Bard Free Press
Type | Monthly Circulation 2,000 | |
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The Bard Free Press (the Free Press) was a monthly
To match the content with the form, issues of The Free Press were not organized according to traditional categories, sections, or columns.
The Free Press was run entirely by
The newspaper did not accept outside advertisements or announcements from student clubs or programs. The newspaper was financed through Bard's Convocation Fund,[3] a collective percentage of each student's tuition. Like all charter clubs at the college, the paper's budget was determined annually by the elected student body, and cannot be reduced during the biannual budget forum.[4]
In 2013, the Bard Free Press won a Best in Show title from the Associated Collegiate Press.[5] In 2014, the Free Press received first place for design and second place for feature story by the New York Press Association awards.[6]
History
The first issue of the Bard Free Press was printed on March 14, 2000. At the time, another student newspaper already existed, The Observer, which had been a campus publication since 1961.[7] According to the Free Press Mission of Purpose, the paper "was founded by former members of the Bard Observer staff––the managing editor, section editors and contributors––who were dissatisfied with the quality of student journalism at Bard."[8] Initially, the Free Press focused on world news, U.S. politics, and student editorials. In 2003, SPIN Magazine recognized the Free Press as the “Best Campus Publication” in their First Annual SPIN Campus Awards.[8]
The Free Press merged with the Observer in 2008, in conjunction with a major redesign that departed from a traditional tabloid format.
Format
The Free Press began as a newspaper, then shifted towards a tabloid format. In March 2016, the Free Press became a glossy magazine. Beginning in February 2017, the publication abandoned recurring columns and sections in favor of a more fluid structure that varied issue by issue. The paper was published once a month, and distributed throughout Bard's campus, and nearby towns Tivoli and Red Hook, New York.
References
- ^ "Bard Free Press » About Us". www.bardfreepress.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-23.
- ^ College, Events at Bard. "The Bard Observer at Bard College". www.bard.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Tuition and Fees at Bard College". Bard. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Bylaws". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- ^ "ACP - Contest Winners". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
- ^ "Celebrating Newspaper Excellence". www.newyorkpressassociation.com. New York Press Association. 2013. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022.
- ^ "List of Published Isssues". Archived from the original on 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ a b "The bard free press". freepress.bard.edu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.