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==Media== ===Newspaper=== The university has two main newspapers, ''UToday'', and ''[[Gauntlet (newspaper)|The Gauntlet]]''. ''UToday'' is the online source for news about the University of Calgary, published by the department of University Relations in collaboration with the university's 14 faculties. Created in September 2008, ''UToday'' reports on research discoveries at the university, major events and milestones, campus happenings and personalities, and opportunities to get involved in learning or activities. It is published every weekday throughout the year. ''UToday''{{'}}s readers include students, faculty, staff, alumni, news media, donors, community leaders and partners, and residents at large.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/utoday|title=UToday|date=September 2013}}</ref> ''The Gauntlet'' is the University of Calgary's monthly magazine publication, covering the campus and the Calgary community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thegauntlet.ca |title=University of Calgary The Gauntlet |publisher=Thegauntlet.ca |date=2011-03-03 |access-date=2011-03-10}}</ref> First published in 1960 as a weekly student newspaper before its transition into a monthly magazine in 2017, it is primarily focused towards undergraduates. The university also prints ''Libin Life'', which is published by the [[Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta]]. ===Radio=== [[CJSW]] is the university's campus radio station, broadcasting at 90.9 MHz FM. CJSW is a member of the [[National Campus and Community Radio Association]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncra.ca/business/stations.cfm |title=NCRA Member Stations |date=2007-06-24 |access-date=2011-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624114907/http://www.ncra.ca/business/stations.cfm |archive-date=2007-06-24}}</ref> and the University of Calgary Tri-Media Alliance in partnership with [[NUTV New University Television at the University of Calgary|NUTV]] (the campus television station) and The Gauntlet (the campus newspaper). CJSW is a non-profit society maintained and operated by a group of four staff members and over 200 volunteers drawn from both the University of Calgary student body and the wider city of Calgary population. CJSW broadcasts music, spoken word and multicultural programming.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://cjsw.com/about/|title = CJSW β About|access-date = 2014-06-30}}</ref> In addition to the FM broadcast, the station can be heard at 106.9 MHz cable FM, and via Ogg Vorbis stream from its web site. Select shows are also available for [[podcast]] download.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://cjsw.com/programming/podcasts/|title =CJSW β Podcasts|access-date =2014-06-30|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101022153911/http://www.cjsw.com/programming/podcasts/|archive-date =2010-10-22}}</ref> ===Television=== [[NUTV New University Television at the University of Calgary|NUTV]] is one of the oldest university-based television production societies in Canada. Established in 1983 and incorporated in 1991, NUTV is a campus-based non-profit organization. NUTV offers the opportunity to University of Calgary students and community members to explore the medium of television by learning the various stages of production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://public.volunteercalgary.ab.ca/Web%20Part%20Pages/Member%20List.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422205619/http://public.volunteercalgary.ab.ca/Web%20Part%20Pages/Member%20List.aspx |archive-date=2010-04-22 |title=Volunteer Calgary Member List |publisher=Public.volunteercalgary.ab.ca |access-date=2011-03-10 }}</ref> This includes reporting/interviewing; hosting; writing; camera operation; lighting; sound mixing; Final Cut Pro & Adobe Creative Suite editing; producing; and directing.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4RuKAw1SOK8C&q=nutv+calgary&pg=PA4 |title=The young, the restless, and the dead: interviews with Canadian filmmakers By George Melnyk |date= 2009-10-22|access-date=2011-03-10|isbn=9781554581139 |last1=Melnyk |first1=George |publisher=Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press }}</ref> NUTV is part of the University of Calgary Tri-Media Alliance, comprising print The Gauntlet, radio [[CJSW-FM|CJSW 90.9]], and television (NUTV). The University of Calgary is unique in that it is the only Canadian university that houses three media operations on-campus. ===Book publishing=== The [[University of Calgary Press]] was founded in 1981 and to date has published over 400 titles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bookpublishers.ab.ca/publishers/university-of-calgary-press/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721104142/http://bookpublishers.ab.ca/publishers/university-of-calgary-press/|title=University of Calgary Press|archivedate=July 21, 2015|website=Book Publishers Association of Alberta}}</ref> Special emphasis is placed on three areas: works concerning the geographic regions spanning the Canadian Northwest and the [[American West]]; innovative and experimental works that challenge the established canons, subjects and formats, with special interest in art and architecture; and internationally focused manuscripts with particular attention to Latin America, World Heritage Sites, international relations and public policy.
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