The Badger (newspaper)

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The Badger
TypeFortnightly newspaper
Format Compact
Political alignmentUnaligned
Language English
HeadquartersFalmer House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton
Circulation 1,000 (fortnightly)
Website http://thebadgeronline.com/

The Badger is the fortnightly newspaper of the University of Sussex's Students' Union.

Contents

The paper has a fortnightly circulation of around 1,000 available to students and staff at the university during term time, covering news and sports on campus, as well as comment pieces, features, lifestyle, and arts coverage. It also publishes content online. In 2023-24 the appointed Editor is Semhar (Semi) Tesfazgy (Editor-in-Chief), the appointed Print Production Editors are Ada Carpenter and Francesca Sylph, and the Online Production Editor is Akanksha Pandey.

The paper used to run as a weekly publication from its inception until 2017 and is the only print and online newspaper that serves the University of Sussex.

It is one of five student media outlets at the University, alongside the student TV station - UniTV, URF - the student radio station, The Channel - the student arts magazine, Fabrik - the student fashion magazine.

History

The Badger began in October 1995, having formerly been known as Union News since the 1970s. The paper has since covered a variety of stories, including several on-campus occupations and the expulsion of five Sussex students for involvement in protests.

The Newspaper was embroiled in a scandal in 2015 when its own students' union seized copies of the newspaper and prevented them from being distributed, which also forced the then-editor to resign. [1] [2] The University of Sussex Students' Union claimed the papers were seized due to the potential for legal action against them. This stemmed from an article written about legal action taken by a student against the University. [3]

In 2017, journalists from the newspaper were accused of 'fake news' and Sun level journalism by a senior member of staff, [4] Professor Laurence Pearl, then head of the Life Sciences Department, after the paper ran a story on problems within the school. [5] Professor Pearl stood down from his position towards the end of the year of publication. [6]

Awards

The Badger has previously been nominated for and won awards from the Student Publication Association, a body for student newspapers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This includes winning an award for Best Sports Coverage in 2014, [7] and former Editor, Daniel Green, being highly commended for their Outstanding Achievement award in 2016. [8] In 2016 The Badger was nominated for Best Sports Coverage and for Best Comment/Opinion Piece. In 2022, the appointed Editor, Georgia Keetch won a SPA award for Outstanding Commitment.

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References

  1. ↑ "Sussex university students' union seizes copies of their own newspaper". the Guardian. 29 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "University paper seized and editor suspended by students' union". 28 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statement on The Badger - Sussex Students' Union". www.sussexstudent.com.
  4. ↑ #FBPE, Laurence Pearl (31 March 2017). "this is of course exactly what the Sun does - accusation on the front page - truth buried".
  5. ↑ "Students scorn School of Life Science - The Badger". 5 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Ford, Lynsey. "Laurence Pearl to step down as Head of School of Life Sciences".
  7. ↑ "The Badger wins national student media award : 23 May 2014 : ... : Bulletin : University of Sussex". www.sussex.ac.uk.
  8. ↑ "Former Badger Editor scoops award - The Badger". 18 April 2016.
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