Critic (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Critic is the official magazine
of the Otago University Students' Association
(OUSA) of the University of Otago
. It is freely available around both the university's campus and selected sites in Dunedin
city weekly during term time. It was tabloid in size until 2002, when it went quarterfold (around A4
size). Critic is New Zealand
's longest-running student newspaper, having been published since 1925. Weekly circulation is 5,500, with an estimated readership of 16,000. Critic is a member of the Aotearoa Student Press Association
(ASPA), and was awarded Best Publication in the annual ASPA awards in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010.
The Office of Film and Literature Classification
in 2006 banned an issue of the magazine, due to it containing a "how-to-guide" on drug rape.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
of the Otago University Students' Association
Otago University Students' Association
The Otago University Students' Association is the Students' Association of the University of Otago, New Zealand.OUSA provides "representation, welfare, advocacy, recreation, fun events and media" for its members...
(OUSA) of the University of Otago
University of Otago
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
. It is freely available around both the university's campus and selected sites in Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
city weekly during term time. It was tabloid in size until 2002, when it went quarterfold (around A4
ISO 216
ISO 216 specifies international standard paper sizes used in most countries in the world today. It defines the "A" and "B" series of paper sizes, including A4, the most commonly available size...
size). Critic is New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's longest-running student newspaper, having been published since 1925. Weekly circulation is 5,500, with an estimated readership of 16,000. Critic is a member of the Aotearoa Student Press Association
Aotearoa Student Press Association
The Aotearoa Student Press Association is an association of fourteen student newspapers and magazines that are published by the student associations of universities and polytechnics in Aotearoa .The members of ASPA are:...
(ASPA), and was awarded Best Publication in the annual ASPA awards in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010.
The Office of Film and Literature Classification
Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand)
The Office of Film and Literature Classification is the government agency in New Zealand that is responsible for classification of all films, videos, publications, and some video games in New Zealand...
in 2006 banned an issue of the magazine, due to it containing a "how-to-guide" on drug rape.