Exeposé
Encyclopedia
Exeposé is the official student-run newspaper
of the University of Exeter
. With a circulation of up to 16,000, Exeposé is free and published fortnightly during term time. Its sections include news, features, lifestyle and sport, with review sections covering films, books, music, arts and video games.
Exeposé is compiled by a team of around 20 section editors, headed by two editors with two deputies. It was the winner of the NUS Student Publication of the Year 2008 and is used as a forum for reportage and debate of both national and student-related issues. As of the 2006 - 2007 academic year it became be a full colour fortnightly paper available to all students at the Streatham
and St. Luke's campuses. From 2010 onwards it has increased online presence through Twitter and Facebook as well as online viewing platforms such as Issuu.com, with further plans for a website overhaul.
In the mid 1990s, Exeposé became a weekly tabloid newspaper, ranging in size from 8 to 12 pages, and printed by Express & Echo Publications (which has since gone through several name and structural changes, its publishing arm now known as Harmsworth Printing). During the late 90s, Exeposé began to increase in size to 16-20 pages on average, some of these pages in spot colour or full colour. Between 2,000 and 2,500 papers were printed for each issue, distributed to drop-off points on Streatham and St. Luke's Campuses.
In 1997, a new Exeposé logo was designed, based on the Carlsberg logo (as shown in the gallery below) and from 1997-2000 the paper proclaimed itself to be 'Probably the Best Student Newspaper in the World'. The logo is the longest running in the newspaper's history, its use spanning 8 years and over 150 issues. In 2006 this logo was replaced by a new masthead more similar to national newspaper mastheads. After months in use this was in turn replaced by the current masthead in May 2007.
In 2007 the paper hit national headlines after Boris Johnson
made controversial comments on the subject of the death of an Exeter student in an interview with the paper. His criticism of the University's Athletic Union and its ban on initiation ceremonies was featured by the BBC, The Sun, The Guardian, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, The Times and Daily Mail. Johnson later made a statement regarding the intention of his comments on his website.
Exeposé's parent site X-Media Online launched a new website for the newspaper in September 2007 as part of an overhaul of all student media sites at the University of Exeter and saw more content put online.
In 2008, the R&R section was redesigned so as to be a part of the main newspaper, rather as a separate pull-out, in an effort to increase readership of the section.
In June 2008, writing from Exepose newspaper was showcased in the inaugural issue of "FS Magazine" as an example of "the best of student journalism".
and one Macintosh IIcx
, each with a 21 inch CRT monitor, and running QuarkXPress
3.32 and Adobe Photoshop
4. The editorial office was located in a small room on Top Corridor (later known as Guild Corridor) within Devonshire House on Streatham Campus.
During post production each week, the pages and images were transferred to several 100MB Zip disks and physically taken down to the Express & Echo Newspaper Office at the Sowton
Industrial Estate, Exeter, where the paper was checked for consistency, proofread and sent to Data Reception for printing. The Express & Echo Editorial Team also assisted in checking Exeposé for any legal issues contained in the articles, although this service was stopped in 2001. The whole post production process took on average 6 hours to complete for each issue, a task that became hampered by the increasing age of the computer equipment in use. Technical problems plagued the paper during the period from the summer of 1999 until the middle of 2000, during which the only printer in the Editorial Office remained out of service.
Despite technical problems, it was during this time that Exeposé ran a campaign against the University's Domestic Services that won the paper a Guardian Media Award for Best Student Media Campaign. The centerpiece of the campaign was a "cut-out-and-sue" coupon, printed in the paper, written in protest at the poor upkeep of halls of residence at the time. The coupon encouraged students to write their name in a box on the page, which stated that they would begin legal action against Domestic Services. Hundreds of students signed their name on these coupons, and then posted them to the University.
In 2001, the University of Exeter Students' Guild authorised the purchase of two new Windows PCs, running QuarkXPress 4.1, Adobe Photoshop 5 and Adobe Acrobat
5.0. This enabled the post production process to become streamlined, with the pages being converted to PDF format before being e-mailed to the Express & Echo for printing.
