| Vision | |
|---|---|
| Media Type: | Newspaper |
| Launched: | 1987 |
| Formerly Called: | York Student Vision yorkVision |
| University: | University of York |
| Other University Media: | Television - YSTV Radio - URY Newspaper - Nouse |
| Availability | |
| On campus | During term time |
York Vision (previously known as yorkVision and York Student Vision) is one of two student newspapers at the University of York. It is a registered society of, and funded by the University of York Students' Union. It is distinguished from its campus rival, Nouse, by its tabloid design, tone and anarchic sense of humour.
Since 2002 the newspaper has held the title Guardian Student Newspaper of the Year on five occasions, making it the most awarded student newspaper in the UK. It was recently chosen as "Best Publication" at the 2011 awards.
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Unlike many other university newspapers, which have sabbatical editors, Vision's staff is made up entirely of current students.
The newspaper currently has two editors, Maddy Potts and Katy Roberts. The newspaper itself contains several sections, with comment, features and lifestyle bookended by news and sport.
It has recently won the Guardian award for Best Student Publication.
Vision has a number of features that help mould its distinct character. These include:
Vision was the first newspaper in the country to launch a Facebook application, featuring articles and scoops from York campus. Users could keep up-to-date with the latest gossip on campus, with news updates published on profiles and in news feeds. The application also features a podcast produced in collaboration with the university's student radio station URY, providing a run down of the week's top headlines and big name interviews. The application was developed by Matt Kirman and former editor Iain Withers.
Former Vision editors and writers have gone on to work for a wide range of media outlets, including Reuters News Agency and the BBC, or as freelance contributors to various major newspapers.
Ste Curran has become one of Britain's most notable games journalists and currently presents One Life Left, a videogame show on Resonance FM. Curran contributed a series of articles to Edge as RedEye, praised as an 'unmissable example of New Games Journalism' by Guardian Unlimited.[1]
When covering a Manchester United press conference for the Associated Press, Rob Harris asked the club's manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, a question about winger Ryan Giggs - who had recently been involved in a highly-publicised sex scandal[2]. Afterwards, Sir Alex was caught on camera attempting to ban Harris from United's press conferences in the future[3].
Vision has received awards for its writing, design, and in both overall best publication and best small budget categories (due to the lack of sabbatical positions of the paper). In 2009 it was the only student newspaper to be nominated for Guardian Student Newspaper of the Year without a full-time paid member of staff.
It won the award four times in six years, having held the award from 2002-2004. Vision remains the only paper to achieve the remarkable hat-trick in the ceremony's 26-year history.
In 2006, Vision was named NUS Small-Budget Publication of the Year at the National Student Journalism Awards.
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