York Vision

Vision
Publisher University of York students
Founded 1987

York Vision (previously known as yorkVision and York Student Vision) is one of two student newspapers at the University of York, and is Britain's most awarded student newspaper, having been presented with six 'Guardian Student Newspaper of the Year' awards, most recently in the 2014–2015 academic year.[1]

It is a registered society of, and funded by the University of York Students' Union. The paper is distinguished from its campus rival, Nouse, by its tabloid design, tone and anarchic sense of humour.

Organisation

Unlike many other university newspapers, which have sabbatical editors, Vision's staff is made up entirely of current students.

The current editors-in-chief are George Atkinson and Barto Joly de Lotbiniere. The newspaper itself contains several sections, with comment, features and lifestyle bookended by news and sport.

The newspaper has recently been nominated for Best Publication and Best Website at the Guardian Student Media Awards.

Special features

Vision has a number of features that help mould its distinct character. These include:

Vision Facebook

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.

Notable former contributors

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

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.[2]

Rob Harris

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. Afterwards, Sir Alex was caught on camera attempting to ban Harris from United's press conferences in the future.[3]

Awards

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 2011, Vision was named Student Publication of the Year at the Guardian Student Media Awards.

Guardian Student Media Awards

National Union of Students Awards

National Union of Students Journalism Awards (now defunct)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Student Media Awards 2014: winners and runners-up". The Guardian. 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Guardian Unlimited
  3. ↑ "Fergie sees red: United boss caught trying to impose own gagging order on press". Daily Mail (London).
  4. ↑ "Student Media awards 2011 Winners". The Guardian (London). 28 November 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

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