The Oxonian Globalist
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The Oxonian Globalist is a global affairs magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

 produced and written entirely by students at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...

, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. It is staffed by undergraduate and postgraduate students from a wide variety of academic disciplines, nationalities and backgrounds. It is part of Global21
Global21
Global21 is a network of student-run international affairs magazines at premier universities around the world.- History :Originally called The Globalist Foundation, Global21 was established by a group of undergraduate students at Yale University in 2005...

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Mission

The Oxonian Globalist aims to draw upon the diversity of ideas, experiences and perspectives of the student body at Oxford to provide a forum for insightful student journalism about happenings all around the world. It is published termly and distributed free of charge around colleges and departments. Its first issue was launched in November 2010 with a talk by Sir Peter Stothard
Peter Stothard
Sir Peter Stothard is a British newspaper editor. He currently edits the Times Literary Supplement, and edited The Times from 1992 to 2002....

 on the roles and responsibilities of journalists in an interconnected world. The first issue of The Oxonian Globalist is themed "A World Without Borders? Rethinking global culture and identity", questioning the role that borders play in an interconnected world, and contains an interview with Pulitzer
Pulitzer
Pulitzer may refer to:* Pulitzer Prize, an annual U.S. journalism, literary, and music award* Pulitzer, Inc., a U.S. newspaper chain* Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization for journalists- People :...

-prize winning journalist Sydney Schanberg
Sydney Schanberg
Sydney Hillel Schanberg is an American journalist who is best known for his coverage of the war in Cambodia.-Life:Schanberg joined The New York Times as a journalist in 1959. He spent much of the early 1970s in Southeast Asia as a correspondent for the Times...

and articles dealing with a wide variety of issues, such as Indian attitudes to global warming, Chinese environmentalism or the ethics of "expat" working life.
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