Terms and Conditions

Payment is due prior to the first ad insertion unless credit has been established. Accounts desiring credit must submit a credit application and be approved by the business manager before credit can be extended. Allow five to ten business days prior to deadline for processing.

National ads not placed through an agency must be prepaid.

Classified ads must be paid in advance.

Billing terms are net amount due and payable within 30 days. Accounts over 60 days will be allowed to advertise, but only if the outstanding balance is paid in full. Accounts 90 days past due must re-establish credit to advertise.

90 days past due are turned over to the Attorney General’s office for collection. The business manager may also require prepayment for ads on such accounts without receiving the prepay discount. This will remain in effect until all balances are paid in full.

Display advertising will be billed after publication. Tearsheets will be sent along with invoices every publication day. Statements, summarizing the previous month’s activity, will be sent at the beginning of each month.

There is a $20 service charge on all returned checks.

All cancellations must be received prior to the regular advertising deadline. Ads cancelled after deadline will be billed at the full-value.

Proofed ads that run incorrectly because the proof was returned by the advertiser after deadline will be billed at the full value.

All advertising rates are net (non-commissionable).

The placing of any matter for publication or on-air sponsorships will be regarded as acceptance of all the provisions in this media kit.

Advertising Policies

Student Media reserves the right to reject or edit any advertisement it deems objectionable, at any time prior to publication. Advertisements resembling news items will be labeled “paid advertisement.”

The advertiser assumes full liability for his/her advertisements and agrees to hold Student Media harmless for the content of all advertisements authorized for publication and any claims that may be made against Student Media.

Student Media is not liable for damages caused by content of paid advertisements or by poor production quality due to printing.

Student Media is not liable for typographical errors which do not lessen the material value of the advertisement. A subjective view of creativity is not a factor in deciding whether or not a discount is warranted.

Ads which are in error due to the fault of Student Media and are not worth their full value will be discounted at the discretion of the business manager based on the portion of the ad that was in error.

Student Media will be responsible for the first run errors only. Claims for allowance must be made within 10 business days of publication error. After this period the newspaper is exempt from liability due to error. The limit of responsibility will be the total cost of the advertisement in which the error occurs.

Only the business manager has the authority to make adjustments to charges for advertisements, thus all questions should be directed to him/her: (919.513.0362).

Ads 17 or more inches in depth will be billed for the full 20.5 inches.

Composition and artwork created by Student Media is the property of Student Media and may be published elsewhere with written permission from the business manager on a case-by-case basis.

Any artwork or photographs should be furnished by the advertisers or may by supplied by Student Media staff by prior agreement.

Only camera-ready and digital-ready ads will be accepted from nonlocal advertisers.

Student Media will provide minimal design and typesetting free of charge. Extensive layout and design work will be billed at 10 percent the cost of the advertisement.

The client must proof all typesetting.