Nouse

Nouse
Typical Nouse front page
TypePrint publications in University of York term times
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)YorkSU
Founder(s)Nigel Fountain
EditorEllen Morris
Founded23 November 1964
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersHome Farm, Heslington, York University of York
Websitenouse.co.uk
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Nouse (/ˈnuːz/ NOOZ; Ancient Greek: nous, meaning intellect, or common sense; also the local River Ouse; also a potential pun on the words 'No Use')[1] is a student newspaper and website at the University of York. It is the oldest registered society of, and funded by, the University of York Students' Union.[2] Nouse was founded in 1964[2] by student Nigel Fountain,[3][4][5] some twenty years before its rival York Vision. The newspaper is printed three times in each of the Autumn and Spring terms, and twice in the Summer term, with frequent website updates in between print runs. As of June 2022, Nouse has printed 500 editions.

Unlike many other university newspapers, which have sabbatical editors, Nouse's staff is made up entirely of current students.

It has changed dramatically in outlook and presentation over the years, being known at one point as the Nouse Co-operative or NouseCoop, and presenting itself as a samizdat publication throughout the 1980s.[citation needed] The last edition of the 2006–07 academic year was printed in full-size broadsheet format, but it is now printed in a tabloid size. It nonetheless remains distinguished from its campus rival York Vision in layout and tone.

In the last few years Nouse has become the university's largest media society, picking up multiple nominations and wins in the National Student Journalism Awards and Guardian Student Media Awards.[6][7] In April 2019, Nouse hosted the Student Publication Association National Conference in York, which featured the organisation's national awards night, and was attended by student journalists from across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Prominent members of the journalism industry delivered talks over the weekend including Jim Waterson and Owen Jones.

The Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York Library has an archive of Nouse editions that stretches back to the first edition, published on 23 November 1964.[8]

  1. ^ "Why is Nouse so called?". Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Society Media". YUSU. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Nicky Woolf Goes Way Back". Nouse. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  4. ^ Thouaille, Marie (26 November 2008). "Behind the scenes of campus media". The Yorker. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ Starritt, Saskia (20 November 2018). "Saskia Starritt thanks the ghosts of Nouse past". Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. ^ "On course to win". The Guardian. London. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  7. ^ Kiss, Jemima (22 November 2007). "York scoops seven student media awards". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  8. ^ University of York Library Catalogue Archived 24 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine (search for "Nouse" to see the archive listings).