The Spanner

The Spanner

Infobox Newspaper
name = The Spanner
type = Satire
Parody
Student Humour
format = Monthly Magazine
Weekly Ezine
foundation = 2004
owners = Foresight Group
headquarters = Ranelagh,
Dublin 6
editor = Jack Horgan-Jones
website = [http://www.oxygen.ie/thespanner Official Website]
circulation = 40,000 (printed)
120,000 (Ezine)

The Spanner is a free Irish Satirical magazine, which is published monthly in print format and as a weekly e-zine to members of Irish student website, [http://www.oxygen.ie Oxygen.ie] . Its first issue was published in November 2004, making The Spanner Ireland’s longest running free satirical publication. The Spanner is also Ireland’s only national publication geared towards people of third level college age.

Content

Contributors

The Spanner’s content is primarily provided by Irish third-level students, or other young Irish writers. Unlike satirical publications like The Onion, The Spanner welcomes anonymous, unsolicited contributions. Contributors do not receive payment for submitted articles, but do receive national recognition and exposure of their work.

tyle

Given the heterogeneity of its contributors, The Spanner has exhibited a slight degree of variance in its content, though the style of writing usually resembles satirical third-party news parody. Each issue of the magazine is usually compartmentalised into Campus News, Home News, International News, Entertainment News and Sport News, in addition to varying special features. Mocked diary entries, college guides, advertisements and opinion pieces have also been published.

Printed Magazine

Design

The Spanner Magazine is a 32-page printed on A5 glossy paper.

Distribution

The Spanner is distributed on every college campus in Ireland, in addition to pubs, cafés and clothing shops in major Irish cities where its target market would frequent.

Costs

Since The Spanner is distributed free of charge, its printing, editing and distribution costs are funded by advertising revenue and sponsorship.

External links

* [http://www.oxygen.ie/thespanner Official website]


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