The Herring
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The Herring is the student newspaper at Amsterdam University College (AUC), the Liberal Arts and Sciences college of the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The newspaper was founded in April 2015 and is run by AUC students independently from college administration.[1] It is registered as a nonprofit organisation, a stichting in the Netherlands, and is reliant on donations.[2] The paper covers campus and off-campus news, including world politics and culture.[3] It publishes entirely in English.
| Amsterdam University College | |
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| Type | Student newspaper |
| City | Amsterdam |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Website | theherring |
| Free online archives | theherring |
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Headquarters
The Herring is headquartered in the Amsterdam University College building, located at Science Park 113, 1098 XG Amsterdam.
Organisation
The Herring operates on a column system, with the Culture, Politics, Informative, Investigative, and Opinion columns. The Culture and Politics columns are split into Inside the Bubble and Outside the Bubble respectively, referring to on-campus and off-campus news. [3] The newspaper comprises of the Board of Heads, Editorial Team, Staff Members, and Visibility Team.[4] The Board of Heads consists of the Editor-in-Chief, the Managing Editor, the Executive Editor, the Head of Visual Team, and the Visual Team Manager.[4] The Editorial Team includes the Editor-in-Chief, the Managing Editor, the Executive Editor, Copy Editors, Culture Editors, Politics Editors, and Informative, Investigative, and Opinion Editors.[4] Staff Writers and Visual Team members form the Staff Members, while the Visibility Team is made up of the Social Media Content Creator and the Website Designers.[4]
The Herring publishes online, with occasional printed editions, such as the Winter Edition.[5]
The current Editorial Team of The Herring meets once every two weeks, and these meetings are also open to the student body as office hours.[1]
Apart from Staff Members, students may also submit guest articles to be published.[6]
Awards
The Herring reached the 2024 finals for the Mark of Excellence awards by the Society of Professional Journalists, for the category "Best Independent Online Student Publication", under Region 1.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Who We Are". The Herring. 2024-01-21. Retrieved 2026-11-02.
- ↑ "Support The Herring!". The Herring. 2026-08-29. Retrieved 2026-11-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Herring". The Herring. Retrieved 2026-11-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Our Staff". The Herring. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2026-11-02.
- ↑ "A practical guide on how to survive the Dutch winter". The Herring. 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2026-11-02.
- ↑ "Guest Projects". The Herring. 2026-10-03. Retrieved 2026-11-02.
- ↑ "International recognition for The Herring! At the yearly Mark of Excellence awards of the American Society of Professional Journalists, AUC's student newspaper has reached the regional finals in the… | The Herring Newspaper". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2026-11-02.
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