The Founder

The Founder is the independent student newspaper at Royal Holloway, University of London. It is distinguished from other campus media by its compact design and its independence from SURHUL.

Current information

The newspaper is headed by the newspaper's founder, Jack Lenox. In the autumn 2007 edition of the College's alumni magazine, Higher, Lenox was spotlighted as a "natural born leader". It consists of a newspaper with a large arts section called, "Extra".

The newspaper contains the sections:

• News
• Comment & Debate
• Features
• Film
• Music
• Sport

In December 2010 the newspaper became the first student publication in the UK to launch an iPhone app.

Impact

The Founder's launch was covered in the London Student in January 2007. Interviewing a number of students on campus, the newspaper concluded that The Founder seemed to have been created by people who "had done it before". The article further commented on the "professional" look of the newspaper and the "impressive" way in which it apparently operated both financially and editorially independently of both the Students' Union and the College.

In June 2008, writing from The Founder newspaper was showcased in the inaugural issue of "FS Magazine" as an example of "the best of student journalism".

Awards

In 2011, The Founder's Features Editor Kate Brook was recognised at the London Student Journalism Awards as the year's Best Feature Writer.

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