Student Editor National Feedback Survey

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This survey is for Editors from the 2024-2025 academic year. We want to get a feel for what life is like as an Editor-in-Chief of a student paper, what has gone well and what challenges you have faced. We are aiming to get a bird’s eye view of student media across the country, so we can find out how best to support your publication at an individual, regional and national level. And most importantly, we want to find out how the Student Publication Association can support you, not just at SPANC, but throughout the year. This survey should only take ten minutes to complete, and we’d love to hear your knowledge, insights and feedback before you graduate/move on to the next adventure! We’d also love to use your insights to put together a welcome pack for new Editor-in-Chiefs starting in September to help them make the transition to their exciting new roles. The form is completely anonymous - we are just asking for your region so we can offer more tailored regional support.

Thanks so much for taking the time to fill this out! And if you’d like more personal support from us don’t be afraid to reach out to training@spajournalism.com.

Are you Editor-in-Chief of your publication? *

Yes

What region is your publication in? *

Scotland

North England

Midlands

South West England

London

South East England

Wales

Ireland

Northern Ireland

Is your editorial team (including Editor-in-Chief) *

Elected

Appointed

Other:

Does the majority (over 50%) of your annual funding for your student publication come from: *

Students' Union

University / College

Advertising

Fundraising

Donations (e.g. from alumni)

Membership fees

Other:

Please explain your process for receiving funding (e.g. do you apply to a fund or have a yearly grant)

How much funding does your publication receive each year?

Do you have a staff member allocated to support student media or student opportunities within the Students' Union?

Yes

Other:

Clear selection

Do you receive support from your SU or University/College with any of the following?

Print issues

Website upgrades

Access to computers

A designated work space for your publication

Funding for socials and training opportunities

Media law training / legal advice

Paid member of staff E.g. Media Sabbatical Officer

Access to design softwares such as Canva or Adobe

Other:

Have you faced funding issues in the past year? Please give details of what happened and the situation now.

Do you have an agreement with your SU / University to have editorial independence?

Yes

Not sure

Clear selection

If yes, in the last year has your editorial independence been compromised by your SU / University?

Yes

Not sure

Other:

Clear selection

If yes, please give further details and how the SPA could support in these circumstances

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