College Tribune
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Volume 29, Issue 2
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| Type | Student Newspaper |
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founder(s) | Vincent Browne |
| Editor | Jack Power |
| Deputy editor | George Hannaford |
| Staff writers | c. 150 |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Language | English, Irish |
| Headquarters | John Henry Newman Building |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Circulation | 6,000 |
| Readership | 28,000 print + 17,000 online |
| Website | collegetribune |
| Free online archives | Publication |
The College Tribune is a student newspaper which serves Ireland's largest third level institution, University College Dublin. It was established in 1989 with the assistance of journalist and broadcaster Vincent Browne who was attending the university as an evening student at the time. Browne noted the campus' lack of a news outlet which was independent of both the university and University College Dublin Students' Union and alongside founding editor Eamon Dillon set up the Tribune to correct this. Initially, a close working relationship was maintained between the Tribune and the Sunday Tribune which was at the time edited by Browne. This relationship afforded the paper the use of professional production facilities in its fledgling years. Ultimately however, the student newspaper would long outlast its national weekly counterpart with the Sunday Tribune having ceased publication in 2011. The College Tribune is UCD's oldest surviving newspaper having been published continuously for over 25 years. The current editors of the 30th volume of the paper are Jack Power and George Hannaford.
The print edition is circulated to over 50 locations at the university's Belfield and Blackrock campuses fortnightly during semesters one and two each year. Throughout its history, the College Tribune has been printed in tabloid format. Issues are typically 32 pages in length with the paper proper occupying 20 pages with news, features, science and technology, business, politics and innovation, Irish and sport. The remaining 12 pages are a pull-out arts and culture supplement The Trib which covers music, film, fashion, arts, satire and entertainment. The Trib, previously The Siren, was introduced during Volume 20 and was later renamed for the paper's nickname.
Articles from the print edition and dedicated content are published on the paper's website, collegetribune.ie. The current standalone website was launched in 2011, having previously been hosted with assistance from the university's computer science society on UCD's own website. As is the overall trend in journalism, the paper's focus is moving towards pushing for more online content while maintaining a balance with traditional print. Content is also shared through social media sites including Facebook and Twitter.
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