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type = Fortnightly newspaperFormat Tabloid Editor Chris King Founded 1992 Headquarters Union House, UEA Circulation c. 5,000 Concrete is the University of East Anglia's student newspaper. With a circulation of up to 5,000, Concrete is free and published every other week on a Tuesday, during term time. The newspaper celebrated its 250th issue in January 2011.
Concrete is compiled by a team of around 25 section editors and headed by the editor-in-chief. It is distributed throughout campus and around Norwich as a free pickup newspaper. Distribution locations include the Theatre Royal, Puppet Theatre and a number of establishments located within the Golden Triangle. It is printed by local newspaper group Archant.
Its sections include News, Features, Comment, Lifestyle, Travel, International, Turf and Sport, with an additional entertainment section known as "Venue". Previous issues have included interviews with Tony Blair, Nick Clegg, Charles Clarke, Paul McCartney, Harrison Ford, Stephen Fry, Max Mosley and Greg James. Concrete also publishes annual drug and sex surveys.
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History
Concrete was first published on January 22, 1992, continuing a tradition of student media at UEA that included Phoenix and Insight. There was also an earlier short-lived magazine called Concrete in the 1970s, whose logo was adapted by the newspaper in a redesign in 1997. The paper was originally set up independently of both the University and student union, though with the support of the School of English and American Studies. It became part of the UEA Student Union in 1995, and formally became a union society in 2001. It is unusual among UK student newspapers in having a full-time paid student editor who is not a sabbatical officer of the student union.
On September 29, 1993, Concrete launched a standalone entertainments supplement called The Event which was offered for sale off-campus. The last standalone edition of The Event was published on March 2, 1994 but the brand was retained. It was replaced by Venue in 2010. Past editors and contributors have had notable careers in the media, including Polly Graham, who was a founding member of the Daily Mirror newspaper's The 3am Girls gossip column, and Katie Hind, who is The People's showbiz editor.
Concrete also communicates with UEA students via social media on Facebook and Twitter, and its website is currently being redesigned prior to the 2011-2012 academic year. It was through both these mediums that Concrete operated a live feed for Derby Day - the annual sporting competition between UEA and the University of Essex - which at its peak was followed by 500 students at the University.
Editors
Academic year Editor 1992-1993 Polly Graham 1993-1994 Peter Hart [1] [2] 1994-1996 Niall Hampton 1996-1997 James Curtis 1997-1998 Jane Kirby 1998-1999 James Graham 1999-2000 James Tapsfield [3] 2000-2001 James Goffin [4] 2001-2002 Adam Chapman 2002-2003 Katie Hind [5] 2003-2004 Jim Whalley 2004-2005 Phillip Sainty 2005-2006 Sarah Edwardes 2006-2007 Anna Steward 2007-2008 Marcus Jones 2008-2009 Fiona Billings 2009-2010 Hannah Livingston [6] 2010-2011 Danny Collins [7] 2011-2012 Chris King [8] Current Section Editors
Editor-in-Chief Chris King
Deputy Editor Hannah Britt
Chief Copy Editors Amy Adams & Harry Slater
Concrete
News Editors James Dixon & Susanna Wood
Comment Editor Joshua Resoun
International Editor Rachael Lum
Features Editor Lauren Razavi
Turf Editor Rebecca Hazlewood
Lifestyle Editor Hasina Allen & Rianne Ison
Travel Editor Greg Lewry
Sports Editors Matt Scrafton & Chris Teale
Chief Photographer Laura Smith
Deputy Chief Photographer Harriet Jones
Venue
Venue Editor Alex Throssell
Fashion Editor Hannah Britt
Deputy Fashion Editor Milly Sampson
Arts Editor Emma Webb
Creative Writing Editor Ella Chappell
Television Editor Matthew Tidby
Wired Editor Joshua Mott
Music Editors Jordan Bright & Alex Ross
Film Editors James Burrough & Anna Eastick
Listings & Competitions Editor Sam Tomkinson
Awards
- 1995 The Guardian / NUS Student Media Awards – Winner, Newspaper of the Year
- 2000 The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards - Winner, Best Newspaper [9]
- 2000 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Newspaper of the Year [10]
- 2000 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Feature Writer of the Year - Stephen Collins [11]
- 2000 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Sports Writer of the Year - Nick Henegan [12]
- 2001 The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards – Runner-Up, Best Newspaper [13]
- 2002 The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards – Nominated, Best Reporter - Katie Hind[14]
- 2002 The Independent / NUS National Student Journalism Awards – Nominated, Best Arts Journalist - Charlotte Ronalds[15]
- 2003 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Feature Writer of the Year - Jo Locke[16]
- 2003 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Newspaper of the Year [17]
- 2003 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Feature Writer of the Year - Nathan Dixon[18]
- 2004 The Guardian Student Media Awards – Nominated, Magazine of the Year - The Event supplement [19]
- 2005 The Guardian Student Media Awards - Winner, Travel Writer - Robert Castell [20]
References
- ^ https://netcommunity.uea.ac.uk/NetCommunity/Document.Doc?id=24
- ^ www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/news/2002/02feb/020211con.shtml
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/and-the-winners-are-621882.html
- ^ http://www.uea.ac.uk/menu/admin/com/alumni/ziggurat.pdf
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2802015.stm
- ^ http://soliptical.wordpress.com/about/
- ^ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/danny-collins/25/288/90
- ^ http://twitter.com/#!/Concrete_UEA/status/55678081339367425
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/concrete-gets-right-mix-to-take-our-student-journalism-award-621846.html
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2000/sep/11/mondaymediasection2
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2000/sep/11/mondaymediasection2
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2000/sep/11/mondaymediasection2
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/did-they-have-some-news-for-us-633318.html
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/media-stars-of-the-future-607746.html
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/media-stars-of-the-future-607746.html
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2002/sep/16/studentmediaawards.mondaymediasection
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/sep/08/mondaymediasection.studentmediaawards
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/sep/08/mondaymediasection.studentmediaawards
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/sep/13/mondaymediasection.studentmediaawards
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/nov/07/students.mondaymediasection
External links
Categories:- University of East Anglia
- United Kingdom student newspapers
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