Three CWRU students walking together wearing spirit wear.

Editorial Guidelines for The Daily

The Daily is Case Western Reserve University’s internal, online newsletter for students, faculty, staff and postdocs. Delivered on weekday mornings to members of the campus community, The Daily highlights upcoming events, honors and accolades, and updates relevant to university operations.

Each edition of The Daily includes at least one feature article produced by staff in University Marketing and Communications. 

Given the publication’s broad audience—involving faculty, staff and students across all departments and schools—items included in The Daily must be relevant to a majority of the campus.

Featured Stories

For feature consideration, items must meet the following criteria: 

  • Direct connection to the university
  • Broad appeal across the entire university community—faculty, staff and students
  • Strong news peg, at the discretion of the media relations team 
  • Major faculty, staff or student awards and recognition, such as Fulbright Scholars, Guggenheim Fellows or National Academy of Sciences members
  • University gifts of $1 million or more
  • Appointment to the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, American Law Institute or National Academy of Inventors, or awarding of a Pulitzer or National Book Award, or nomination or awarding of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar or Tony.
  • Obituaries of current faculty, staff or students; emeriti obituaries may be included as a feature if the professor served on the faculty for more than 30 years and was a member of the National Academies

Additional News

Two students play a large game of jenga outside

Items that don’t rise to the level of being a feature may be included in one of The Daily’s regular sections.

Appointments

This section includes internal appointments at the director level and above, as well as external appointments related to a faculty or staff member’s professional work.

Awards

These items highlight awards given to faculty, students and staff across all areas in recognition of their scholarly or professional work.

Campus Updates

This section includes information to keep the university community updated on construction, traffic, facility hours and other important information related to the day-to-day operations on campus.

Community Posting

This section highlights announcements that may not otherwise fit within The Daily’s editorial guidelines. These items must be university-related and appropriate for the university audience (e.g., no advertisements, spam, profanity, defamatory language or events featuring alcohol). Announcements of job or internship postings are not appropriate for The Daily's primary sections (Student Life, Faculty & Staff). However, individuals can post job postings to the Community Postings section. These posts are subject to approval by the editor. Individuals not operating in an official capacity with the university cannot post to the community page. If submitting a call to recruit participants for a research study to be published in the Community Postings section, please email your IRB approval letter to case-daily@case.edu.

Fundraising announcements that encourage the campus to get involved in an event—such as a race, gala or dinner—will be included in our event listings. Those that ask the campus simply to make a purchase on behalf of their organization—e.g. bake sales, fundraising at local restaurants or T-shirt sales—will be included in The Daily's Community Postings section. Announcements in the Community Postings section can be viewed or posted at any time, but the headlines only run in the newsletter on Thursdays, so organizations wanting to appear in this section should plan accordingly.

Event

These announcements feature upcoming events sponsored by the university, campus departments, schools and organizations. All events must be posted and directly submitted through CampusGroups.

Learn More About Posting in CampusGroups

Faculty & Staff

These headlines are news items related to a large group of faculty and staff, including benefits, wellness programs, fellowship and grant opportunities, professional development, and technology updates.

Presentation

Items in this section highlight faculty, staff and students’ presentations at conferences, in panel discussions and other talks. Presentations should pertain to the individual’s professional or academic role within the university. Presentations are the views of the individuals and do not represent the views of the university.

Publication

These pieces are about faculty, staff and students’ publications related to their academic or professional work in journals, magazines or other outlets. Publications should pertain to the individual’s professional or academic role within the university. The Daily does not share opinion pieces. Published works are the views of the individuals and do not represent the views of the university.

Student Life

These headlines are news items related to a large group of students, including information about scholarships, resources, deadlines and opportunities. These items can be related to undergraduate students, graduate students, or both.

Student Profile

These items spotlight undergraduate and graduate students who are making a mark in their field and the community.

The Daily Schedule

The Daily has a rotating schedule of special sections that run each day of the week. They are:

  • Second Monday of the month: Postdoc of the Month
  • Tuesday: Spartan Showcase
  • Wednesday: Athletics and Research Brief
  • Thursday: Community Postings
  • Friday: Appointments, Awards, or Publications and Presentations

Submit an Announcement for Consideration in The Daily

Questions? Email case-daily@case.edu.