''The Queen's Journal'' is the main
student-run newspaper at
Queen's University at Kingston
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in
Kingston,
Ontario
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. The paper was founded in 1873 and has been continually publishing ever since. It is as old as ''
The Harvard Crimson
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'', the oldest continuously published student newspaper in the
United States
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. ''The Journal'' is published twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Fridays. The 2021-22 Editors in Chief are Aysha Tabassum and Shelby Talbot. The publication is an editorially autonomous paper, guaranteed by the
Alma Mater Society of Queen's University and its constitution and by-laws.
The paper maintains a friendly rivalry with the campus' humour paper ''
Golden Words''. This is best exemplified by the annual publication, by ''Golden Words'', of a fake edition of ''The Journal'' containing outlandish stories, published roughly around April Fool’s Day — although the exact date varies and the special edition is not marked in any way.
''Journal'' alumni can often be found working for many of North America's major newspapers and media outlets. Notable names include
Adam Shortt; former Ottawa mayor
Charlotte Whitton
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; former ''
Toronto Star
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'' editor-in-chief
Giles Gherson; former ''
Ottawa Citizen
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History
Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris, it was renamed the ''Citizen'' in 1851. The newsp ...
'' editor-in-chief Scott Anderson; former editor-in-chief of ''
The Globe and Mail'',
John Stackhouse; former ''
Toronto Star
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'' managing editor Jane Davenport; author, academic, and former ''
Toronto Star
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'' columnist
James Laxer; novelist
Robertson Davies
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; Al Jazeera's
Ali Velshi
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; ''
Toronto Star
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'' reporters Kristin Rushowy and Victoria Gibson; former
ABC News
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correspondent
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; and
Jeffrey Simpson
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, author and former political columnist for ''
The Globe and Mail''.
See also
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CFRC-FM
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List of newspapers in Canada
This list of newspapers in Canada is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Canada. Daily newspapers
Local weeklies
Alberta
* Airdrie – '' Airdrie Echo''
* Bashaw – '' Bashaw Star''
* Bassano – '' Bassano Times''
* Beaumont ...
*
List of student newspapers in Canada
This is a list of post secondary Canadian student newspapers, listed by province.
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
See a ...
References
External links
*
Queen's Journal print archives from 1873–1974
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1873 establishments in Ontario
Newspapers published in Kingston, Ontario
Publications established in 1873
Journal
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*Bullet journal, a method of personal organization
*Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period
*Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...
Student newspapers published in Ontario
Biweekly newspapers published in Canada