''The Michigan Times'', the

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of the

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, was founded in 1959. It is casually referred to on and around campus as "The M-Times." Starting in the fall of 2010, ''The Michigan Times'' went from being published biweekly, to weekly. The transition also included cutting the number of pages in the newspaper in half, with a four-page A section and a two-page B section (M2).

About ''The Michigan Times''

''The Michigan Times'' has had notables such as filmmaker

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and American Idol finalist

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on its staff. ''The Michigan Times'' has a print run of 3,000 papers per issue and is printed weekly. ''The Michigan Times'' website was launched in 2003. It marked the first time the newspaper had been available in a digital format.

Awards and publicity

In 2004, music writer John McKay received 2nd prize statewide from the Michigan Press Association for his review of popular rock group

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read a ''Michigan Times'' article on his show as part of his "Feminist Update." The article, "MSU professors link hunting with sexual violence" was written by Page W.H. Brousseau IV taken from the November 7, 2005 issue, and focused on a study by

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professors linking

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with bow hunting. In 2008, ''The Michigan Times'' was awarded nine times in Division III by the Michigan Press Association. These awards included: *Journalist of the Year — John McKay (First place) *Deadline Story — Mike Stechschulte (First place) *Investigative Reporting — Doug Snyder (First place) *Special Ad Section — Doug Snyder and Mike Stechschulte (First place) Also in 2008, ''

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'' published a link to Managing Editor John McKay's story, titled "

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football fans go blue over tickets." In 2010, ''The Michigan Times'' won two MPA awards. Kaitlin Doyle placed second for News Page Design and Amanda Emery placed second in Original Cartoon - Editorial or Entertainment (''Shifty Pig'').

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