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# Student Publication Association

Supporting the next generation of journalists

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## Posts

- [Our plan to make the SPA work for everyone](https://www.spajournalism.com/our-plan-to-make-the-spa-work-for-everyone/)
- [Calling all specialist publications: help shape SPA strategy](https://www.spajournalism.com/calling-all-specialist-publications-help-shape-spa-strategy-11546/)
- [Apply now and become the SPA's next trustee](https://www.spajournalism.com/apply-now-and-become-the-spas-next-trustee-11540/)
- [Apply now: Could you be our new Scotland RO?](https://www.spajournalism.com/apply-now-could-you-be-our-new-scotland-ro-11515/) - The Student Publication Association (SPA) has re-opened applications for the Scotland Officer 2026/27. Could that be you?
- [Michaela Makusha's Guide to Pitching](https://www.spajournalism.com/michaela-makushas-guide-to-pitching-11498/)
- [SPA announces new executive committee for 2026/27](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-announces-new-executive-committee-for-2026-27-11481/)
- [Apply now: The SPA needs new regional and project officers](https://www.spajournalism.com/apply-now-the-spa-needs-new-regional-and-project-officers-11491/)
- [SPA announces winners of the 2026 National Awards](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-announces-winners-of-the-2026-national-awards/)
- [Executive Committee elections: Could you lead the SPA?](https://www.spajournalism.com/executive-committee-elections-could-you-lead-the-spa-11438/) - Every year we bring SPA members together at our AGM to elect a new committee as well as determine the focus of our organisation for the year ahead.
- [Social media](https://www.spajournalism.com/how-to-use-social-media-for-your-student-publication/) - Unless you’re from Mars (unlikely, as it isn’t one of our regions), social media is almost completely unavoidable—especially for students. However, the endless scrolling doesn’t have to mean that your readers are drawn away from your publication’s hard-worked journalism. More and more professional papers and magazines are moving into this new ether, converting written journalism
- [Challenges to student journalism, and what you can do about it](https://www.spajournalism.com/challenges-to-student-journalism-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/) - Censorship Our members notoriously have love-hate relationships with their Student Unions. Their role is to improve our university experiences and be the representative voice amongst higher leadership. And the role of student journalists is to hold them to account on this. More and more, university bureaucracy and financial ties are blocking student journalists from reporting
- [SPA 2026 National Awards shortlists announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-2026-national-awards-shortlists-announced-11325/)
- [Your say on the SPA: 2026 AGM agenda](https://www.spajournalism.com/your-say-on-the-spa-2026-agm-agenda/) - Every year we bring SPA members together at our AGM to elect a new committee as well as determine the focus of our organisation for the year ahead.
- [#SPANC26 AGM - submit your motions now](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc26-agm-submit-your-motions-now/) - Every year we bring SPA members together at our AGM to elect a new committee as well as determine the focus of our organisation for the year ahead.
- [The #SPANC26 Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) is now open](https://www.spajournalism.com/the-spanc26-financial-assistance-scheme-fas-is-now-open-11029/)
- [The 2026 National Awards are now open for entries](https://www.spajournalism.com/the-2026-national-awards-are-now-open-for-entries-11025/)
- [Entertainment reviews](https://www.spajournalism.com/writing-reviews-guide/) - To put it simply, a review is an evaluation of a piece of work. It is a critical evaluation and is usually assisted with a rating to guide the audience on the merit of the entertainment product being reviewed. Typically, a review ranges between 300 to 1000 words depending on the piece of work being
- [Brand](https://www.spajournalism.com/brand-10887/) - Whether you’re a new publication starting out, or one that’s been in print for decades, having a clear and consistently applied brand identity is crucial to both your reputation on campus and tying together all of your activity across print and online platforms.
- [Core design principles](https://www.spajournalism.com/core-design-principles/) - Hierarchy: When designing a publication, hierarchy refers to the specific arrangement of visual elements from Titles, Headings, the body of text and images. In a print layout, the title might be bold, followed by a subtitle, then a smaller body of text. This creates a visual layering, helping the reader know where to read first
- [#SPANC26 location and dates revealed](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc26-location-and-dates-revealed/) - The Student Publication Association's National Conference is heading to Norwich!
- [Ultimate guide to The Telegraph Editorial Graduate Programme ](https://www.spajournalism.com/ultimate-guide-to-the-telegraph-editorial-graduate-programme/) - Three Telegraph grads reveal their top tips for the application process!
- [Introducing: #SPANC23 workshops](https://www.spajournalism.com/introducing-spanc23-workshops/)
- [Tickets now on sale for #SPANC24 in Bristol](https://www.spajournalism.com/tickets-on-sale-spanc24/) - #SPANC24 is coming to Bristol from 12th - 14th April with a top lineup of speakers, workshops, and the UK’s largest student publication awards.
- [Bookings open for #SPANC24 workshops](https://www.spajournalism.com/bookings-open-for-spanc24-workshops-9260/)
- [Calling all members: The 2026 Regional Awards are now open](https://www.spajournalism.com/calling-all-members-the-2026-regional-awards-are-now-open/) - The SPA's Regional Awards are back for another year. With 8 categories, members across our 8 regions have more chances than ever to take home a coveted award.
- [Do you want to host #SPANC26?](https://www.spajournalism.com/do-you-want-to-host-spanc26-10816/)
- [Apply now and become the SPA's next trustee](https://www.spajournalism.com/apply-now-and-become-the-spas-next-trustee-10569/)
- [Find out who won the SPA 2025 National Awards](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-2025-national-awards-winners-announced/) - The winners of the SPA 2025 National Awards have been announced. Find out if your publication won an award at the ceremony in Sandy Park Exeter on April 5
- [Apply now: The SPA needs new regional and project officers](https://www.spajournalism.com/apply-now-the-spa-needs-new-regional-and-project-officers/) - Want to join the SPA team for 2025/26? #SPANC25 saw us elect a new executive committee and now we want regional and project officers to join them Apply now!
- [Have your say: read the SPA 2025 AGM agenda now](https://www.spajournalism.com/have-your-say-read-the-spa-2025-agm-agenda-now-10406/) - Every year we bring SPA members together at our AGM to elect a new committee as well as determine the focus of our organisation for the year ahead.
- [Now open: the SPA National Editor Survey 2025 needs you](https://www.spajournalism.com/now-open-the-spa-national-editor-survey-2025-needs-you/)
- [SPA 2025 National Awards shortlists announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-2025-national-awards-shortlists-announced/)
- [#SPANC25 location and dates revealed](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc25-location-and-dates-revealed-10232/) - The Student Publication Association's National Conference is heading to the south west for 2025
- [SPA 2025 Regional Award Winners](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-2025-regional-award-winners/)
- [SPA Spotlight: tuition fee rises, Tudor portraits and Count Binface on Bristol](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-spotlight-tuition-fee-rises-tudor-portraits-and-count-binface-on-bristol/) - The SPA's Regional Awards are back for another year. With 8 categories, members across our 8 regions have more chances than ever to take home a coveted award.
- [Member publications organise coverage of 2024 General Election](https://www.spajournalism.com/member-publications-organise-coverage-of-2024-general-election-9921/)
- [#SPANC25 AGM - Time to submit your motions now](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc25-time-to-submit-your-agm-motions-now-10387/) - Every year we bring SPA members together at our AGM to elect a new committee as well as determine the focus of our organisation for the year ahead.
