The Yorker

The Yorker is a student-run website that provides news, features, comments, university and college sports, and reviews for the University of York. As a private limited company, The Yorker is the only independent media outlet on campus. During term time, the website receives on average about 10,000 hits a week.
About the company
The Yorker is an independent student-run media outlet. Unlike student union affiliated University news outlets, the Yorker receives no funding support from the student union. The Yorker raises money through membership fees, advertisements and student organised events. In November 2010, the Yorker received support from York's local artists Littlemores, the Mountaineering Club and James Lawes to raise money for the company.
The company is divided into three teams: Journalism, Technical, and Operational. The head of each branch is also a company director.
Nomination for the Guardian Media Awards
In 2007, within four months of launching, The Yorker was nominated at the Guardian Student Media Awards for Best Website.
Controversy
Media Charter
The Yorker has caused controversy due to its relationship with students' union YUSU. Rival publications Nouse and York Vision are societies and are funded by the Union, under the condition that the Union approves the printed version of the papers to avoid the Union being drawn into legal trouble by any libelous articles and to protect student welfare. Due to The Yorker's independence, it is not a signatory to this Charter, however previously enjoyed some of the privileges given by it (such as press passes to Union events).
Talks between YUSU and The Yorker regarding The Yorker entering the Media Charter broke down in October 2008, resulting in The Yorker being treated as external media by YUSU and losing some of the privileges it had previously enjoyed.

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