ADVERTISING

ADVERTISE IN THE HORIZON:

STUDENT NEWSPAPER FOR WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

The college serves 7,000 students a quarter. The award-winning Horizon is free and is produced entirely by and for students, printing 1,000 issues four times a quarter (five in the fall). It is distributed around the campus and in the community, and is widely read.

Contact: Daniel Schober

E-mail: admanager@whatcomhorizon.com

Phone: 509-679-8077

Advertising Policies:

  • The Horizon shall accept advertising in accordance with this policy.
  • Advertisements and advertisers shall not influence Horizon policy.
  • Advertisers shall not receive special editorial consideration.

ADVERTISEMENT RATES FOR THE HORIZON NEWSPAPER:

Open Rate, black and white, per column inch (2.5″ wide) $7.50

Open Rate, color, per column inch (2.5″ wide) $17.50

The Horizon is a four column tabloid newspaper with a display area of 10″ x 15.5″ per page. Columns are slightly under 2.5-inches wide. Ad sizes that are not in 2.5-inch width increments will be altered to fit space requirements

ONLINE ADS:

Our Web site at www.whatcomhorizon.com is published every Wednesday during the quarter, and updated with announcements more frequently.

BANNER AD:      468 x 60 pixels –$80/month.

SIDE BAR AD:     300 x 350 pixels –$70/month.

SMALLER ADS:  125x 125 – $50/month.

  • Please ask about DISCOUNTS for print advertisers, and special discounts for running ads for the entire quarter.
  • All ads are subject to approval by Horizon editorial board. We do not accept ads that fosters prejudice, ads that are indecent or vulgar (as determined by editorial board) or ads that are misleading. Political ads cannot be larger than a quarter page for any single candidate or ballot measure. We reserve the right to label any advertisement “paid advertising.”
  • Ads can be submitted by e-mail to AdManager@WhatcomHorizon.com.
  • We prefer that you send output-ready PDF attachments because you will get the best quality; however, we also accept .jpg files, minimum 150 DPI. Do not use art from your Web site as these images print poorly.
  • For color ads, verify that your files are in CMYK mode.
  • Online ads must be sent in JPG format.

* Note: Ads are billed immediately after publication or after the last issue of the quarter for advertisers with approved credit running ads for the quarter. All accounts are payable within 30 days after billing.

* Note: No ads will be run until a contract is signed. All contracts will be reviewed by the current editorial board at the beginning of each quarter. The Horizon reserves the right to terminate ad publication at any time as determined by the student editorial board.

Horizon Publication Schedule, Fall 2009 through Spring 2010

Issue

Ad deadline

Publication

Fall quarter

Welcome Back issue September 9 September 18
Issue 1 October 6 October 13
Issue 2 October  20 October 27
Issue 3 November 3 November 10
Issue 4 November 17 December 1

Winter quarter

Issue 5 January 20 January 26
Issue 6 February 2 February 9
Issue 7 February 16 February 23
Issue 8 March 2
March 9

Spring quarter

Issue 9 April 20 April 27
Issue 10 May 4 May 11
Issue 11 May 18 May 25
Issue 12 June 1 June 8