- [#SPANC24 shortlist: Are you among the country’s best student journalists?](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc24-shortlist/)
- [Help Wanted: Student journalism is looking for your support](https://www.spajournalism.com/help-wanted-student-journalism-is-looking-for-your-support-10346/)
- [The #SPANC25 Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) is now open](https://www.spajournalism.com/the-spanc25-financial-assistance-scheme-fas-is-now-open-10291/) - The #SPANC25 Financial Assistance Scheme is now open for 2025, helping those otherwise unable to afford to come to Exeter for our national conference April 4-6.
- [The 2025 National Awards are now open for entries](https://www.spajournalism.com/the-2025-national-awards-are-now-open-for-entries-10296/) - Find out all the details on how to enter the SPA's national awards for 2025. Submissions close on the 16th of February 2025 at 11.59pm.
- [Calling all members: The 2025 Regional Awards are now open](https://www.spajournalism.com/regional-awards-2025-launch/) - The SPA's Regional Awards are back for another year. With 8 categories, members across our 8 regions have more chances than ever to take home a coveted award.
- [#SPANC25 bidding is officially open!](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc25-bidding-open/) - Back for 2025 we’ll be taking our three-day conference and prestigious awards to a campus near you.
- [Meet your new Conference and Events Officer](https://www.spajournalism.com/conference-and-events-officer-2024-25/) - Roxy-Moon will serve in the role until #SPANC25.
- [Meet our two new trustees](https://www.spajournalism.com/two-new-trustees-2024/) - The Student Publication Association welcomes two new members to its Trustee Board.
- [Molly Cantwell and Owain Evans unanimously elected as lifetime members](https://www.spajournalism.com/molly-cantwell-and-owain-evans-unamiously-9873/)
- [Become an SPA trustee and foster the next generation of journalists](https://www.spajournalism.com/become-an-spa-trustee-and-foster-the-next-generation-of-journalists/)
- [SPANC24: National award winners announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc24-winners/) - From hard-hitting investigations to insightful interviews, and thought-provoking culture pieces to stunning print design, the winners of the 2024 SPA national awards have been revealed at SPANC24
- [Join the SPA team and shape the future of student journalism](https://www.spajournalism.com/join-the-spa-team-2024/)
- [Editor-in-Chief Survey 2024/25 now open](https://www.spajournalism.com/editor-in-chief-survey-2024-25-now-open-9818/)
- [Have your say on the SPA: Executive committee reports](https://www.spajournalism.com/have-your-say-on-the-spa-executive-committee-reports/) - #SPANC24 is days away! At our Annual General Meeting and your chance to elect new leaders and question current ones. Here the executive committee share their reflections on the last year.
- [Have your say on the SPA: 2024 AGM Agenda](https://www.spajournalism.com/have-your-say-on-the-spa-2024-agm-agenda-9693/) - Every year we bring SPA members together at our AGM to elect a new committee as well as determine the focus of our organisation for the year ahead.
- [#SPANC24 - Take charge at our AGM](https://www.spajournalism.com/agm2024/)
- [#SPANC24 Financial Assistance Scheme now open](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc24-financial-assistance-scheme-now-open-9152/)
- [SPA 2024 Regional Award Winners Announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-2024-regional-award-winners-announced/)
- [#SPANC23 Financial Assistance Scheme](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc23-financial-assistance-scheme/) - We understand that being a student can leave you pretty tight on the financial front. That's why the Student Publication Association (SPA) has set up its Financial Assistance Scheme, helping those otherwise unable to afford it some support in attending our national conference and awards, this year at the University of Glasgow. It's the biggest
- [Behind the story: Exeposé's Harry's Law campaign](https://www.spajournalism.com/behind-the-story-exeposes-harrys-law-campaign/)
- [Entry for #SPANC24 awards now open!](https://www.spajournalism.com/national-awards-2024-open/) - Entry for this year's SPA National Awards is now open! This year, we have 10 publication awards and 15 individual awards to shoot for...
- [Regional awards 2024: Open for entry](https://www.spajournalism.com/regional-awards-2024-launch/) - It's time to kickstart this year’s regional awards. Every year, student journalists and publications from across the country enter their best work into our regional awards, going up against their closest neighbours to take home a prize.
- [Get ready... #SPANC24 location revealed](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc24-location-revealed/) - The Student Publication Association's National Conference is heading to the south west for 2024. Find out more about our SPANC24 hosts.
- [The SPA’s guide to the BBC’s Level 7 Journalism Apprenticeship: What does the application process look like?](https://www.spajournalism.com/guide-bbc-journalism-advanced-apprenticeship-application/) - Your complete guide to the three stage BBC Apprenticeship application process
- [Why should you apply for the BBC's  Level 7 Journalism Apprenticeship?](https://www.spajournalism.com/why-apply-journalism-advanced-apprenticeship/) - Our Northern Officer's guide to the BBC Advanced Journalism Apprenticeship
- [How to bid for #SPANC24: The basics](https://www.spajournalism.com/how-to-bid-for-spanc24-the-basics/)
- [#SPANC24 bidding officially open!](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc24-bidding-officially-open/) - This is your chance to host the biggest event in the student journalism calendar - the SPA national conference, #SPANC24! Back for 2024 we’ll be taking our three-day conference and prestigious awards to a campus near you. The premier event in the student media calendar, the SPA national conference brings together student publications from across
- [How to start a new student newspaper, magazine or website](https://www.spajournalism.com/starting-your-own-publication-guide/)
- [How to write lifestyle articles](https://www.spajournalism.com/writing-lifestyle-articles-guide/) - A fruitful lifestyle section of any newspaper or magazine is replete with a multitude of articles covering food, reviews, places to visit, fashion, vacation destinations and life advice. Tacitly respite from a publication’s more demanding content, lifestyle articles should be a pleasure to read and a pleasure to write. The following guide focusses extensively on
- [How to write sport stories](https://www.spajournalism.com/writing-sport-articles-guide/) - Some people think that us sports writers somewhat rely on the same things. It’s all just reviewing sports matches, posing questions about athletes and ranting about what our favourite teams are doing wrong (which as an Everton fan I know all too well). However, sport is so much more than that. It’s a huge part
- [How to market your student publication](https://www.spajournalism.com/marketing-a-publication-guide/)
- [Professional journalism training is more important than ever](https://www.spajournalism.com/professional-journalism-training-important-ever/) - To be able to demonstrate that the stories and content generated by modern journalists is underpinned by rigorous training in accuracy, impartiality, balance and fair dealing and is delivered in way that meets the rightly demanding ethical standards of industry regulators is a powerful antidote to those detractors who may throw around those labels like mud in the hope some
- [What makes modern journalism training?](https://www.spajournalism.com/modern-journalism-training/) - We are living in the information age – and journalists are information professionals whose skills are increasingly needed. In the wake of the Fake News crisis, which has created a flight to quality journalism based upon facts and not fiction, the journalistic skills of gathering, verifying, assessing and analysing information, skills in fashioning a compelling story and in engaging the public are in higher demand
- [Well paid jobs in financial journalism on the rise](https://www.spajournalism.com/well-paid-jobs-financial-journalism-rise/) - Well paid jobs in traditional journalism are ferociously competitive and hard to get, but there has been an explosion in demand in recent years for graduates with financial journalism training, and lucrative opportunities are on the increase. With financial services and The City of London playing such a crucial role in the health of the
- [What makes a good postgraduate journalism application?](https://www.spajournalism.com/makes-good-postgraduate-journalism-application/) - So you want to do a masters in Journalism to get you that dream job in the media. The ideal University looks set to get you there: great connections, networking events, thorough grounding in all aspects of Journalism. The final hurdle? Getting into that University course. City, University of London programme directors have given us
