''Epigram'' is an independent student newspaper of the
University of Bristol
, mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'')
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. It was established in 1988 by
James Landale
James Landale is a British journalist who is the BBC's diplomatic correspondent.
Education
Landale was educated at Eton College, where he was a near contemporary of former Prime Minister David Cameron, before going on to study at the Univers ...
, now a senior BBC journalist, who studied politics at Bristol. Former editor of ''The Daily Telegraph'',
William Lewis, was a writer for ''Epigram'' in its early years.
''Epigram'' is produced monthly during term time, and as of April 2021 the newspaper has reached 357 editions. It is available as a paper edition distributed freely around the university, with articles and discussion also appearing online. The website has now become key to ''Epigram's'' output, with tens of thousands of hits each month. The paper follows a traditional newspaper layout: the front of the newspaper is devoted to news issues, particularly those concerning students at the university.
With the addition of online editors for each of ''Epigrams 14 sections in order to update the paper's growing website, it now has a 70-strong editorial team mostly consisting of students from the second year and above (formal recruitment is carried out in the last term of an academic year).
All students at the university are encouraged to write for the paper, with hundreds of students contributing each year. Each section of the paper has a weekly publicised meeting to discuss and allocate stories for the next edition - there are opportunities to join each section team at the Freshers' Fair at the beginning of the year or by emailing the relevant section editor.
Political stance
''Epigram'' often attempts to be the voice of the students in a debate. In November 2006 ''Epigram'' published appeals from history students decrying the new teaching system that was to be implemented. This brought the issue to a much wider stage including several national broadsheet newspapers. The story first published in ''Epigram'' was picked up by ''
The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...
'' newspaper and the BBC ''The Telegraph'' cites ''Epigram'' in stating the History students were made aware of the courses structure before starting the course.
The paper took a similar pro-student stance when an ''Epigram'' story focusing on students becoming lap dancers and one
Bristol University
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, established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter
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student selling their eggs to fertility clinics to reduce levels of student debt was picked up by the
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. An ''Epigram'' report into drugs use at the university was similarly was picked up by the BBC.