Chirpr is opening applications for our first cohort of 10 student newspapers to partner with us this fall. As a Campus Partner, your newsroom won’t just cover events after the fact — you’ll be inside the moment as it happens, powering live chat rooms students use during games, concerts, and campus traditions.
Why it matters
Chirpr brings real-time, on-campus engagement to your coverage. Co-branded rooms, built-in story material, and analytics turn live moments into audience growth — while giving your staff modern tools that make reporting more interactive and relevant.
What partners receive
- Founding Partner recognition — one of only 10 newspapers in the inaugural cohort.
- Exclusive positioning — co-branded Chirpr rooms for marquee on-campus events, with pinned links back to your coverage.
- Engagement in the moment — reach students live as big moments unfold; use prompts and polls to drive participation.
- Built-in story material — real-time quotes, sentiment, and highlights for next-day articles and social recaps.
- Analytics access — see participation, peak moments, reactions, and shareable metrics.
- Early feature access — help shape moderation tools, newsroom workflows, and branding.
- Revenue opportunities — optional sponsor placements and co-branded takeovers.
- Audience growth — cross-promotion and in-room promos to drive followers and newsletter signups.
- Moderation & safety — roles/permissions, flagged-message queue, and filters to keep rooms on-topic.
- Launch kit & support — templates (social, QR flyers, in-venue screens) and hands-on onboarding.
Deadline & fee waiver
Access to the program will become a paid offering in the future, but any newspaper that applies by October 1, 2025 (11:59 pm ET) — whether selected for the first 10 or not — will receive a two-year fee waiver as part of our early launch initiative.
Quotes
Mia Albert, Founder & CEO: “Student newspapers have always been at the center of campus life. With Chirpr, they can now be inside the energy of every big game, concert, and tradition in real time. It’s a way to make coverage more relevant, more immediate, and more connected to what students are actually experiencing.”
Brian Albert, Co-Founder & CTO: “We’ve built Chirpr to handle the scale and speed of live events, whether it’s a sold-out stadium or a campus watch party. The platform is engineered for instant, reliable chat at any volume, and we’re excited to extend that technology to student media partners at colleges of all sizes nationwide.”
Apply
Ready to be part of the inaugural cohort? Apply here: https://chirprapp.com/colleges.php