- [My Christmas work experience, experience](https://www.spajournalism.com/christmas-work-experience-experience/)
- [Five things I learnt on a fast-track NCTJ course](https://www.spajournalism.com/five-things-ive-learnt-fast-track-nctj-course/) - You don’t know anything Yes, I know you’ve done three or four years on your student newspaper, you might even have been a chief editor, but I can tell you with complete and total certainty, you know nothing. Well, that isn’t strictly true. The likelihood is that you’ll have a very good understanding of a
- [We need to stop being snobs about local journalism](https://www.spajournalism.com/need-stop-snobs-local-journalism/)
- [Using Twitter/X for your student publication](https://www.spajournalism.com/training-tuesdays-using-twitter-for-your-student-publication/)
- [£3,000 bursary for SPA members at Brighton Journalist Works](https://www.spajournalism.com/3000-bursary-for-spa-members-at-brighton-journalist-works/) - Six thousand pounds is up for grabs this summer, in an exclusive competition for SPA members. The Student Publication Association has teamed up with Brighton Journalist Works to offer three members scholarships of up to £3,000 on a NCTJ Journalism Diploma short-course. Three students will receive eye-watering discounts on their fees, with the first place
- [SPANC23: National awards winners](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc23-national-award-winners/)
- [Exciting new roles available with the Student Publication Association](https://www.spajournalism.com/poro2023/) - Having elected our new executive committee at #SPANC23, the SPA is now thrilled to open applications for a number of other roles which will help foster the next generation of student journalists across the country. Our Regional and Project Officers perform vital roles, keeping our members supported and engaged, and helping the SPA grow. They
- [Time to vote in the SPA's trustee elections!](https://www.spajournalism.com/time-to-vote-in-the-spas-trustee-elections/) - The time has come for SPA members to select a new trustee! Our trustees are the hands-off governance for the charity. While our team of student and recently graduated exec run the day-to-day and lead the organisation, trustees have oversight of the legal and technical aspects of running the organisation. In short: they do all
- [Become an SPA trustee and foster the next generation of journalists](https://www.spajournalism.com/trustee2023/)
- [Meet our new trustee, Ollie Cole](https://www.spajournalism.com/meet-our-new-trustee-ollie-cole/)
- [Three reasons to study an MA in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Sheffield](https://www.spajournalism.com/3-reasons-to-study-an-ma-in-broadcast-journalism-at-the-university-of-sheffield/)
- [Shape the future of the SPA](https://www.spajournalism.com/how-to-get-involved-in-the-spas-agm-and-submit-a-motion/) - We’re halfway through March, and the SPA National Conference 2023 (#SPANC23) is now just around the corner. If you’re coming along in-person, you’ll be getting a confirmation in your inbox in the next few days giving you all the details you need. However, one of the most important things we’ll do over the course of
- [How the University of Sheffield is training resilient student journalists](https://www.spajournalism.com/how-the-university-of-sheffield-is-training-resilient-student-journalists/)
- [#SPANC15 Award Winners Announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc15-award-winners-announced/) - After an incredibly successful year for student journalists, we held our annual awards evening to celebrate some of the best and most-cutting edge work. 24 student journalists and publications were honoured over 12 categories, from best feature to best photographer, all judged by a panel of independent expert judges. The biggest winners of the night
- [#SPANC18 awards winners announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc18-winners/)
- [#SPANC19 awards winners announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc19-awards-winners-announced-8347/)
- [#SPANC13 winners announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc13-winners-announced/) - The first ever annual SPA Conference and Awards were held at the University of Southampton Students’ Union from 11th-13th April. There were 165 entries in total across all the awards, the winners of the awards are below: Best Design Winner: Nerve (Bournemouth)Highly Commended: Platform (Nottingham Trent) Best Feature Winner: Michael O’Connell-Davidson, Quench (Cardiff)Highly Commended: Suzie
- [#SPANC2020 winners announced!](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc2020-winners-announced/) - SPANC20 took place on 3-4 October 2020, six months after the postponement of the original dates. This year’s National Conference was our biggest event yet, with 450 tickets sold and over 1,200 nominations for our prestigious awards. For the first time ever, we were also able to offer our National Conference completely free to all
- [The importance of international data journalism](https://www.spajournalism.com/the-importance-of-international-data-journalism/) - Sponsored by Cardiff University The global data journalism industry is expanding rapidly and MSc Computational and Data Journalism at Cardiff University seeks to develop the very best talent to work within this exciting field. The reporting of the Panama Papers – which has been based on a massive global analysis of documents leaked from law firm Mossack Fonseca
- [Flash Friday 29/04: God and the NUS](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-2904/) - #FlashFriday, this week, looks at two very controversial institutions: the Church and the National Union of Students, with two articles on whether it would be best for universities to disaffiliate from them. We also celebrate a very happy anniversary for one publication! SU President calls for withdrawal from the NUS BY JIM HIRSCHMANN FOR THE QH Following
- [Flash Friday 13/05: Bruce Forsyth impersonators and one hell of a student loan](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-1305/) - Take a break from revision with this week's rundown of the some great stories published in the past week... £230k for a degree?! Varsity from Cambridge has a great story on their university considering introducing a Doctorate in Business costing £80,000 per year. Just for scale, that could buy you over 1.1 million Freddos (because those tiny chocolate
- [Flash Friday 20/5: Oil shares and Belgian autocrats](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-205-the-advice-week/) - This week, we've got some great articles on student campaigns, and an excellent idea for covering NUS referendums... Politics Made Public Pmp have the details on the failed campaign to have a plaque commemorating the colonialist Belgian monarch, King Leopold, removed. Following on from the controversial Rhodes Must Fall campaign, the Queen Mary Pan-African Society
- [SPA Papers: Your Front Pages 27/05](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-front-pages-2705/) - A quick look at some of the member publications' front pages hitting shelves this week... Politics Made Public Pmp have made a very illustrative front page to highlight their coverage of the upcoming EU referendum. The mixture of bold text and a simplistic stick drawing are great ways of emphasising the clarity of the publication's
- [Flash Friday 02/06: Finance, Financial Ministers, and 'Shag, Marry, Kill'](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-0206/) - This week, we have stories on MA fees, university finances, and an interview with an outspoken former Finance Minister... Felix Online, Imperial College London Felix Online have a great story on how their university invests its money, into some rather questionable places! It's a great use both of official figures, and consumer information. Roar News,
- [Spotlight: James Beeson on censorship](https://www.spajournalism.com/spotlight-james-beeson-on-censorship/) - The first in a new series, Spotlight, featuring articles written by you on topics of your choosing. This week, James Beeson of Exeposé, writes about his experiences of the University of Exeter attempting to censor the newspaper... I was editor of the University of Exeter’s student newspaper, Exeposé, from March 2015-2016. Here’s how the experience
- [SPA Papers: Your Front Pages 10/06](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-papers-your-front-pages-1006/) - This week we have front pages with action; front pages with crime; and front pages with questions.... InQuire, University of Kent http://issuu.com/inquiremediagroup/docs/compile_12.2?e=16694923/36373857 Exeposé, University of Exeter http://issuu.com/exepose/docs/issue_3_online_2016.31.05?e=16694923/36373933 York Vision, University of York Keep sending your front pages to online@spajournalism.com to see them featured in a future edition. And be sure to send in your best stories
