. ''Bwog'' has published over 16,000 articles, received a nomination for the '' U.S. News & World Report'' Best Alternative Media Outlet of 2008 contest, and has been cited in ''

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'', and ''

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

Alumni

* Anna Bahr, communications director for

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, former speechwriter for Los Angeles mayor

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and reporter at ''

'' * Anna Phillips, reporter at ''

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'' * Conor Skelding, reporter at ''

'' * Peter Sterne, reporter at ''

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'' * Alexandra Svokos, senior editor

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-winning writer at ''

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'', formerly ''

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References

External links

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''Bwog in WikiCU''

''The Blue and White''

''Blue and White Publishing Inc.''
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Alumni

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