- The Founder
StudentMedia
name=The Founder
logofile=The Founder Issue 4 Cover.jpg
logoalt=The Founder
type=Newspaper
launch=2006
former names=
web=http://www.thefounder.co.uk/
university=Royal Holloway, University of London
other media=Radio - Insanity
Magazine -The Orbital
distribution 1=On Campus, Englefield Green, Egham, Staines, Windsor
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|"The Founder" is the independent student newspaper at
Royal Holloway, University of London . It is distinguished from other campus media, namely "The Orbital ", by itstabloid design and its independence from "SURHUL ".Current Information
The Founder is currently edited by non-sabbatical student and founder, Jack Lenox, and consists of a newspaper with a large arts section called, "Extra". The advertising and finances are dealt with by founder member, Simon Hepher.
The newspaper consists of the sections:
*News
*Comment & Debate
*Features
*Film
*Music
*SportCurrent Editorial Team
The Editorial Team is currently headed by the newspaper's founder, Jack Lenox. In the autumn 2007 edition of the College's alumni magazine, "Higher", Lenox was spotlighted as a "natural born leader". NamedRef|Higher|1
Editor-in-Chief:
*Jack LenoxEditor:
*Jessica FreemanChief Subeditor:
*Camille Nedelec-LucasNews & Podcasts:
*Tom MatthewsExtra:
*Camron MillerArts:
* [Vacant]Film:
*Bethan HaycockMusic:
*Jack IngramSport:
*Benny ColesWebmaster:
*Adrian HayterBusiness and Advertising Manager:
*Simon HepherImpact
The Founder's launch was covered in the
London Student in January 2007. Interviewing a number of students on campus, the newspaper concluded that The Founder seemed to have been created by people who "had done it before". The article further commented on the "professional" look of the newspaper and the "impressive" way in which it apparently operated both financially and editorially independently of both the Students' Union and the College. Fact|date=March 2008Famous Editions
The Founder has produced a number of memorable front pages that have been referenced in wider and national media including Fact|date=March 2008
*Lockdown! Foot and mouth outbreak near Royal Holloway
*Broken Homes: The plight of students living in Brunel
*400 students without halls?The Founder also printed an anonymous letter written by "an undergraduate student" with "an administrative job on campus" who gave an alleged reason for Holloway's drop in the league tables. [http://www.thefounder.co.uk/pdfs/The%20Founder%20Volume%202%20Issue%205.pdf]
Recent Famous Writers/Editors/Contributors
Although a fledgling newspaper, The Founder is known to have good relationships with some of Royal Holloway's more notable
alumni . These includeFrancis Wheen who is a keen supporter of the newspaper and paid for a series of advertisements of his own books in its first year to help the paper financially. While at the College, Wheen was the editor of the then newspaper, "Chateau", and was disappointed that there had been no media source to serve its legacy. He was therefore pleased to see that a new newspaper had arisen. Fact|date=March 2008QUAD
On Monday 17 March 2008 the newspaper launched its lifestyle supplement "QUAD". Intended to fill the remaining void in Royal Holloway's media, QUAD is a glossy magazine focusing on fashion, lifestyle and extraordinary students who pursue interesting extracurricular activities.
References
* cite journal
last = Lazarides
first = Daniel
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year = 2008
month = January
title = Natural Born Leaders
journal = Higher
volume =
issue =
pages = pp. 32-33
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accessdate =External links
* [http://www.thefounder.co.uk/"The Founder"]
* [http://quad.thefounder.co.uk/"QUAD"]
* [http://www.rhul.ac.uk/"Royal Holloway, University of London"]
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