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Roar News
TypeQuarterly newspaper
FormatTabloid
OwnerKing's College London Students' Union
PublisherReach Printing Services
Founded1973
Political alignmentNone
HeadquartersBush House South East Wing, King's College London, Strand, London
Circulation4,000
Websiteroarnews.co.uk

Roar News is the student newspaper of King's College London. It is editorially independent of both the university and the students' union.

Roar has existed in various incarnations since 1973, but in 1992 its name was changed from Casey L to Roar News - named after the university's mascot, Reggie the lion. Roar prints four times a year, spending most of its energy on bringing students and staff up-to-the-minute news online.

Former editors, writers and photographers now work for national news outlets such as The Sun, Press Association, The Independent, The Daily Mail, Time Out Magazine, The Times, Sky and Thomson Reuters.

Roar is also a multi-award winning student newspaper being consistently recognised by the Student Publication Association (SPA). In 2023, they won Best Publication in London and were Highly Commended for Best Publication in the UK.

History

Since its founding in 1973, Roar has existed in various formats, as a magazine, then a tabloid newspaper. It was turned into a full colour, glossy magazine in 2006 but has since been re-branded as a tabloid, borrowing the style of The Sun and The Mirror newspapers in its layout.[1]

An archive of Roar's Print Editions can be found on Issuu.[2]

Content and Structure

Roar operates both in physical print and online, where it publishes multiple times a day during the academic year. The newspaper has five sections: News, Comment, Culture, Science and Sports. News typically includes student-centred content on issues such as teacher strikes, drink spiking, tuition fees and mental health. Comment, on the other hand, features student opinions on national and international events. The Culture section reviews student productions, films and more.

The Sports section is wide-ranging, covering both student sporting competitions and international tournaments. A key focus of the Sports section is extensive reporting on the annual London Varsity sports fixtures between King's College and University College London (UCL).[3]

Online publication is frequent with writers sometimes releasing articles around two or three times a day. Breaking news is typically published on the website too. In recent years, the newspaper has expanded their multimedia content too. Many of their interviews are published in video-format on YouTube and Instagram. They also run Podcasts, "RoarCast" and "Manestream Media",[4] where they host discussions with King's College London alumni (including Members of Parliament), student societies and university staff.

Notable Stories & Campaigns

  • Health Schools job cuts (May 2014): Roar came out against university plans to cut 120 jobs in Health Schools in a letter[5] accusing the college of lacking transparency and racing through the redundancy process too quickly.
  • London Living Wage (Feb 2014 - March 2014): As part of the campaign, Roar ran an interview with two anonymous King's cleaners who couldn't afford to feed their children[6] on the front page of their February edition.[7]
  • Lord Carey 'homophobic' comments (Nov 2012–Feb 2015): Roar campaigned for the removal of King's alumnus Lord Carey from the Strand Campus windows[8] for controversial comments in opposition to same sex marriage at a Conservative Party conference fringe event in 2012.[9]
  • Mental health awareness (Nov 2013): Roar produced a special print edition on mental health[10] in November 2013, aiming to raise awareness of mental health among King's students. It included articles such as 'We need racially diverse counsellors' and an interview with King's alumnus Rory Bremner on his ADHD.[10]
  • Charles Amos Controversy (May 2020): After Charles Amos was elected President of the King's College London Conservative Association, Roar interviewed Mr. Amos, exploring his deeply controversial views on the NHS, race, gender and LGBT rights [11] His past comments on these issues would also lead to his swift removal as the society's President, an event also covered by Roar.[12]
  • Post-Covid University & College Union Strikes (October 2021 – present). Roar covered the impact of lecturer strikes on students and interviewed key players within the unions [13] as well as the university administration.[14]
  • Drink spiking at KCLSU venues (February 2022 – present). After multiple incidences of drink spiking at student bars across King's College campuses, Roar interviewed members of the 'Stop the Music' campaign who had negotiated with the university and student union for improved safety protocols.[15]

Awards

  • 2014: Roar won Best Website at the 2014 SPA Awards and received "Special Recognition" for Best Publication. The editorial team won the Anna Sargent Student Journalist Award at the Mind Media Awards for outstanding mental health reporting in November 2014.[16]
  • 2015: Roar picked up six awards at the SPA National Conference. The paper won Best Publication, Best Website, Best Design and Best Entertainment Piece. It received a highly commended for Best News Story and Best Feature. That year, Roar also won The Guardian's prestigious "newspaper of the year" award.[17]
  • 2022: Roar was Highly Commended for the Best Publication award at the SPA's 2022 National Awards. Then-Editor-in-Chief Marino Unger-Verna was also awarded Best Interview for 'The Personal Toll of India's Pandemic'.[18]
  • 2023: At the SPA's London Regional Awards, Roar was awarded Best Publication. Staff Writer Matteo Cardarelli was awarded Best Journalist and then Editor-in-Chief Ishaan Rahman was given a special mention for Outstanding Commitment. Then Head of Tech Jack Curtis was awarded Highly Commended for Outstanding Commitment; this followed a major redesign of Roar's website in late 2022 [19] At the SPA's subsequent national conference, Roar was runner-up for Best Student Publication in the UK.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Roar!". Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Roar News Publications". Issuu.
  3. ^ "London Varsity 2023 – Letter From The Sports Editor". Roar News.
  4. ^ "Podcast Archives". Roar News.
  5. ^ "Roar! says: When King's want staff culled, they'll barely give them time to scream before 'letting them go'". 23 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Our cleaners in poverty say: "King's are greedy and selfish"". 3 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Roar! News February 2014 print edition".
  8. ^ "You searched for lord carey".
  9. ^ "Lord Carey: gay marriage would be 'cultural vandalism'". 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Mental Health edition of Roar! News". November 2013.
  11. ^ "KCLCA President Wants To Scrap The NHS, Privatize All Education, And Have More Black-Tie Dinners". Roar News.
  12. ^ "Charles Amos Removed From KCLCA Presidency". Roar News.
  13. ^ ""We Need To Fundamentally Change How Universities Work": Dr. Ewan McGaughey On UCU Ballot And Potential Strike Action". Roar News.
  14. ^ "KCL VP Education Prof. Adam Fagan On The Cost Of Living, Staff Strikes, Mental Health And More". Roar News.
  15. ^ "Spiking At Guy's Bar: When Will Students Be Safe?". Roar News.
  16. ^ "Roar Wins Mind Media Award And Shortlisted For Another At Successful Awards Night". Roar News.
  17. ^ "KCL's Roar wins newspaper of the year at Guardian Student Media awards". The Guardian.
  18. ^ "SPA National Awards 2022 Winners Announced!". Student Publication Association. Student Publication Association. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  19. ^ "The Student Publication Association Regional Awards are back for 2023!". Student Publication Association.
  20. ^ "SPANC23: National Awards winners". Student Publication Association.
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