The GW Hatchet is the independent student newspaper of record at The George Washington University. in continuous publication after The Washington Post.
First published on October 5, 1904, The Hatchet is the second-oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C. And with a mission to educate students in journalism and business, The Hatchet has enjoyed tremendous success in the past 100+ years. But it is not just a newspaper – for many, it is the beginning of a long and successful career. Former students have gone on to win Pulitzer Prizes, work as editors at
02/26/2025
Congrats to Fiona Riley on being elected the next editor in chief of The GW Hatchet!
The Hatchet elects Riley as 2025-26 editor in chief Fiona Riley, a political communication major hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will helm The Hatchet’s 122nd volume, which begins in May.
06/12/2020
Confronting issues of race at The Hatchet Where I believe our biggest failure in recent history lies is in the stories we have not reported – but had a responsibility to cover.
04/17/2020
Congrats to the staff of The GW Hatchet, who recently won four regional Society of Professional Journalists awards! Staffers were also named finalists for six other regional awards.
The Hatchet named winners, finalists for 10 regional awards The Society of Professional Journalists selected The Hatchet as winners for four regional awards and finalists for six awards in an annual journalism competition.
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04/09/2019
More awards for The GW Hatchet! Margaret Wroblewski's phototography will be up for a national award in late Spring.
The Hatchet wins award in regional collegiate competition The Hatchet won a regional award for best breaking news photography in a collegiate journalism competition last week.
03/16/2019
Congrats to The GW Hatchet!
The Hatchet named finalist for three regional awards The Society of Professional Journalists recognized The Hatchet as a finalist in three categories for its annual collegiate journalism competition.
02/24/2019
Congrats to sophomore Sarah Roach, who was elected editor in chief of volume 116!
The Hatchet elects Roach as 2019-2020 editor in chief The Hatchet’s staff elected sophomore Sarah Roach as the next editor in chief Saturday.
Last call for alumni news! The next edition of the Hatchet alumni newsletter will go out this weekend. Email [email protected] with your updates.
07/26/2018
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06/22/2018
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Hatchet Alumni Association newsletter -- February 2018 Welcome to the newly relaunched alumni assocation. We're excited to hear from you.
The next Hatchet alumni newsletter is going out soon! If you have any life updates, stories you're proud of or a new job, please email [email protected]! And if you haven't signed up yet, you can do so below.
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04/25/2018
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