THE SUNFLOWER
WHO ARE WE?
The Sunflower was founded in 1896, and has been serving as a source of news, information and student voices for Wichita State and its surrounding community ever since.
The Sunflower is an editorially independent, studentrun news organization with a newsroom in Elliott Hall on WSU’s main campus. Each academic year, we pay approximately 50 students to write, shoot photos, design, edit and run our social media.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Sunflower — both in print and online — will be a timely resource of information about the Wichita State University community. It will report on news, issues, activities, academics and athletics, in addition to offering a forum for discussion, reviews and commentary. It will also be an effective learning experience for students, who will have the final authority over what is published.
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
The Sunflower is a nationally recognized student news organization, earning the pretigious Pacemaker award in print, online and multi-platform categories over the past three years from the Associated Collegiate Press.
WHERE TO FIND US
The Sunflower distributes print publications every Tuesday during fall and spring semesters, delivering to more than 20 buildings on the main campus, to other WSU campuses, to Wichita Public Libraries and to several businesses in Wichita.
The Sunflower publishes online almost every day at www.thesunflower.com and across social media.
CONTACT US
KIONA BROWN Advertising Manager admanager@thesunflower.com (316) 978-6905
TALIYAH WINN Editor-in-Chief editor@thesunflower.com (316) 978-6906
AMY DeVAULT Adviser amy.devault@wichita.edu (316) 978-6052
Thank you for directly supporting student journalism.
PRINT ADVERTISING
Our team of designers can create your ad(s) for an additional charge of $40 for full and half-page ads or $30 for all other
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS
Advertise in 3 issues 20% DISCOUNT
Advertise in 6 issues 25% DISCOUNT
Advertise in 8 issues 30% DISCOUNT
WSU recognized student organizations 50% DISCOUNT
NOTE: Discounts cannot be combined. The greatest discount will be applied.
BUNDLES
If you are interested in more than one type of advertisement, our ad manager will work with you to create your own unique bundle.
2025-26 PUBLICATION CALENDAR
Issue dates
Aug. 19, 2025*
Aug. 26, 2025
Sept. 2, 2025
Sept. 9, 2025*
Sept. 16, 2025
Sept. 23, 2025
Sept. 30, 2025
Oct. 7, 2025*
Fall Break
Oct. 21, 2025
Oct. 28, 2025
Nov. 4, 2025*
Nov. 11, 2025
Nov. 18, 2025
Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 2, 2025
Winter Break
Jan. 20, 2026
Jan. 27, 2026
Feb. 3, 2026*
Feb. 10, 2026
Feb. 17, 2026
Feb. 24, 2026
March 3, 2026
March 10, 2026*
Spring Break
March 24, 2026
March 31, 2026
April 7, 2026
April 14, 2026
April 21, 2026
April 28, 2026
May 5, 2026*
* Special issues
Special issues
Our special issues are some of our most-read of the year. Consider reserving space in those now:
Back-to-Campus
Aug. 19, 2025
Fall Sports
Sept. 9, 2025
Election Oct. 7, 2025
Basketball Preview Nov. 4, 2025
Spring Sports Feb. 3, 2026
Diversity
March 10, 2026
Graduation
May 5, 2026
Advertise in at least 6 50%
DISCOUNT
Advertise in the 3 sports issues 30%
DISCOUNT
Pick-up locations
We print 3,000 copies of each issue and distribute widely both on and off campus. We continue to add new locations.
28 racks across the main WSU campus
16 off-campus locations, including local businesses and the Wichita Public Libraries.
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA ADS FOR $75
Share your promotions on our social media platforms such as Instagram, X or Facebook at $75 per post. Social posts will stay up for one week.
STORY POST FOR $25
With a sponsored story post, your ad will appear on either our Instagram or Facebook stories for 24 hours.
3,049 FOLLOWERS
OUR SOCIALS (AS OF JULY 15, 2025)
3,279 FOLLOWERS
7,600 FOLLOWERS
The Sunflower limits the number of ad posts per week. If you want a particular day or week, please reserve it early.
EMAIL NEWSLETTER
EMAIL NEWSLETTER ADS
The Sunflower sends a weekly newsletter with top stories straight to subscribers’ inboxes on Thursdays. Growing our email newsletter audience is a top priority.
Top of newsletter
One week: $50
Two weeks: $75
Bottom of newsletter
One week: $20
Two weeks: $30 520 SUBSCRIBERS
THE SUNFLOWER ADVERTISING POLICIES
Paid advertising is accepted and encouraged in The Sunflower, both in print and online. Advertisements must be approved by the advertising manager. The Sunflower reserves the right to refuse any advertisement. Examples that The Sunflower would refuse are advertisements that:
- Are libelous
- Violate a local, state or federal law
- Promote academic dishonesty
- Encourage discrimination against any individual group on the basis of race gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion or disability
We reserve the right to label all advertising as “paid advertisement.”
Advertisements that are accepted upon the representation that the agency or advertiser is authorised to publish the entire contents and subject matter therein. Advertising clients assume liability for a claim based upon the content or subject matter of such advertisements, including, without limitation, claims or suits for libel, violations of rights of privacy, plagiarism and copyright infringement.
Promotions not listed in the media kit may be offered. Reach out to our advertising manager for more information.
No discounts will be offered for printing issues such as discoloration or smudging. Newspaper printing is not perfect, but our designers are ready to work with you to create an ad that will print as close to your vision as possible.