- [Flash Friday 22/2: Health on campus, Paxman and #NUSConference](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-222/) - Never mind the NUS National Conference, THIS is what you've all been waiting for! However, stay tuned/clicked/online/awake(?) for something on THAT! Blog: Dealing with testicular cancer as a student The Gown has republished a blog post by Ethan McLaughlin, a student dealing with testicular cancer. It is a touching, highly interesting read on an immensely difficult subject,
- [Flash Friday 17/06: Books, Download and Dentistry](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-1706-books-download/) - In this week's Flash Friday, we have an interview from one of the wettest* of this Summer's festivals, an inside look at the publishing industry, and scandal in examinations... The Edge, University of Southampton Great in-the-field reporting, as well as a great interview! The Boar, University of Warwick Always good to read ahead and find
- [Flash Friday 24/06: EU Referendum Special](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-eu-referendum-special/) - So, it actually happened - Britain has left the EU. It might be the most historic moment of our lives so far, in a few hours we've had a Prime Minster resign, a vote of no confidence in the leader of the opposition, and the First Minister declaring another referendum in Scotland - here's how you covered it. Exepose,
- [Student media condemns proposed funding cuts to The Cambridge Student](https://www.spajournalism.com/student-media-condemns-proposed-funding-cuts-to-the-cambridge-student/) - The SPA is today calling on Cambridge University Students' Union to abandon proposals to cut budget for The Cambridge Student as a matter of urgency. In an email to the paper last Friday staff were given just two term days to respond to a reduction in budget which would mean the cessation of the print
- [Protect SU Democracy, Protect Election Coverage - Motion 314](https://www.spajournalism.com/protect-su-democracy-protect-election-coverage-motion-314/) - The Student Publication Association is today calling on NUS conference delegates to approve a motion to safeguard fair, accurate and vital coverage to student union elections. Motion 314 acknowledges that while student media plays a vital role in promoting and celebrating democracy at student unions, it is often damagingly silenced by union clauses curtailing proper
- [Flash Friday 15/07: Asprin and Aspriring Ministers](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-1507-asprin-aspiring/) - This week you've been covering the... surprising changes in government; as well as covering a film festival; a protest for, rather than against, migrants; as well as telling us how asprin works. The Verse, University of Brighton Great piece by the team from the University of Brighton, covering a recent indie film festival, with a
- [Flash Friday 22/07: Trump, Tuition Fees and Black Lives Matter](https://www.spajournalism.com/2521-2/) - The previous month has been one of the busiest news months in history, as usual you guys have got it covered! Here are some of the highlights from student publications for the last week. Oxford Student, University of Oxford: The Myth of the Tragic Trump Voter Kit Rasmussen has an intelligent inside into Trump's popularity across the pond.
- [Flash Friday 29/07: Norwich Pride, Transgender Athletes and Uber](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-2907/) - As July comes to an end and we enter the hottest month of the year, student journalists across the country have been locked up and covering the news across the globe. Concrete, University of East Anglia Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies revealed a new Pride police car this week. Concrete had it covered in this great
- [Flash Friday 15/4: #SPANC16 Special](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-154-spanc16-special/) - There's STILL no party like an SPA party... In this #FlashFriday, we take a look at the very best coverage of the very best student media conference this year. Concrete, UEA http://issuu.com/concreteuea/docs/concrete_324?e=0/34912371 Another year... another brilliant effort by Concrete. This year's winners of Best Publication have pulled out all the stops with their coverage of #SPANC16, treating us
- [#FlashFriday 05/07: John Cleese, Euromillions and the Olympics](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-0507/) - Another week, another #FlashFriday, this week you've been covering matters from graduation to xenophobia. Here's the best of student media this week! The Boar, University of Warwick Excellent piece from The Boar's James Roberts interviewing a fellow students about volunteering at Rio. Well-timed, superbly written and relevant. Wessex Scene, University of Southampton Great news piece on
- [#SPANC16 Award Winners Announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc16-award-winners/) - 26 journalists from over 21 publications were honoured in 16 categories, ranging from Sports Coverage to Best Design to Best Newcomer; all of which were judged by a panel of independent judges from across the journalism industry. Best Comment This category was judged by Asa Bennett, Assistant Comment Editor of the Telegraph. This category was
- [#FlashFriday 12/08: Olympics, Elections and NFL Justice](https://www.spajournalism.com/flashfriday-1208-olympics-elections-and-blind-dates/) - The eagle eyes of student journalists across the country have been very international this week, with lots of coverage of Rio and Washington. As the summer passes on, and it still feels like forever until we return to uni student publications across the country have been kept going strong. This week you’ve talked about the Olympics kicking off, the US
- [#FlashFriday 26/08: Frank Ocean, Bake-Off and Living on Mars](https://www.spajournalism.com/2630-2/) - Student journalists across the UK and Ireland are back at it again with diverse articles this week. Everything from hard-hitting opinion pieces, to living on Mars and reviewing Frank Ocean's album which had finally dropped. Here is the best of student media this week. A Call To End Online Shaming Megan Talbot, The Courier, University of Aberystwyth
- [SPA Members Shortlisted in first Words by Women Awards](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-members-shortlisted-in-first-words-by-women-awards/) - It may be a rainy and wet outside today - but we're buzzing at SPA HQ to see our members filling up the Words by Women shortlist. Founded this year to combat the lack of female representation at the Press Awards, the awards shortlist was revealed at midday today. We're delighted to see the following SPA
- [#FlashFriday: 09/09](https://www.spajournalism.com/flashfriday-0909/) - The countdown to freshers' week has begun, SPA members across the country have been busy preparing to entice the new generation of writers and editors. Here's the best of student journalism this week. How to Get PhD Funding Chris Waught, Politics Made Public A great piece of satire that all post grad students can
- [#FlashFriday: 23/09, Brexit, Corbyn and Homelessness](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-2309-corbyn-brexit-and-inside-brightons-homeless/) - Did somebody say Freshers? It's September, which can only mean only thing, student publications across the country are gearing up for the next generation of writers and editors as they hung-overly traipse through Freshers' Fairs this week. The business of preparing the new intake of students hasn't stopped publications across the country from keeping busy
- [Splash Sunday 23/10](https://www.spajournalism.com/splash-sunday-2310/) - Palatinate, University of Durham Loved meeting @thejeremyvine. He was interviewed for upcoming launch of PalatinateTV & spoke at @durhamunion.Proud he's @palatinateuk alumni pic.twitter.com/uOjprXIivQ — Palatinate (@PalatinateUK) October 23, 2016 Totally cool team from Durham student newspaper @PalatinateUK pic.twitter.com/CfyC2Ts1pH — Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) October 22, 2016 This is very exciting! Love to see people take on
- [Splash Sunday 30/10: Fire in the forum, fire in the gallery!](https://www.spajournalism.com/splash-sunday-3010/) - This week brings a little variety, with a tweet stream and some tips on marathon running! InQuire, University of Kent InQuire have done some great follow-up work on the original story about the BHM controversy surrounding Kent Union. In a few moments, InQuire will be live tweeting from the open forum discussion held by
- [Flash Front Pages Friday - 04/11](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-front-pages-friday/) - I've got a shorthand exam next week, what the hell am I doing putting this together?! Oh well, here's a pick of the best front pages, articles and social media from the past week. Don't expect me to do this for every edition! It's back to the usual two articles and a GIF next week!
