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RECENT NEWS:
The topic for the first issue of Speak! for the winter semester will be announced at jhr’s general meeting. If you are interested in submitting articles or photographs to Speak! or in helping with layout/design, please email Emily or Jessica at jhrmcgill@gmail.com. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a list of deadlines, rules, and suggestions.
Speak! is published twice a semester, and can be found on the stands in Leacock and Redpath.
The most recent issues of Speak! can found here:
Speak! Volume 8, Issue 2
Speak! Volume 8, Issue 1
Speak! Volume 6, Issue 4
Speak! Volume 6, Issue 2
Speak! Volume 6, Issue 1
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Past Issues of Speak! newspaper:
Speak! Volume 5, Issue 3
Speak! Volume 5, Issue 2
Speak! Volume 5, Issue 1
Speak! Volume 4, Issue 5
Speak! Volume 4, Issue 4
Speak! Volume 4, Issue 3
Speak! Volume 4, Issue 2
Speak! Volume 4, Issue 1
Speak! Volume 3, Issue 2
Speak! Volume 3, Issue 1
Some rules, regulations, and tips (as compiled by various jhr McGill Execs over the years):
- Speak! covers local (McGill and Montreal), regional (Quebec and Canada), and international issues and events – as long as it has to do with human rights! We like to aim for a balance of these, so let us know what you are planning before you start writing.
- We have four issues, two per semester. Each issue has a particular theme.
- Focus on news articles, not opinion. (If you are unsure of the difference, please email Sarina at jhrmcgill@gmail.com)
- 500-900 words per article
- Please respect all deadlines. Extensions will be very, very rare.
- Please cite all external sources (this should be done in journalistic style, rather than as academic citations, e.g. “According to a 2009 Amnesty International report, …” rather than “… (Amnesty International 2009))
- When you submit an article, please make suggestions for relevant photos/pictures. If you are writing a local or regional story, please take the opportunity to interview relevant subjects of your article. If you are able to interview them in person, take photos! (Ask their permission of course, and, in the case of minors, you will need a signed parental permission form.) If you are not able to take photos relevant to your story, please do your best to send us accompanying graphics (these could be obtained with the help of a particular agency, NGO, etc., a personal contact who travelled to the region you are reporting on, and/or websites you find in the course of your research) – do not forget the appropriate photo credit information and caption.
- You will need to sign up for the newspaper-specific listserv (I will be emailing importing meeting dates and times, and article ideas). When you ask to be added, please indicate if you are interested in writing, editing, photography, or layout. You can do all three, or just photography, or just editing, or just layout. If you write an article, you are expected to contribute to the editing process.
- All articles will be edited at least three times prior to publication.
- If you have questions, email Sarina at jhrmcgill@gmail.com
- If you want to be involved with Layout or Photography, email Mookie at jhrmcgill@gmail.com
For the first issue of 2010-2011:
Important Deadlines to Know:
- Sept 21: Any extra articles will be emailed out over the listserv
- Monday, October 4: Articles are due by midnight to jhrmcgill@gmail.com. Subject heading: NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: (insert name of article)
- Tuesday, October 5: Editing meeting at 5 pm (location TBA). Please bring a printed copy of your articles to the meeting
- Thursday, October 7: Revised articles are due by midnight to jhrmcgill@gmail.com. Subject heading: REVISED NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: (insert name of article)
- Friday, October 8-Tuesday, October 12: Layout (meeting times and location TBA)
- The magazine should be on our stands in Redpath, McConnell, and AUS Lounge by mid-late October
Some Key Tips for this issue:
- This issue is on Freedom of Assembly. We will be exploring the history behind freedom of assembly, and what it means legally today. We will also be looking at instances where people “abuse” this right, as well as cases where people are denied the ability to exercise this right. We want to approach this issue from all angles; however, we also want to keep the articles as objective as possible.
- Shorter articles are preferable as this first issue will be larger than normal.Please respect all deadlines.
