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The Lemon Press
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom

The Lemon Press is a student satirical magazine at the University of York. It was founded in 2009 and is affiliated with the University of York Students' Union.

History[edit]

In 2010 it won the NUS Award for Best Student Media, within a year of its foundation. It was praised for its popularity online for covering online events, notably the 2010 general election. It was described as offering 'unashamed entertainment value, with a reputation for balancing snappy journalism with provoking illustration'.[1]

In 2014, two members of the society left, accusing it of a 'lad culture', something the society rejected, saying that at least one of them was more motivated that she had lost an election than what she stated.[2]

In 2014 the magazines was shortlisted for the Student Media Awards 2014 for 'Student publication of the year'.[3]

In 2018, the paper investigated the York Vision's claim to be the ‘UK’s most awarded student newspaper’. Ultimately, they established that the Vision is more likely to be the UK's fourth most awarded student newspaper.[4] In response, the Vision adapted its claim to "one of the most awarded student publications".[5]

  1. ^ "NUS Awards 2010 Winners". NUS connect. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ Donald, Rachel (4 November 2014). "Member quits Lemon Press blaming 'lad clique'... but also because she didn't get Editor". The Tab. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ Halliday, Josh (15 October 2014). "Guardian Student Media Awards 2014: shortlists unveiled". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. ^ "York Vision Not the UK's Most Awarded Student Newspaper (And Never Was)". The Lemon Press. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ Vision, York (10 March 2018). "@thelemonpresspic.twitter.com/bHn1c45Uhq". @YorkVision. Retrieved 2 April 2024.