| Type | Twice weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner | Alma Mater Society |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Political alignment | Student |
| Headquarters | University |
| Official website | [1] |
The Queen's Journal, or simply The Journal, is the main student-run newspaper at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. It was established in 1873, making it one of the oldest student newspapers in Canada. It is as old as the Harvard Crimson, the oldest continuously published student newspaper in the United States. The Journal is published twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays. The 2011-2012 editors-in-chief are Clare Clancy and Jake Edmiston
The paper maintains a friendly rivalry with the humour paper on campus, Golden Words. This is best exemplified by the annual publication of a fake edition of The Journal, containing outlandish stories, by Golden Words.
The publication is an editorially autonomous paper, guaranteed by the Alma Mater Society, its Constitution, and its Corporate By-laws.[2]
Journal alumni can often be found working for many of North America's major newspapers and media outlets. Notable names include Adam Shortt, Charlotte Whitton, ABC News correspondent Jeffrey Kofman, Robertson Davies, CNN's Ali Velshi, former Toronto Star editor-in-chief Giles Gherson, Ottawa Citizen editor-in-chief Scott Anderson and The Globe and Mail's editor-in-chief John Stackhouse.