In 2003, the editorial office was moved from Devonshire House to Cornwall House where Exeposé continues to be produced in-house..
In 2007, QuarkXpress 4.1 was replaced by Adobe InDesign on all of the PCs in the Exeposé office, which were again upgraded in 2010 to Apple Mac Minis, running the same, also upgraded, programmes.
Deputy Editors: Ellie Bothwell & Rosie Scudder
News Editors: Joe Johnston & Hannah Sweet
Features Editors: Clare Mullins & Sam Lambert
Lifestyle Editors: Cyan Turan & Zoe Dickens
Sports Editors: Rachel Bayne & Andrew Williams
Music Editors: Andy Smith & Amy Weller
Books Editors: Tom Payne & Esmeralda Castrillo
Arts Editors: Zoe Bulaitis & Laura Stevens
Screen Editors: Tori Brazier & Luke Graham
Videogames Editors: Alex Hawksworth-Brookes & Jess Leung
Photographer: Hannah Walker
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
of the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
. With a circulation of up to 16,000, Exeposé is free and published fortnightly during term time. Its sections include news, features, lifestyle and sport, with review sections covering films, books, music, arts and video games.
Exeposé is compiled by a team of around 20 section editors, headed by two editors with two deputies. It was the winner of the NUS Student Publication of the Year 2008 and is used as a forum for reportage and debate of both national and student-related issues. As of the 2006 - 2007 academic year it became be a full colour fortnightly paper available to all students at the Streatham
Streatham Campus
The Streatham Campus is the largest campus of the University of Exeter. The campus is renowned for its beautiful landscaping and excellent views. The centre of the campus is occupied by teaching, administrative and service buildings...
and St. Luke's campuses. From 2010 onwards it has increased online presence through Twitter and Facebook as well as online viewing platforms such as Issuu.com, with further plans for a website overhaul.
History
Exeposé released its first issue to the students of Exeter University in 1987, although the existence of a student newspaper in some form can be traced back to 1938 when the latest news was presented in a broadsheet format newspaper called The South Westerner. During the early to mid 1990s, Exeposé was produced on a typewriter in an eight-page A4 booklet format, with sections including news, reviews, sport and an agony aunt feature.In the mid 1990s, Exeposé became a weekly tabloid newspaper, ranging in size from 8 to 12 pages, and printed by Express & Echo Publications (which has since gone through several name and structural changes, its publishing arm now known as Harmsworth Printing). During the late 90s, Exeposé began to increase in size to 16-20 pages on average, some of these pages in spot colour or full colour. Between 2,000 and 2,500 papers were printed for each issue, distributed to drop-off points on Streatham and St. Luke's Campuses.
In 2007 the paper hit national headlines after Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British journalist and Conservative Party politician, who has been the elected Mayor of London since 2008...
made controversial comments on the subject of the death of an Exeter student in an interview with the paper. His criticism of the University's Athletic Union and its ban on initiation ceremonies was featured by the BBC, The Sun, The Guardian, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, The Times and Daily Mail. Johnson later made a statement regarding the intention of his comments on his website.
Exeposé's parent site X-Media Online launched a new website for the newspaper in September 2007 as part of an overhaul of all student media sites at the University of Exeter and saw more content put online.
In 2008, the R&R section was redesigned so as to be a part of the main newspaper, rather as a separate pull-out, in an effort to increase readership of the section.
In June 2008, writing from Exepose newspaper was showcased in the inaugural issue of "FS Magazine" as an example of "the best of student journalism".
Technical background
From 1995 to 2001, Exeposé was produced using one Apple Power Macintosh 8515, one Power Macintosh 8600Power Macintosh 8600
The Power Macintosh 8600 is a personal computer that is a part of Apple Computer's Power Macintosh series of Macintosh computers. It was introduced at a processor speed of 200 MHz in February 1997 alongside the Power Macintosh 7300 and the Power Macintosh 9600. It replaced the Power Macintosh...
and one Macintosh IIcx
Macintosh IIcx
Half a year following the release of the Macintosh IIx passed before Apple introduced the Macintosh IIcx in 1989. Despite resembling the IIx to a great extent and providing the same performance, the IIcx was quieter than its predecessor. The design was also made much more compact by reducing the...
