Nouse (/ˈnuːz/NOOZ; Ancient Greek: nous, meaning intellect, or common sense; also the local River Ouse; also a potential pun on the words 'No Use')[1] 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.[2]Nouse was founded in 1964[2] by student Nigel Fountain,[3][4][5] some twenty years before its rival York Vision. The newspaper is printed three times in each of the Autumn and Spring terms, and twice in the Summer term, with frequent website updates in between print runs. As of June 2022, Nouse has printed 500 editions.
Unlike many other university newspapers, which have sabbatical editors, Nouse's staff is made up entirely of current students.
It has changed dramatically in outlook and presentation over the years, being known at one point as the Nouse Co-operative or NouseCoop, and presenting itself as a samizdat publication throughout the 1980s[citation needed]. The last edition of the 2006–07 academic year was printed in full-size broadsheet format, but it is now printed in a tabloid size. It nonetheless remains distinguished from its campus rival York Vision in layout and tone.
In the last few years Nouse has become the university's largest media society, picking up multiple nominations and wins in the National Student Journalism Awards and Guardian Student Media Awards.[6][7] In April 2019, Nouse hosted the Student Publication Association National Conference in York, which featured the organisation's national awards night, and was attended by student journalists from across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Prominent members of the journalism industry delivered talks over the weekend including Jim Waterson and Owen Jones.
The Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York Library has an archive of Nouse editions that stretches back to the first edition, published on 23 November 1964.[8]
Contentedit
The main paper contains sections on news, comment, politics, business, science, and sport.
The "Muse" culture section includes features, columns, arts, fashion, music, film and TV, gaming, travel, and food and drink pages.
The website holds an archive of the printed pieces from 2005, as well as publishing content such as breaking news, sports results, live coverage of campus events and other features not in the print edition.
Supplementsedit
Through the year Nouse publishes various supplements:
Freshers' Supplement: A guide to the University of York and the City of York for new students.
YUSU Elections Supplement: A guide to the candidates and background information for each year's students' union elections.
Roses Supplement: A guide to the annual sports tournament against Lancaster.
London Fashion Week Supplement: A guide to the Autumn/Winter Collections at London Fashion Week (LFW). Nouse has been covering LFW since 2011, and in 2013 covered more than 40 shows with a team of ten writers and photographers.
Nouse celebrated their 500th edition on Tuesday 14 June 2022. The print edition was the longest in Nouse's history, running to 56 pages, and included eight extra pages, including interviews with notable University of York alumni[9] and influential thinkers.[10] The edition was the serving Editor-in-Chief, Ed Halford,[11] and the Deputy Editor's, Lucy Cooper,[12] final edition.
Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens wrote a comment piece in October 2012.[30]
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Founder, Nigel Fountain has had an illustrious career writing for The Guardian,[31]The Daily Telegraph, and many other newspapers and magazines. He has also written a number of books, including Underground: The London Alternative Press.[32][33]
Sian James has recently left her role at the Mail on Sunday, after a long and successful career as Features Editor.[34]
Ex-editor, Heidi Blake is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist and author,[38] currently the global investigations editor for Buzzfeed. During her time at the Sunday Times Insight Desk, notable scoops included the "Cash for Cameron" scandal.[39]
Ex-editor Henry Foy is the Brussels Bureau Chief of the Financial Times, after previous postings as the newspaper's Moscow Bureau Chief and Central Europe correspondent.[40]
Ex-editor Toby Green is Assistant News Editor at The Times.[41]
Nicholas Woolf is Editor at the New Statesman America.[42]
Richard Jolly is Senior Football Correspondent at The Independent.[43]
^"Guardian Student Media Awards, 2009: Winners". The Guardian. London. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
^"NUS Awards finalists announced". NUS. 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
^"NUS Awards finalists announced". NUS. 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^"Student Media awards 2012 winners". The Guardian. London. 7 November 2012.
^"Student Media Awards 2013: shortlist". The Guardian.
^SPA (6 May 2017). "Highly Commended in the Best News Story Award at #SPANC17 goes to @finnjjudge from @yorknouse at @UniOfYork". @SPAJournalism. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
^"In retrospect..." Nouse. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
^Peter Hitchens, "I have nothing but bad advice for the young", Nouse, 9 October 2012.
^Underground: The London Alternative Press, 1966–74, Good Reads.
^"Graduate Expectations part 1: 1963 and 2013", Grapevine Online, 15 July 2013.
^Dominic Ponsford, "Financial Mail editor Lisa Buckingham and features editor Sian James among high-profile MoS departures", Press Gazette, 27 March 2013.
^"What jobs do York graduates do? – Elisa Bray, Music Editor at The Independent". Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, University of York.