- [Your Front Pages: Our Top Picks 20/2/2016](https://www.spajournalism.com/your-front-pages-our-top-picks-2022016/) - It's that time of the week again - where we pick out the very best of your front pages. If you want to get involved next week, simply send them over to chair@spajournalism.com The Boar, Warwick Hard-hitting stuff from the team at The Boar this week as they discuss mental health, sexual violence, depression and
- [#FlashFriday 11/11: The US Election](https://www.spajournalism.com/flashfriday-1111-us-election/) - So, against all odds, Donald Trump has won the US election. In what seems to be the toughest year in history, the SPA are here to sum up the best coverage of the election! Students at UK universities react to president-elect Donald Trump - and it isn't a happy picture Sally Hall, The National Student
- [Splash Sunday 20/11 - Marxists, Internships and Panto!](https://www.spajournalism.com/splash-sunday-2011/) - Remind me never to ask for submissions on Twitter again... The Boar, Warwick The Boar have done some great work with this survey, touching on an important and relevant subject. Concrete, UEA Good coverage of Union activity by Concrete. Mancunion, Manchester Really eye-catching interesting interview with a representative of a rather unusual student society.... Wessex
- [Flash Friday - 30/12](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-3012/) - The Boar, University of Warwick Super article by the Boar Sci-Tech team calculating the maths behind Father Christmas! Wessex Scene, University of Southampton Year Abroad Photo Competition: September-November 2016 https://t.co/z9zSOrPUbE — Wessex Scene (@WessexScene) December 29, 2016 Interesting idea by Wessex Scene, helping people share their memories from their year abroad! Epigram, University of
- [Splash Saturday - 11/02](https://www.spajournalism.com/splash-saturday-1102/) - The Stag, University of Surrey https://issuu.com/thestagsurrey/docs/the_surrey_stag_issue_90_final_onli The Gryphon, University of Leeds https://issuu.com/thegryphon/docs/itm11 Forge Press, University of Sheffield https://issuu.com/forgepress/docs/issue103 Palatinate, Durham University https://issuu.com/palatinate/docs/palatinate_792 The Boar, University of Warwick https://issuu.com/theboarnews/docs/issue_8_final If you want to see your publication in a future edition, tweet us @SPAJournalism with a link!
- [Your Front Pages: Our Best Picks 2/2/16](https://www.spajournalism.com/your-front-pages-our-best-picks-1216/) - It's that time again, as we reveal your top newspaper front pages of the past week. From some old favourites to some new places you may not have on your radar yet, here's what's been catching our eye this week. Quench, Cardiff When the team at Quench emailed us to say they'd put Bowie riding
- [New SPA committee and first trustees elected at #SPANC17 in Leeds](https://www.spajournalism.com/new-spa-committee-elected/) - There are some new faces and some old hands at the helm of the Student Publication Association (SPA) after this year's elections at #SPANC17. Former digital media officer Dan Falvey (Political Correspondent at That's Oxfordshire and former Concrete Editor) has returned as the new SPA Chair. He said: "I’m absolutely delighted to have been made the new Chair
- [Full list of #SPANC17 award winners announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/full-list-spanc17-award-winners-announced/) - Epigram, the official student newspaper of the University of Bristol, was the big winner at the Student Publication Association’s National Awards this weekend, scooping both Best Publication and Best Reporter. York Vison’s Abbie Llewellyn scooped the prestigious Outstanding Commitment, while Interhacktives at City University received Best Specialist. Other big winners from the night included students
- [Splash Sunday - 11/06 - General election coverage](https://www.spajournalism.com/splash-sunday-1106-general-election-coverage/) - The Badger The Badger, at the University of Sussex covered the election on their 'Live: General Election 2017' blog. With content ranging from snappy updates to red-bull fuelled analysis, they made it through not only until the early hours of the morning, but were still posting updates the following day. They also shared reactions from
- [Your Front Pages: Our Best Picks 20/1/16](https://www.spajournalism.com/your-front-pages-our-best-picks-20116/) - Hold your horses... front pages is back for 2016, and we've got a corker of a round-up for you. From new members to a few you've known a while, here's a look at some of the best covers in student media this week. Label, Loughborough Kicking off the action for 2016 is this beautiful front
- [#SPANC16 Award Categories Revealed](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc16-award-categories-revealed/) - The SPA is delighted to finally reveal its 2016 suite of awards, to be presented at #SPANC16. Judged by industry experts, these highly prestigious awards are the highlight of the student media calendar. Student Publication Association Chair Jem Collins said: "This year we've seen our membership base expand rapidly, so we wanted to make sure
- [Best of Student Media 2015 Winners Announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/best-of-student-media-2015-winners-announced/) - With more than 200 entries spanning across 12 months, it was one of the most hotly contested competitions in student media. After a shortlist of twenty amazing stories was completed earlier this month, the judging panel have finally decided on their top five. All winners will be presented with their prizes at #SPANC16 or an
- [Best of 2015 Student Media Shortlist Announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/best-of-2015-student-media-shortlist-announced/) - The Student Publication Association is pleased to announce the shortlist for its Best of 2015 competition. After sifting through *literally* hundreds of entries from student journalists across the country, along with those from our records throughout the year, we are pleased to reveal a varied shortlist of 20 articles. Judging will resume during the coming week
- [Managing ambition as a student journalist](https://www.spajournalism.com/managing-ambition-student-journalist/) - I’m currently in that spot in life as a journalist where I am scrabbling around on the floor of my room of dreams desperately grabbing at any old opportunity or possible future-securing job that would give me that opportunity to beat the very millennial problem of not being able to afford to move out of
- [#SPANC16 Venue Announced...](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc16-venue-announced/) - The Student Publication Association is pleased to announce the location of their national conference, #SPANC16. The three day event, due to be held on the weekend of April 8 - 10 will be held at Loughborough, after an extensive evaluation of all bids. Sian Elvin, Marketing Officer for the SPA, said: "We're really excited for
- [Is your story the best of 2015?](https://www.spajournalism.com/is-your-story-the-best-of-2015/) - The SPA is on the hunt to find the very best student media of 2015 - and we need your help to find it! Our committee of professional journalists will be digging through the archives to bring you the pinnacle of student journalism this year - but we don't want to miss anything, so we'd
- [SPA members lead Guardian Student Media award winners](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-members-lead-guardian-student-media-award-winners/) - Winners of the Guardian's prestigious student media awards have been announced, with a host of SPA members leading the charge. The awards are described as "recognising the country’s most talented students planning to enter the journalism and media industry". New editor-in-chief of the Guardian, Katherine Viner, hailed the achievements of those selected for her paper's prestigious accolades.
