The Spark (newspaper): Difference between revisions

''Spark*'' was established in 1934 as '''''The Shell''''', and varied considerably in design, style and quality with the change in the demographic of the University, the advancement in printing and editorial techniques, and the change in political orientation of the editorial team. In 1984, the newspaper changed format to a more magazine-style publication, rebranding itself as the short-lived '''''Splat''''', before changing again to ''Spark*'' in 1988. ''Spark*'' reverted to a newspaper format in 1990, under the title ''Spark''. At this point the newspaper was published weekly. In 2006 the then [[Reading University Students' Union]] (RUSU) President Dave Lewis took the decision to have ''Spark*'' published fortnightly, to reduce costs and to give the volunteer staff more time between issues whilst completing their degrees. This move coincided with a move to printing in full colour and the rebranding as ''Spark*''.