Trinity News

Infobox Student Newspaper
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name = "Trinity News"

caption = Front page from an October 2007 edition
school = Trinity College, Dublin
slogan = Dublin University's Independent Student Newspaper
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editor = Martin McKenna
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location = Dublin, Ireland
foundation = 1953cite book|title=University of Dublin Calendar - Part 1|year=2006|url=http://www.tcd.ie/info/calendar/part1/|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-05-05|publisher=Trinity College, Dublin|location=Dublin|pages=p. U12|chapter=Societies and Other Institutions|chapterurl=http://www.tcd.ie/assets/documents/calendar/part1_societies_and_other_institutions.pdf|quote= ]
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frequency = Fortnightly
price = Free of charge
circulation = 8000
format = Broadsheet
printer = Midland Print Ltd
awards = "Newspaper/Editor/Journalist/Sports Writer of the Year", Irish Student Media Awards 2008
address = 6 Trinity College
Dublin 2, Irelandcite web|url=http://www.trinitynews.ie/frontpage.php?tn=1&issue=7|title=Front Page|accessdate=2007-05-05|work=Trinity News official website|publisher=Trinity News]
website = http://www.trinitynews.ie

Trinity News is the student newspaper of Trinity College, and the oldest student newspaper in Ireland. It is an independent newspaper which reports on the news and views of the students and staff of Dublin University. It was first published in 1953 cite book|title=College Calendar - Part 1|year=2006|url=http://www.tcd.ie/info/calendar/part1/|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-05-05|publisher=Trinity College, Dublin|location=Dublin|pages=p. U12|chapter=Societies and Other Institutions|chapterurl=http://www.tcd.ie/assets/documents/calendar/part1_societies_and_other_institutions.pdf|quote= ] . It is using this date as the first volume that the volume numbers are currently derived.

It won "Student Newspaper of the Year" in Ireland in 2007 & 2008 [ http://oxygen.ie/page/1400] [http://www.oxygen.ie/page/899] .

Production

Over the years, Trinity News has appeared in many formats including broadsheet and tabloid; as of 2008 it is a broadsheet which publishes on a fortnightly basis during term time. The newspaper is produced exclusively by students of the University under the direction of a student Editor, due to the increased number of issues and workload it has become practise for the editor to take a sabbatical from his studies. This Editor must be in good standing at the time of his election.

In addition to advertising revenue, Trinity News is funded in part by a grant from Dublin University Publications Committee, but claims full editorial independence. It is printed by "Midlands Printing", who also print the Financial Times and the Midland Tribune. The print run is 6,000 copies for each issue, which are distributed around Trinity College, various other city centre locations, Froebel College and Marino College. A small number of copies are also distributed by post to alumni and friends of the newspaper.

Notable past stories

In October 2005, a story published in Trinity News revealed that the American air force was funding a research program in Trinity College. This story caused controversy among students and was reported on in the national press.Fact|date=June 2008 It was also raised during question time in the Dáil.

Awards

In recent times Trinity News has won many accolades in the Irish Student Media Awards including "Newspaper of the Year", "Editor of the Year" and "Journalist of the Year". Below are the awards currently held by Trinity News and staff [ [http://www.oxygen.ie Oxygen.ie - Ireland's Number 1 Student Website ] ] :

* Newspaper of the Year 2008 - Trinity News
* Editor of the Year 2008 - Gearoid O'Rourke "(Editor)"
* Journalist of the Year 2008 - Gearoid O'Rourke "(Editor)"
* Sports Writer of the Year 2008 - Eoin Fleck "((Deputy Sports Editor))"

Notable Alumni

* Ed Mulhall "(Head of News and Current Affairs, RTÉ)"
* Mark Little "(Prime Time presenter, RTÉ)"

References

External links

* [http://www.trinitynews.ie Trinity News] - official website
* [http://www.tcd.ie Trinity College, Dublin] - official website