Gauntlet (newspaper)

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The Gauntlet
Rage provides arms
TypeBi-weekly student newspaper
Owner(s)Gauntlet Publication Society
PublisherGauntlet Publication Society
EditorNazeefa Ahmed [1]
Founded1960
Headquarters Calgary, Alberta
Website The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet is a campus publication published by the Gauntlet Publications Society at the University of Calgary. Though commonly referred to as the "University of Calgary's newspaper", it is independent from the University administration and from the Student Union. [2] It has a circulation of 4,000 as well as approximately 50,000 monthly online hits.[ when? ] In 2017, it transitioned from a weekly newspaper to a monthly magazine, [3] but returned to the newspaper format (biweekly) in 2019. [4]

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References

  1. "Staff". The Gauntlet. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. Koehler, Kristy (September 13, 2019). "The Gauntlet is proud of its independence". The Gauntlet. Vol. 60, no. 5. p. 2. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  3. "'We're starting a new chapter': U of C's Gauntlet publishes last weekly paper". CBC News. April 13, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  4. Goddard, Nikalya (2019). "60 Years of Stories". Gauntlet Frosh 2019. Gauntlet Publications Society. p. 30. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. Kost, Hannah (September 6, 2019). "'Investigative journalism really matters,' says Pulitzer Prize winner from Calgary". CBC News. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  6. Medland-Marchen, Emilie (October 13, 2015). "Calgary author Zsuzsi Gartner talks time at the Gauntlet". The Gauntlet. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  7. Beach, Martha (February 1, 2012). "That was then, this is now: John Macfarlane". Ryerson Review of Journalism. Retrieved June 28, 2020.