''York Vision'' (previously known as ''yorkVision'' and ''York Student Vision'') is one of two

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. Vision is a registered society of, and is funded by the University of York Students' Union (YUSU).

Organisation

Unlike many other university newspapers, which have sabbatical editors, ''York Vision''s staff is made up entirely of current students. The current Editors are Katie Preston and Marti Stelling The newspaper itself contains several sections, with Opinion, Features, Lifestyle, Science, SCENE, and Climate bookended by news and sport.

Special features

''Vision'' has a number of features that help mould its distinct character. These include: *''Interviews'': Almost every section of the paper has, at one time or another, secured a top-tier interview. Recent highlights include

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. In 2022, Marti Stelling interviewed Tik-Tok famous Katylee Bailey. *''SCENE'': The arts pullout containing sections dedicated to Screen, Stage, Music, Books, Games, Relationships, Food, and Travel. *''The Roses Specials'': Either an annual pull-out published after the Roses Tournament, or a limited-run, special edition distributed during the tournament itself. The 2008 Roses review was incorporated into the Sport section. 2012 saw the largest scale Roses coverage yet, both online and in print, including a 16-page pull-out produced away from home at Lancaster University. *''Goalside'': A pull-out dedicated to coverage of the summer term 'College Cup', which dominates summer sport at the University of York, first published in 2012. *''FRESH'': The freshers magazine given to all new students at the University of York.

Notable former contributors

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Controversies

In early 2018, The Lemon Press, the

's satirical student magazine, accused ''York Vision'' of erroneously claiming to be the "most awarded student newspaper" in the country. The outcome of their investigation suggested that the

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's most awarded student newspaper was

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. In response, ''York Vision'' changed their

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description to "one of the most awarded student publications". The October 2018 issue of ''York Vision'' was removed from circulation for a back page advert that consisted of a link to an online submission form, and the heading "Send Nudes". The page received condemnation from the University of York Students' Union, which also claimed that issue had been published without their required approval. The paper was then sanctioned by YUSU and the society was suspended from operating until the start of the 2019/20 academic year under new leadership.

Awards

''York 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 without a full-time paid member of staff to be nominated for

Student Newspaper of the Year. 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

2015

* Best Opinion Writer: ''Edward Greenwood'' (Nominee)

2014

* Best Publication (Winner) * Best Reporter: ''Patrick Greenfield'' (Winner)

2013

* Best Publication (Runner up) * Best Website (Nominee)

2012

* Best Reporter: ''Oliver Todd'' (Nominee)

2011

* Best Publication (Winner)

2010

* Best Publication (Nominee) * Best Reporter: ''Daniel Goddard'' (Nominee) * Best Reporter: ''Martin Williams'' (Nominee) * Best Writer: ''Jim Norton'' (Nominee)

2009

* Best Newspaper (Nominee) * Best Reporter: ''Martin Williams'' (Nominee) * Best Reporter: ''Tom McDermott'' (Nominee) * Best Sports Writer: ''Jim Norton'' (Nominee)

2008

*Best Reporter: ''Adam Thorn'' (Runner up) *Best Feature Writer: ''Anna Wormleighton'' (Nominee) *Best Sports Writer: ''Grumpy Panda Alex Richman'' (Runner up) *Best Sports Writer: ''Tom Sheldrick'' (Nominee)

2007

*Best Newspaper (Winner) *Best Reporter: ''Lucy Taylor'' (Winner) *Best Reporter: ''Adam Thorn'' (Nominee) *Best Sports Writer: ''Darius Austin'' (Nominee) *Best Critic: ''Richard Webb'' (Winner)

2006

*Best Columnist: ''Ruth Mclean'' (Nominee)

2005

*Best Newspaper (Nominee) *Best Small Budget Publication (Nominee) *Best Sports Writer: ''Simon Osborn'' (Winner) *Best Columnist: ''Jonathan Bray'' (Winner)

2004

*Best Newspaper (Winner) *Best Small Budget Publication (Runner up) *Best Journalist: ''Jon Bentham'' (Winner) *Best Reporter: ''Jon Bentham'' (Nominee) *Best Feature Writer: ''Jon Bentham'' (Runner up)

2003

*Best Newspaper (Winner) *Best Small Budget Publication (Nominee) *Best Journalist: ''Rob Harris'' (Winner) *Best Reporter: ''Rob Harris'' (Winner) *Best Travel Writer: ''Jon Bentham'' (Winner) * Best Travel Writer: ''Rob Harris'' (Nominee)

2002

*Best Newspaper (Winner) *Best Columnist: ''Gareth Walker'' (Winner) *Best Website (Winner)

2001

*Best Website (Runner up)

Student Publication Association Awards

2020 * Best Publication (Pending) * Best Newspaper Design (Pending) * Billy Dowling-Reid Award for Outstanding Commitment – Harry Clay and Chay Quinn (Pending) * Best Science/Tech Piece – Maddie Jenkins (Pending) 2017 * Outstanding Commitment – Abbie Llewelyn (Winner) * Best News Story – Josh Salisbury (Shortlisted) * Best News Story – Huw James (Shortlisted) * Best News Story – Abbie Llewelyn (Shortlisted) 2016 * Best Comment – Costas Mourselas (Highly Commended) * Best Publication (Shortlisted) * Best Sports Coverage (Shortlisted) * Best Reporter – Thomas Butler-Roberts (Shortlisted) * Best News Story – Jonny Long & Abbie Llewelyn (Shortlisted) * Best Feature – Jonny Long (Shortlisted)

National Union of Students Awards

*2014 Best Journalist: ''Jack Gevertz'' (Winner) *2012 Best Media (Runner up) *2012 Best Journalist: ''Oliver Todd'' (Highly Commended) *2008 Best Journalist: ''Lucy Taylor'' (Nominee)

National Union of Students Journalism Awards

*2006 Best Small Budget Publication (Winner) *2004 Best Publication Design (Winner) *2004 Best Feature Writer: ''Jon Bentham'' (Winner) *2004 Best Arts Journalist: ''Sam Walton'' (Runner up) *2003 Best Newspaper (Winner) *2003 Best Reporter: ''Rob Harris'' (Winner) *2003 Best Arts Journalist: ''Bella Todd'' (Winner) *2001 Best Small Budget Publication (Winner)

References

External links

''yorkVision''
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