The Student Publication Association (SPA) is a national body for student newspapers and magazines in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The SPA aims to provide support and training for student journalists, encourage best practice, and recognise success.[2]
It is a non-profit body run by a team of volunteers, with five elected committee members, eight appointed regional officers, and up to seven trustees.[3] Currently it has more than 150 member publications across the two countries.[4]
The association was formed in 2012[5] and holds an annual national conference and awards ceremony for student journalists,[6][7][8] as well as other various initiatives throughout the year.
In 2020, the SPA was entered onto the register of charities as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.[9]
The organisation is made up of five elected committee members, who are usually students or recent graduates. The team for 2023/24 is as follows:[10]
Chair: Matt Ward-Perkins
Training & Opportunities Officer: Ella Robinson
Communications Officer: Justine Noble
Conference & Events Officer: Jess Walmsley
Sponsorship Officer: Rory Buccheri
The executive committee is supported by a team of regional officers and overseen by a trustee board of established journalists, some of which are elected and some appointed. The trustee board is currently made up of the following:[11]
Aubrey Allegretti
Jem Collins
Geri Scott
Richard Brooks
Juliet Rix
Ollie Cole
Anttoni Numminen
National Awardsedit
The Student Publication Association runs a national awards scheme for students in the UK and Republic of Ireland, which been in place since 2013.[12] Since the closure of the Guardian Student Media Awards in 2016[13] the awards have become the only full set of journalism awards for students in the UK. They are judged by professional journalists across the industry.
#SPANCedit
In addition to a number of smaller regional conferences, the organisation holds an annual national conference during the Easter holidays.[14] The conference is held across three days at a UK university, and features talks and workshops from professional journalists, as well as the annual SPA Awards presentation evening. Currently, the conference has been held in:
^Llewellyn, Gareth (15 April 2013). "Student publication support network finally rolled out". The Journal: Scotland's Student Newspaper. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^"Roar! wins Best Website and receives special recognition at national SPA awards". Roar News. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^"The Saint wins student media award". The Saint. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^"The Student Publication Association Conference 2013". Life at Southampton. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^@SPAJournalism (15 January 2020). "Some big news for the SPA today" (Tweet). from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2023 – via Twitter.
^. spajournalism.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017.
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The Student Publication Association SPA is a national body for student newspapers and magazines in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland The SPA aims to provide support and training for student journalists encourage best practice and recognise success 2 Student Publication Association SPA Formation2012TypeCharityPurposeTo promote and support student journalismHeadquartersLondonLocationUnited KingdomRegion servedUK and IrelandMembership150 Member Publications 1 WebsiteSPAJournalism comIt is a non profit body run by a team of volunteers with five elected committee members eight appointed regional officers and up to seven trustees 3 Currently it has more than 150 member publications across the two countries 4 The association was formed in 2012 5 and holds an annual national conference and awards ceremony for student journalists 6 7 8 as well as other various initiatives throughout the year In 2020 the SPA was entered onto the register of charities as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation 9 Contents 1 Governing Structure 2 National Awards 3 SPANC 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGoverning Structure editThe organisation is made up of five elected committee members who are usually students or recent graduates The team for 2023 24 is as follows 10 Chair Matt Ward Perkins Training amp Opportunities Officer Ella Robinson Communications Officer Justine Noble Conference amp Events Officer Jess Walmsley Sponsorship Officer Rory BuccheriThe executive committee is supported by a team of regional officers and overseen by a trustee board of established journalists some of which are elected and some appointed The trustee board is currently made up of the following 11 Aubrey Allegretti Jem Collins Geri Scott Richard Brooks Juliet Rix Ollie Cole Anttoni NumminenNational Awards editThe Student Publication Association runs a national awards scheme for students in the UK and Republic of Ireland which been in place since 2013 12 Since the closure of the Guardian Student Media Awards in 2016 13 the awards have become the only full set of journalism awards for students in the UK They are judged by professional journalists across the industry SPANC editIn addition to a number of smaller regional conferences the organisation holds an annual national conference during the Easter holidays 14 The conference is held across three days at a UK university and features talks and workshops from professional journalists as well as the annual SPA Awards presentation evening Currently the conference has been held in Southampton 2013 15 Nottingham Trent 2014 16 Southampton 2015 17 Loughborough 2016 18 Leeds 2017 19 Cardiff 2018 20 York 2019 21 See also editCanadian University Press Associated Collegiate PressReferences edit 1 About Student Publication Association Retrieved 12 October 2014 History Retrieved 21 April 2017 Current Members Retrieved 21 April 2017 Llewellyn Gareth 15 April 2013 Student publication support network finally rolled out The Journal Scotland s Student Newspaper Retrieved 12 October 2014 Roar wins Best Website and receives special recognition at national SPA awards Roar News 5 May 2014 Retrieved 12 October 2014 The Saint wins student media award The Saint 5 May 2014 Retrieved 12 October 2014 The Student Publication Association Conference 2013 Life at Southampton 23 April 2013 Retrieved 12 October 2014 SPAJournalism 15 January 2020 Some big news for the SPA today Tweet Archived from the original on 16 January 2020 Retrieved 21 July 2023 via Twitter Executive committee spajournalism com Archived from the original on 8 February 2017 Trustee Board Retrieved 4 April 2018 SPANC13 winners announced Retrieved 5 April 2018 Guardian cancels student media awards to save costs Press Gazette www pressgazette co uk 24 June 2016 Retrieved 5 April 2018 SPANC19 Retrieved 5 February 2019 The Student Publication Association Conference 2013 www southampton ac uk Retrieved 5 February 2019 Kubisa Laurence de Lussy 9 May 2014 Felix goes to SPANC for the weekend felixonline co uk Retrieved 5 February 2019 Collins Jem 12 April 2015 SPANC15 sees more than 100 student journalists descend on Southampton Retrieved 5 February 2019 The SPAShortlist 19 January 2016 Retrieved 5 February 2019 SPANC17 The Student Media Conference Retrieved 5 February 2019 Frank Keyes Jessica 1 April 2018 SPANC18 Information Pack Retrieved 5 February 2019 SPANC19 Retrieved 5 February 2019 External links editOfficial website Student Publication Association page at Facebook nbsp This article about an organisation in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This United Kingdom newspaper related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Student Publication Association amp oldid 1180841798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