- [Win an NCTJ bursary with Brighton Journalist Works](https://www.spajournalism.com/win-an-nctj-bursary-with-brighton-journalist-works/) - Are you a journalist looking to break into the industry? Brighton Journalist Works is offering SPA members the chance to win one of three bursaries for an NCTJ Diploma in Journalism. First prize: £3,000 off course fees Second prize: £2,000 off course fees Third prize: £1,000 off course fees How to enter Win an NCTJ
- [Exclusive print savings with free audit for SPA Members](https://www.spajournalism.com/exclusive-print-savings-with-free-audit-for-spa-members/) - SPA members can now cut a large chunk from their printing costs, thanks to an exclusive new partnership with Vibrant Colour. Any member publication can now take part in a free print audit, to see exactly where they can claw back cash from their print outgoings. Christopher Smith, Director at Vibrant Colour, said: "Members of
- [#FOIAwards15 winners revealed](https://www.spajournalism.com/foiawards15-winners-revealed/) - The SPA is proud to announce the winners of our prestigious FOI Awards, judged by Matt Burgess, Julie Palmer and Ned Simons. Bristol's Sarah Newey and Ivana Scatola scooped the top prize for the revelation their university spent £20,000 on a trip to the Far East for their Vice Chancellor and his wife. Julie Palmer, editor
- [Flash Friday 06/10: Drug Dealing, Deposits & Machetes](https://www.spajournalism.com/flash-friday-0610-drug-dealing-machetes/) - It's Flash Friday! Gathering the very best of student media from throughout the week! Headlines Police and KU ask students to help fight drug dealers By Maria Delgado Gonçalves for The River Brilliant bit of journalism by The River about attempts by the Metropolitan Police and Kingston University to clamp down on drug dealing in
- [Tears, tantrums and typos: What I learnt in a year as a student editor](https://www.spajournalism.com/tears-tantrums-typos-i-learnt-year-student-editor/) - Being a student editor was hands down the best thing I’ve ever done. I applied for the job thinking I was wildly under qualified yet somehow managed to convince Dan and Joe, my predecessors, to hand over the keys to the Concrete kingdom and leave the newspaper in my (slightly shaking) hands. The year was
- [#FOIAwards15 Shortlist Announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/foiawards15-shortlist-announced/) - If you thought the awards season was over, think again! Following on from the stunning success of SPA Members in the Guardian Student Media Shortlist yesterday, we're pleased to announced the shortlist of our very own FOI Awards. Our experienced judges, Julie Palmer of the Hertfordshire Mercury and Matt Burgess of Wired and FOI Directory, have
- [SPA members among Guardian Student Media Awards shortlist](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-members-among-guardian-student-media-awards-shortlist/) - SPA members led the charge today among hopefuls nominated for the Guardian's prestigious 'Student Media Awards'. Several winners of SPANC15 - this year's national conference - accolades were picked by broadsheet bosses, with winners due to be announced on December 1. The full shortlist is as follows: Student publication of the year Exeposé, University of
- [This Week's Front Pages - 31/10/15](https://www.spajournalism.com/this-weeks-front-pages-311015/) - Every week we round up the very best student papers, with exclusive investigations and design that's totally on point. This week we're also including 'the one that got away' - a newspaper from weeks passed we might have missed. If you want your paper to feature just submit it online and we'll pick the best!
- [This Week's Front Pages - 21/10/2015](https://www.spajournalism.com/this-weeks-front-pages-21102015/) - Another week and the another round of front pages have landed in our postbox - here's our compilation of the very best. Want your work featured here next week? All you have to do is send it in and we'll pick the best ones! Vox Journal, University of York Published once a term by the Club of
- [Your Chance to Host #SPANC16!](https://www.spajournalism.com/host-spanc16/) - It's that time of the year again. That's right, #SPANC is back - the Student Publication Association National Conference 2016! SPANC is one of the biggest and best events in the student publication calendar, and there is no other event quite like it. For three days, we gather more than 150 budding student journalists and
- [Win a bundle of essential journalism training books with the SPA](https://www.spajournalism.com/win-a-bundle-of-essential-journalism-training-books-with-the-spa/) - Everyone loves winning things and learning to be a great journalist, so combine the two with our latest giveaway. We're offering up a bundle of three of the most useful journalism books out there: McNae's Essential Law for Journalists Essential Reporting: The NCTJ Guide for Trainee Journalists NCTJ Teeline Gold Standard for Journalists And all you need to do
- [First South East Regional Conference Announced in Kent](https://www.spajournalism.com/first-south-east-regional-conference-announced-in-kent/) - The SPA is delighted to announce it's first conference of the year, sponsored by Brighton Journalist Works. The one day event, which will be hosted by InQuire and Kent Union, will feature a range of masterclasses, workshops and sessions from leading journalists from across the country. Fraser Whieldon, South East Officer, said: "We're really excited
- [This Week's Front Pages - 12/10/2015](https://www.spajournalism.com/this-weeks-front-pages-09102015/) - We're bursting at the seams this week with Freshers' editions - but did yours make it into our round-up? If you want to put your own work on show, send it in! We'd love to see it and so would the rest of the world. Label, Loughborough They said: This is our cover for our first
- [SPA Launches Student Media Impact Survey](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-launches-student-media-impact-survey/) - The Student Publication Association is pleased to launch the first ever student media impact survey, to investigate the impact of involvement in media has on students. Whether you're a writer, editor or elected SU staff, we'd love to hear about you and your experiences, and we'll collate this data for everyone to look at before
- [SPARCs and SPA Regional Awards 2017](https://www.spajournalism.com/sparcs-spa-regional-awards-2017/) - The brand new way the Student Publication Association recognises excellence in student journalism is here, along with the return of our fantastic regional conferences! This year, for the first time, the SPA's Regional Conferences will take place alongside one of the most exciting developments for student journalists who are part of the SPA in years.
- [SPA work experience: My trip to The Times](https://www.spajournalism.com/my-trip-to-the-times/) - 3:45am on Thursday morning came with a stark realisation that I was actually heading to The Times newspaper in London. As a journalism student I am always reading, listening and watching what’s going on in the world. One of the first national newspapers I picked up was The Times, for many reasons. That’s why when
- [SPARC season ends with South regional conference](https://www.spajournalism.com/sparc-season-ends-south-regional-conference/) - SPARC South, the final SPA Regional Conference & Awards of 2017, took place at the University of Exeter on Saturday 25th November. The conference, hosted by Exeposé, attracted more than 30 attendees. Talks given at the event included one on breaking into sports journalism, one on defamation from a law lecturer, one from SPA trustee
- [#SPANC18 to be held in Cardiff](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc18-held-cardiff/) - It’s been a busy week at SPA towers, but we are pleased to announce that #SPANC18 is going to be hosted at Cardiff! There was a lot to love about both bids, and it was an incredibly difficult decision. Both Lancaster and Cardiff put forward fantastic options for our annual conference but in the end
- [Don't let the cost put you off a journalism masters](https://www.spajournalism.com/dont-let-cost-put-you-off-journalism-masters/) - Getting a job in journalism is expensive. Just when you thought you were finished being crippled by unpaid internships, you’re then asked to stump up the cash for your qualifications. It’s a lot to ask - and you should know what you’re paying for. There are two main ways to earn your journalism credentials: by
- [Apply to host #SPANC19](https://www.spajournalism.com/apply-host-spanc19/) - Do you want to host the biggest and most diverse student media conference in the country? If so, well do we have good news for you! The bidding process to host the Student Publication Association's National Conference in 2019 is now open! SPANC19 will be the biggest weekend in the SPA’s calendar. For three days,
- [#SPANC19: The awards shortlist](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc19-the-awards-shortlist/) - This page will update as the awards are announced. Please check back for more results. Best PhotographerThis category aims to recognise the best student photographer at a student paper. Judges are looking for photos which reflect campus life, are well shot, and tell a story. Anna Gibbs, PalatinateDomas Radzevicius, Magdalen MagazineEmily Heath, InQuireJoey McCallion, Trinity NewsJuliet Cookson, Forge PressLuisa De la Concha Montes, Quench MagazineMatthew Nixon, ConcreteMeg Firth, The GryphonRoo Pitt, ConcreteStefano Dunne, The Boar Best Human Rights StorySupported by RightsInfo, this category aims to reward the best human rights story produced by a student journalist in the UK, looking at relevance to the audience, writing style and originality. Annissa Warsame, The Falmouth AnchorDylan O'Neill, The University ObserverBecca Bashford, The OrbitalSasha Baker, The CheesegraterRachel Hagan, Artefact MagazineChloe
- [Statement: University Times](https://www.spajournalism.com/statement-university-times/) - The SPA is extremely concerned to see attempts to remove funding from member publication the University Times. We strongly believe that the actions of the University Times, while unorthodox for a student publication, were proportionate to the overwhelming public interest in reporting on hazing. Student publications carry out the vital duty of holding universities, students'
- [Notice of general meeting - 23 October 2019](https://www.spajournalism.com/notice-of-general-meeting-23-october-2019/) - SPA Chair Owain Evans has called for a General Meeting of Members to be held on Wednesday 23 October. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss constitutional changes to the SPA. The proposed Constitution and Bye-laws can be found on the SPA's issuu, here. A full agenda for the meeting can be found here.
