The Hullfire
The Hullfire is Hull University Union's student produced monthly newspaper covering news, life, music, arts, fashion, sport and technology around the University of Hull and local area of Kingston upon Hull, England. As of February 2014, The Hullfire brand has united The Newspaper, radio and TV outlets at the university into one. In previous years, The Hullfire was only available as a newspaper but now shares its content on its own website for maximum publicity.
History
In the past, The Hullfire has been in both magazine and newspaper form and is currently in the latter. Until 2007â2008 the VP Media & Communications, now Chair Media, was the Editor-In-Chief, however, due to increased responsibilities, the editorial role has been taken over by an elected student volunteer along with a team of student sub-editors.
Former editors include Tristan Vere-Hoose and Grace Wood.
Readership
The Hullfire newspaper can boast a circulation of 2,000 per month and is generally considered to have improved year-on-year, and with the relaunch of the student media in 2014, is likely to increase readership. however attracts more than 100,000 hits on articles per academic year, making it a success with students at the university and neighbouring universities.
See also
- Online newspaper
- Hull University Union
- JamRadio