Format Tabloid Political alignment none | Founded 1992 Circulation c. 15,000 | |
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Type Weekly newspaper during Oxford University term time Owner(s) Oxford Student Services Ltd | ||
The Oxford Student is a newspaper produced by and for students of the University of Oxford; it is sometimes abbreviated to The OxStu. The paper was established in 1992 by the Oxford University Student Union (OUSU).
Contents
The Oxford Student is owned by the OUSU and run through the Student Union's commercial subsidiary, Oxford Student Services Ltd (OSSL). The newspaper's constitution grants the paper editorial independence.
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.
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. Foster now works as Media Correspondent for The Times, and Waite worked for the Sunday Times for a few years after graduating.
In 2014, shortly after Amelia Hamer became editor, the paper ran a news story about the Ben Sullivan controversywhich caused an outcry amongst students as it "reinforced rape myths in the press". It garnered negative attention in other student media, and also led to calls for Hamer to resign. Three months later, on the 24th September, Hamer was removed from her role because of pressure from student activists.
Contributors
Former contributors include Laura Barton of The Guardian, Mark Henderson and Rob Hands of The Times, and Karl Smith of The Independent.