Aldate was somewhat underwhelmed by both news sections this week.
Stu
The OxStu’s front page story on the changing status of JCRs might have been vaguely interesting, had it been written in February 2007. The story seems to be based almost entirely on an NUS document published over a year ago . The only ‘news’ – that Queen’s JCR is to address the issue next week - comes halfway down on page 2. Hardly groundbreaking stuff.
John Hood’s address leak is quite an entertaining story, but what’s that banner running across the top: ‘security’? And similarly, ‘health’ and ‘press’ elsewhere. Bizarre. Page 3 makes it look like the meningitis girl has actually died.
'well
Cherwell’s splash is ok, but if you’re going to put something on the front page the copy needs to be tighter and bolder.
The ongoing Chinese/Tibeta