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Who reads us: The Stanford-area community: students and their visiting families, alumni, faculty and staff, and Peninsula residents in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Atherton who are interested in ideas, local life, careers and investing. A monthly plan keeps your brand in front of Stanford Chronicle readers while helping fund the local reporting they come for.
Monthly advertising plans
Choose a plan below and email us to enroll; we’ll confirm the details and send your first monthly invoice. Secure online card enrollment is coming soon. Plans run on a 3-month term at the monthly rate shown, with the rate locked for the term. Billed monthly in advance; cancel with 14 days’ written notice after the minimum term.
Starter: $75/month
- “Presented by” credit for your brand on one section’s page and its articles (Sections: Food & Leisure, Lifestyle & Wellness, Careers & Investing, Zeitgeist)
- Monthly first-party report on your placement
Standard: $125/month
- Everything in Starter
- One labeled sponsored article per quarter ($150 value)
- Monthly first-party report
Premium: $225/month
- Everything in Starter
- One labeled sponsored article every month, as a running sponsored series
- Monthly first-party report
After you enroll, we’ll email you to confirm the details and collect your logo, creative or brief. Your name or logo appears only after your placement is confirmed in writing.
Content sponsorships
Content sponsorships are also available: single sponsored articles from $150 and multi-part sponsored series, always labeled “Sponsored.” Email editor@stanfordchronicle.com to plan one.
Advertising standards
- Sponsored content is always clearly labeled “Sponsored” and is never presented as staff reporting.
- Editorial coverage is never for sale. Advertisers and sponsors have no say over news coverage.
- No name or logo appears without a confirmed order.
- Political and issue ads are accepted prepaid and carry a “Paid for by” disclaimer.
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