- [Bidding opens to host #SPANC20](https://www.spajournalism.com/bidding-opens-to-host-spanc2020/) - The SPA's biggest weekend of the year could be coming to a campus near you. Bidding for #SPANC2020 is now open, with all of the SPA's members across the UK and Ireland eligible to apply to host the annual conference. #SPANC2020 is the biggest weekend in the SPA’s calendar. For three days, more than 150
- [Summer Committee Report June, July & August: Members Galore, Flash Fridays and More](https://www.spajournalism.com/summer-committee-report-june-july-august-members-galore-flash-fridays-and-more/) - We're all about accountability here at the SPA - so here's our list of what we've been up to over the summer hols. As always, we'd love to know your thoughts on what we're doing - give us a tweet @SPAJournalism, or shoot Jem an email at chair@spajournalism.com. What we've been beavering away on: Membership
- [SPA votes to oppose unpaid internships](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-votes-to-oppose-unpaid-internships/) - The Student Publication Association has formally voted to oppose unpaid internships, in a vote by the executive committee this week. In a motion put forward by current chair Jem Collins the association has vowed to publicly oppose the practice and will not allow any promotion for such schemes. Jem Collins, current chair, said: "Unpaid internships are an
- [Student paper 'The Journal' closes down](https://www.spajournalism.com/student-paper-the-journal-closes-down/) - Edinburgh based student newspaper and SPA member publication, The Journal, has gone into liquidation. The paper combined the work of students at seven higher and further education colleges & universities, and at its peak had a print run of 10,000. Winning several awards from NUS Scotland, Scottish Student Journalism and The Guardian student journalist awards, former contributors include
- [National award for best FOI story announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/national-award-for-best-foi-story-announced/) - The SPA is excited to announce the launch of a brand new award for student journalists designed to celebrate intuitive and investigative reporting. Our latest competition will invite applicants on any member publication to submit their best article based on a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Matt Burgess, author, data transparency campaigner and editor of FOI Directory, and Julie Palmer, veteran regional
- [Student Publication Association hits 80 members across two countries](https://www.spajournalism.com/student-publication-association-hits-80-members-across-two-countries/) - Less than four months after #SPANC15 saw more than 100 student journalists descend on Southampton, the SPA has reached a record number of members. Welcoming it's first members in the Republic of Ireland and seeing a surge in Northern England and Scotland, the association now has more than 80 members for the first time in
- [SPA Statement on Sheffield SU's proposals to scale down Forge Press newsroom](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-statement-on-sheffield-sus-proposals-to-scale-forge-press-newsroom/) - Following Forge Press' recent petition against union plans to decrease the size of their media hub, the SPA has released the following open letter to union president Christy McMorrow. We would also encourage all SPA members to read, sign and share the petition.
- [Applications open for new cohort of regional officers](https://www.spajournalism.com/applications-open-for-new-cohort-of-regional-officers/) - Following the successful election of the new Student Publication Association committee, applications have now opened for regional officers. Students, recent graduates and staff members working directly with student media are now invited to apply for eight regional positions. Newly elected Chair of the SPA Jem Collins said she 'delighted' to start the search for this year's
- [Emily Townsend: From student journalist to investigations correspondent](https://www.spajournalism.com/from-student-journalist-to-investigations-correspondent/) - We spoke to Emily Townsend about how she went from being a student journalist to investigations correspondent for Archant. What made you want to become a journalist? When I started my degree in English Literature, I had no clue where I wanted to be in five years. I had always enjoyed writing and it was
- [Dan Falvey: From student journalist to political correspondent](https://www.spajournalism.com/from-student-journalist-to-political-correspondent/) - We spoke to Dan Falvey about how he went from being a student journalist to political correspondent for The Daily Express. What made you want to become a journalist? I first realised I wanted to become a journalist amid the fallout from the 2008 financial crash. I remember thinking it was a huge deal and
- [#SPANC21 award winners](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc21-award-winners/) - Student journalists rose to the occasion during an incredibly challenging year. We are proud to celebrate their fantastic achievement of bringing insightful, original reporting to the campus communities they served throughout the pandemic. Below is the full list of those recognised at the #SPANC21 Awards: Best Publication Award Winner: Palatinate Highly Commended: Epigram Billy Dowling-Reid
- [Consultation on regional officers' titles](https://www.spajournalism.com/consultation-on-regional-officers-title/) - The SPA exists to serve its members - and at our 2021 Annual General Meeting a motion was passed instructing the charity to carry out a consultation on the potential renaming of Regional Officers' title to reflect the work they do. That work has begun, and we are now inviting SPA members, as well as
- [Recruitment of regional and project officers](https://www.spajournalism.com/recruitment-of-regional-and-project-officers/) - The SPA is recruiting a fantastic new team of Regional and Project Officers to assist our Exec in new endeavours and exciting challenges! You can find information about each role below. Any writer or editor for a member publication, individual SPA member, or graduating member in either category can apply for these roles - and
- [Election of a new SPA Chair](https://www.spajournalism.com/election-of-a-new-spa-chair/) - Do you want to lead the UK and Ireland’s best representative body for student publications? Now is your chance, as the Student Publication Association (SPA) looks to elect a new chair. Nominations are open now, and you have two weeks - until 8pm on September 1 - to throw your hat into the ring. Voting and
- [Ruby Punt appointed interim chair of the SPA](https://www.spajournalism.com/ruby-punt-appointed-interim-chair-of-the-spa/) - Following the resignation of our previous Chair, ex-Conference and Events Officer Ruby Punt has been appointed Interim Chair of the Student Publication Association until the upcoming round of elections following the SPA National Conference 2022. In her prior role as Conference and Events Officer, Ruby was closely involved in the planning of our smaller panel
- [SPANC22: News Associates announced as headline sponsor](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc22-news-associates-announced-as-headline-sponsor/) - News Associates has been named as the headline sponsor of the biggest journalism conference for students across the UK and Ireland. The journalism school, which offers NCTJ training courses and free journalism workshops, will be delivering an event at the Student Publication Association’s National Conference (#SPANC22) next month - and judging two of the most
- [Printing Charity supports Diversity Bursary for #SPANC22](https://www.spajournalism.com/printing-charity-supports-diversity-bursary-for-spanc22/) - The Printing Charity is kindly once again sponsoring the SPANC Diversity Bursary, ensuring students from backgrounds under-represented in the industry can attend the biggest student journalism conference in the country. While the SPA tries to run its National Conference as cheaply as possible and relies only on the support of its volunteers, we want to
- [Exclusive partnership for SPA members with leading financial website](https://www.spajournalism.com/money-magpie-partnership/) - SPA publications are being offered the unique chance to partner with Money Magpie, one of the UK's leading financial advice websites. A select number of publications will be chosen to receive free use of financial journalism in their print and online publications, with the opportunity for this to be tailored to their audience. Successful outlets
