Redbrick (newspaper)

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Redbrick is the student newspaper of the University of Birmingham. It is produced weekly (during term time) by the Guild of Students and has a potential readership of over 20,000 students.

Redbrick is written, photographed, edited and published entirely by students of the University and is run on a non-profit basis, funded by both advertising revenue and the Guild of Students. The newspaper celebrated its 70th birthday and 1300th issue in late 2006.

It is distributed free around the university campus and local area.

It is closely linked to the other media groups at the Guild of Students - Burn FM, Guild Television (GTV), and Photosoc.

Editorial elections took place in May 2006. Rebecca King took office as editor in the new academic year, succeeding outgoing editor Matt Williams. Ruth Wright is the new deputy editor.

In 1972, in the summer term, just after the Gay Liberation Front annual conference, held in the Guild of Students Union, Redbrick published a controversial article entitled Who's a Wanker? which described practical aspects of homosexuality. The issue ran out and had to be reprinted. At the same time it was reported to the Press Council because of the article and the issue was withdrawn.