The Yorker
Encyclopedia
The Yorker is a student-run website that provides news, features, comments, university and college sports, and reviews for the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
. As a private limited company, The Yorker is the only independent media outlet on campus. During term time, the website receives on average about 10,000 hits a week.
About the company
The Yorker provides a unique student experience as an independent student-run media outlet. Unlike student union affiliated University news outlets, the Yorker receives no funding support from the student union. The Yorker raises money through membership fees, advertisements and student organised events. In November 2010, the Yorker received support from York's local artists Littlemores, the Mountaineering Club and James Lawes to raise money for the company.The company is divided into three teams: Journalism, Technical, and Operational. The head of each branch is also a company director.
List of Company Directors
| Editor | Operational Director | Technical Director |
|---|---|---|
| Aimee Howarth 2011-current | Ross Whiting 2011-current | |
| Stefanie Neylon 2011-current | Richard Crosby 2011 | |
| Chiifen Hiu 2010-2011 | Phil Mace 2010-2011 | |
| Fiona Lavelle 2010 | Anna Goodman 2009-2010 | |
| Claire Curtis 2009 | Nish Narendran 2009 | Richard Simpson 2009-2011 |
| Marie Thouaille & Amy Benziane 2008-2009 | Nick Connell 2008-2009 | Chris Travis 2008-2009 |
| Dominic Freeston & Ruth Mosalki 2007-2008 | Nadeem Kunwar 2008 | Richard Ingle 2007-2008 |
| Daniel Ashby 2006-2007 | Oliver Ward 2006-2008'’ | Nick Evans 2006-2007 |
Nomination for the Guardian Media Awards
In 2007, within four months of launching, The Yorker was nominated at the Guardian Student Media AwardsGuardian Student Media Awards
The Guardian Student Media Awards are an annual UK-wide student journalism competition run by The Guardian newspaper.-History:Since 1947, The National Union of Students have run a student journalism competition of some kind. In 1978, The Guardian joined forces with the NUS for the inaugural...
for Best Website.
Media Charter
The Yorker has caused controversy due to its relationship with students' unionStudents' union
A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
YUSU. Rival publications Nouse
Nouse
Nouse is a student newspaper and website at the University of York. It is the oldest registered society of, and funded by the University of York Students' Union. Founded in 1964 by student Nigel Fountain, some twenty years before its rival York Vision...
and York Vision are societies and are funded by the Union, under the condition that the Union approves the printed version of the papers to avoid the Union being drawn into legal trouble by any libelous articles and to protect student welfare. Due to The Yorker's independence, it is not a signatory to this Charter, however previously enjoyed some of the privileges given by it (such as press passes to Union events).
Talks between YUSU and The Yorker regarding The Yorker entering the Media Charter broke down in October 2008, resulting in The Yorker being treated as external media by YUSU and losing some of the privileges it had previously enjoyed.