Palatinate Newspaper
Front page from 5 December 2013
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| Type | Fortnightly newspaper |
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| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | Durham Students' Union |
| Publisher | Durham Students' Union |
| Editor | Charlie Taylor-Kroll & Ryan Gould |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Headquarters | Dunelm House, Durham |
| Website | palatinate |
Coordinates: 54°46′24″N 1°34′18″W / 54.77333°N 1.57167°W
Palatinate is the official student newspaper of Durham University and is one of Britain's oldest student publications, having published its first edition on 13 March 1948 and celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2008. The paper was named NUS/Independent Student Newspaper of the Year in 2001.
The name of the newspaper derives from the colour Palatinate, a shade of purple closely associated with the university and derived from County Durham's political history as a County Palatine.
Palatinate is published on a fortnightly basis during term time, and its editors-in-chief are elected on a per-term basis. Although the Durham Students Union technically subsidises the paper, revenues from advertising are greater than the cost of production, ensuring that the publication is profitable. The paper reports news about Durham University and its sporting activities in addition to publishing local news, arts coverage, and a variety of features and a comment section. Since 2004, Palatinate has been freely available and is now distributed to a variety of locations across the main university campus. Also, since 2007, the publication has been made available online.Queen's Campus in also receives copies. Each edition is also printed in full colour.
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