- [#SPANC22 national awards shortlists announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc22-national-awards-shortlists-announced/) - On Monday, March 21 2022, the shortlists for the SPA's National Awards were announced on Twitter. They can be found in full below: Best Publication (sponsored by News Associates) Glasgow Guardian Forge Press Palatinate SCAN Concrete Impact Magazine The Mancunion The River Roar News The Mic Billy Dowling-Reid Award for Outstanding Commitment (sponsored by Bloomberg) Max
- [Exciting new Alumni Officer position filled](https://www.spajournalism.com/exciting-new-alumni-officer-position-filled/) - The SPA is excited to announce the appointment of a new Alumni Officer, as part of it's brand new alumni programme. Michael O'Connell-Davidson, a Cardiff journalism graduate, is heading up the new role, and has big plans for offering events, building contacts, and fostering better relationships between our association its alumni. Of his appointment, Michael said: "This is
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- [May Committee Report: Alumni Officer, Social Plans and £4k scholarships](https://www.spajournalism.com/may-committee-report-alumni-officer-social-plans-and-4k-scholarships/) - It's hard to believe we're already two months into the job, but our team of regional and and executive officers have been working hard to keep making the SPA even better. Here's what we got up to in May: Alumni Officer: We've advertised for - and recruited - an alumni officer, to help us get the
- [SPA AGM 2022: Everything you need to know](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-agm-2022-everything-you-need-to-know/) - #SPANC22 in Sheffield is just around the corner! And part of our wonderful conference is our annual general meeting, or AGM. Each of our members is entitled to attend this event, where we will hear from our current executive committee, trustees, and regional officers (ROs), vote on raised motions, and elect our executive team for
- [Free professional newsroom software for SPA Members worth up to £4,500](https://www.spajournalism.com/free-professional-newsroom-software-for-spa-members-worth-up-to-4500/) - SPA publications can now receive professional newsroom software, as part of an exclusive scholarship scheme worth up to £4,500. Teaming up with Camayak, one of the USA's biggest suppliers to college newsrooms, the Student Publication Association is able to offer up to 15 publications a year's free licence to the service. The cloud-based tool allows
- [SPA national awards 2022 winners announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-national-awards-2022-winners-announced/) - Congratulations to our 2022 SPA National Award winners. You can find the full details below: BEST PHOTOGRAPHER AWARD Sponsored by News UK Special Mention: Zo Wu Highly Commended: Antonio Ross, The Mancunion Winner: Abigail Mason, The Saint BEST ARTS AND CULTURE PIECE AWARD Highly Commended: Pui Kuan Cheah, Quench (Taylor’s Version: How
- [#GE2015: SPA Members Live Coverage](https://www.spajournalism.com/ge2015-spa-members-live-coverage/) - Up for an election all-nighter? Our members are! Check out who's doing what for some of the finest election coverage in the land! The Scratch: Live TV talk show and tweeting results (Birmingham) Epigram: Live blog and coverage (Bristol) Wessex Scene: Live blog and coverage (Southampton) Concrete: Live blog and supplement (East Anglia) Politics Made Public: Live blog
- [SPA Diversity Bursary recipients urge others to apply for scheme next year](https://www.spajournalism.com/spa-diversity-bursary-recipients-urge-others-to-apply-for-scheme-next-year/) - “Incredible”, “a great opportunity”, and “really important” - this is what some of the recipients of the Student Publication Association’s diversity bursary said the support meant to them. The SPA was proud that for its national conference #SPANC22, we were able to provide financial help to 14 delegates. Support ranged from covering travel, accommodation, and
- [April Committee Report: Training Tuesdays, New Website and More](https://www.spajournalism.com/april-committee-report-training-tuesdays-new-website-and-more/) - In a bid to help the SPA become more transparent and accountable to its members, we've decided to launch a monthly report so you can check up on our progress and what we're working on. We're really keen to hear what you think about how we've been doing, so please get in touch with us
- [#SPANC15 sees more than 100 student journalists descend on Southampton](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc15-sees-more-than-100-student-journalists-descend-on-susu/) - Student journalists from across the country arrived at Southampton University this weekend, to mark the third annual conference of the Student Publication Association. More than 100 delegates attended the conference at SUSU, which featured speakers including Independent Voices Editor Simon O'Hagan and Paula O'Shea a former ITN and BBC broadcast journalist. Megan Down, Host Officer for the
- [#SPANC15 Shortlist Announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc15-shortlist-announced/) - As anticipation for the biggest event in the calendar of any UK student journalist grows, the SPA is pleased to announce the shortlist for their national awards. Best Interview Alex Kronenburg – Redbrick Sport Amar Desai – Redbrick Anette Lien – The River Blindia Toor – Impact Emma Shelton – InQuire Harrison Jones – Exeposé Hebe Clegg –
- [#SPANC14 winners announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/spanc14-winners-announced/) - At a glittering ceremony at Nottingham Trent University last night, the winners of the second annual Student Publication Association were announced. Best Publication: Winner: Impact Magazine, Nottingham Highly Commended: Gair Rhydd, Cardiff Special Mention: ROAR, Kings College London Outstanding Committment: Winner: Jem Collins, The Medwire, Kent Highly Commended: Antonia Paget and Emily Trip, Impact Magazine, Nottingham Best
- [Regional awards 2023: Winners announced](https://www.spajournalism.com/regional-awards-2023-winners-announced/) - The Student Publication Association Regional Awards are back for 2023! For those of you unfamiliar, these awards aim to recognise the best work in each of the SPA's eight regions - and give publications a chance to show off their work ahead of our national awards at the SPA National Conference in the spring. The
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- [regional conference](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/regional-conference/)
- [student giveaway](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/student-giveaway/)
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- [resources](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/resources/)
- [Nominees](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/nominees/)
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- [Shortlist](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/shortlist/)
- [Student Awards](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/student-awards/)
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- [networking](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/networking/)
- [Winners](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/winners/)
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- [#SPANC16](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/spanc16-2/)
- [#SPANC17](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/spanc17-2/)
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- [Conor Matchett](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/conor-matchett/)
- [Jessica Frank-Keyes](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/jessica-frank-keyes/)
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- [jobs](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/jobs/)
- [grad schemes](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/grad-schemes/)
- [application guide](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/application-guide/)
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- [routes into journalism](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/routes-into-journalism/)
- [Exeter](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/exeter/)
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- [Student media awards](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/student-media-awards/)
- [media awards](https://www.spajournalism.com/tag/media-awards/)
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