The Oxford Student

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The Oxford Student
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Front page of The Oxford Student on 31 May 2020
TypeWeekly newspaper during Oxford University term time
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)Oxford Student Services Ltd
EditorGeorgie Allan and Amelia Gibbins [1]
Founded1991;33 years ago (1991)
Language English
Headquarters4 Worcester Street, Oxford, OX1 2BX [2]
Country United Kingdom
Circulation c. 15,000 (2014) [3]
Website www.oxfordstudent.com

The Oxford Student is a newspaper produced by and for students of the University of Oxford; often abbreviated to The OxStu. The paper was established in 1991 by the Oxford University Student Union (Oxford SU) and is published fortnightly every Friday during term time. [4]

Contents

Structure

The Oxford Student is owned by the Oxford SU and run through the Student Union's commercial subsidiary, Oxford Student Services Ltd (OSSL). The newspaper's constitution grants the paper editorial independence. It enjoys close relations with Oxide Radio, also owned by Oxford SU.

Two Editors-In-Chief are appointed each term by the Oxford SU Media Board, a panel of former Editors-In-Chief, student sabbatical officers, and SU staff. The Editors-In-Chief are current students of the university who have complete editorial autonomy over the paper. After their appointment in the finals weeks of term, they are responsible for releasing editorial team applications for the upcoming term, inviting applicants to interview. Applications are competitive, and a team of anywhere from 30 to 80 students are accepted to edit and work on the publication each term.

Current sections of the newspaper include: News, Comment, Investigations, Features, Identity, Profile, Science & Technology, Culture (consisting of Life and Entertainment sub-sections), OxYou, E-Sports and Sports. [5] In addition, there is a Broadcasting Team which produces video content for the paper's website and social media platforms.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lack of sports fixtures within the university, the Sports section was temporarily changed to E-sports and Gaming in Trinity 2020 but will remain alongside Sport for Michaelmas 2020 due to its popularity.

In Hilary 2021, a new Green section was added to cover environmental and sustainability issues.

Inclusivity

In Michaelmas 2016, the newspaper introduced Pink (aimed towards LGBTQIA+ members of the university) as a sub-section of Features; due to its popularity, in Hilary 2017, Pink was launched as its own section. Edited and written by non-heterosexual or non-cisgender students, the newspaper regularly anonymises the Pink articles in order to protect the identities of writers who do not feel comfortable publicly authoring articles relating to LGBTQIA+ issues. [6]

In January 2020, a new section was created called Identity, described as being "dedicated to spotlighting the issues, opinions and experiences of BAME students within the University". [7] Structured similarly to Pink, the editors of Identity - as well as those who submit writing to be published in the section - are BAME students at the university.

Accolades

The Oxford Student was named "Student Newspaper of the Year" at the Guardian Student Media Awards in 2001, was shortlisted in 2004 and 2012, and awarded the runner-up prize in 2007. [8]

Controversies

In 2004, the newspaper gained national publicity when two reporters broke University rules to expose security flaws in the university's computer network; the student journalists responsible, Patrick Foster and Roger Waite, were rusticated by the University Court of Summary Jurisdiction, but on appeal their punishment was reduced to a fine. [9] [10] Foster now[ when? ] works as Media Correspondent for The Times , and Waite worked for the Sunday Times for a few years after graduating.[ citation needed ]

In June 2021, the newspaper was the subject of controversy over perceived threats to their independence, after a vetting system was proposed which would have required student articles to be reviewed by a university-affiliated readers. [11]

Notable contributors

Former contributors include Laura Barton and Jonathan Wilson of The Guardian , Mark Henderson and Rob Hands of The Times, and Karl Smith of The Independent .[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Oxford Student - Editorial Team" . Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Contact the team" . Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Advertise with us | the Oxford Student". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Oxford Student-About" . Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Editorial team – The Oxford Student". The Oxford Student. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Pink Archives". The Oxford Student. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Oxford Student". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  8. ↑ Woodward, Will (18 October 2001). "Cherwell's rival wins best student paper". The Guardian.
  9. ↑ "Oxford students suspended for hacking - News - London Evening Standard". www.thisislondon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Oxford hackers face punishment". BBC News. 15 July 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  11. ↑ Yeomans, Emma. "'Sensitivity readers' to vet Oxford University student newspapers | News | The Times". The Times .
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