Breaking: Daily Trojan hit with significant budget cut

The Daily Trojan will no longer be able to pay its staff or produce a daily print paper thanks to a significant budget cut, according to an internal announcement obtained by Morning, Trojan.

The paper, whose editorial operation is run by students but funded by USC, has historically paid its writers some $15 per story. Print production will now run three days a week rather than five.

“This is all really sudden and really upsetting but they’ve told us despite our objections that their decision is final,” wrote incoming editor-in-chief Stefano Fendrich in a Sunday evening Slack message, referring to USC’s Student Life department.

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