, each with a 21 inch CRT monitor, and running QuarkXPress
QuarkXPress
QuarkXPress is a computer application for creating and editing complex page layouts in a WYSIWYG environment. It runs on Mac OS X and Windows. It was first released by Quark, Inc...
3.32 and Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems Incorporated.Adobe's 2003 "Creative Suite" rebranding led to Adobe Photoshop 8's renaming to Adobe Photoshop CS. Thus, Adobe Photoshop CS5 is the 12th major release of Adobe Photoshop...
4. The editorial office was located in a small room on Top Corridor (later known as Guild Corridor) within Devonshire House on Streatham Campus.
During post production each week, the pages and images were transferred to several 100MB Zip disks and physically taken down to the Express & Echo Newspaper Office at the Sowton
Sowton
Sowton is a village and civil parish east of Exeter in East Devon, England. It has a population of 639.Its parish council merged with that of nearby Clyst St Mary in 1976 to form Bishop's Clyst.Sowton is also the name of an industrial estate at...
Industrial Estate, Exeter, where the paper was checked for consistency, proofread and sent to Data Reception for printing. The Express & Echo Editorial Team also assisted in checking Exeposé for any legal issues contained in the articles, although this service was stopped in 2001. The whole post production process took on average 6 hours to complete for each issue, a task that became hampered by the increasing age of the computer equipment in use. Technical problems plagued the paper during the period from the summer of 1999 until the middle of 2000, during which the only printer in the Editorial Office remained out of service.
Despite technical problems, it was during this time that Exeposé ran a campaign against the University's Domestic Services that won the paper a Guardian Media Award for Best Student Media Campaign. The centerpiece of the campaign was a "cut-out-and-sue" coupon, printed in the paper, written in protest at the poor upkeep of halls of residence at the time. The coupon encouraged students to write their name in a box on the page, which stated that they would begin legal action against Domestic Services. Hundreds of students signed their name on these coupons, and then posted them to the University.
In 2001, the University of Exeter Students' Guild authorised the purchase of two new Windows PCs, running QuarkXPress 4.1, Adobe Photoshop 5 and Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format . All members of the family, except Adobe Reader , are commercial software, while the latter is available as freeware and can be downloaded...
5.0. This enabled the post production process to become streamlined, with the pages being converted to PDF format before being e-mailed to the Express & Echo for printing.
In 2003, the editorial office was moved from Devonshire House to Cornwall House where Exeposé continues to be produced in-house..
In 2007, QuarkXpress 4.1 was replaced by Adobe InDesign on all of the PCs in the Exeposé office, which were again upgraded in 2010 to Apple Mac Minis, running the same, also upgraded, programmes.
Current Section Editors
Editors: Ellie Busby & Henry WhiteDeputy Editors: Ellie Bothwell & Rosie Scudder
News Editors: Joe Johnston & Hannah Sweet
Features Editors: Clare Mullins & Sam Lambert
Lifestyle Editors: Cyan Turan & Zoe Dickens
Sports Editors: Rachel Bayne & Andrew Williams
Music Editors: Andy Smith & Amy Weller
Books Editors: Tom Payne & Esmeralda Castrillo
Arts Editors: Zoe Bulaitis & Laura Stevens
Screen Editors: Tori Brazier & Luke Graham
Videogames Editors: Alex Hawksworth-Brookes & Jess Leung
Photographer: Hannah Walker
National Student Journalism Awards
- 2000 - Best Student Media Campaign (won)
- 2001 - Best Small Budget Student Publication (shortlisted)
- 2002 - Best Student Sports Journalist - Stuart Pollitt (shortlisted)
Guardian Student Media Awards
- 2000 - Student Campaign of the Year (won)
- 2001 - Student Sports Journalist of the Year - Stuart Pollitt (shortlisted)
- 2001 - Student Travel Writer of the Year - William Carless (shortlisted)
- 2004 - Student Sports Writer of the Year - Gary Payne (shortlisted)