The Guidon
{{Short description|Official student publication of Ateneo de Manila University}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = The GUIDON
| logo = The Guidon masthead.svg
| logo_size = 220px
| image = File:Front_page_of_The_GUIDON_(March_2023).png
| caption = March 2023 cover of the publication
| type = Student publication
| format = Broadsheet
| owners = Ateneo de Manila University
| foundation = {{start date and age|1929|06|22}}
| headquarters = Publications Room (MVP 201-202), Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines
| website = {{official URL}}
| founder = Rev. Frank O’Hara, SJ
| chiefeditor = Jude Lourence G. Segovia
| assoceditor = Eloiza M. Mariano
| maneditor = Jon Ethan Lancelot M. Batara
| custom_label = Design executive editor
| custom = Liana Gabrielle L. Fernando
| language = English
| oclc = 220814332
}}
The Guidon (stylized as The GUIDON) is the official student newspaper of Ateneo de Manila University. Published monthly between August and March, The GUIDON is a member of the Ateneo's Confederation of Publications and is one of the founding members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines,{{Cite web|date=2012-06-03|title=History|url=https://kalasagcalupd.wordpress.com/college-editprs-guild-of-the-philippines/history/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=KALASAG|language=en}} along with The Varsitarian of the University of Santo Tomas, The Philippine Collegian of the University of the Philippines Diliman, and The National of National University (Philippines).{{cite web|url=http://www.ateneo.edu/|title=Ateneo de Manila University|website=Ateneo de Manila University|accessdate=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206235059/http://ateneo.edu/|archive-date=6 February 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} {{As of|2024}}, The GUIDON is in its 95th year, with its editor-in-chief being Jude Lourence G. Segovia, its associate editor being Eloiza M. Mariano, its managing editor being Jon Ethan Lancelot M. Batara, and its design executive editor being Liana Gabrielle L. Fernando.
History
After several years of Ateneo de Manila students asking for a school newspaper,{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} The Guidon was founded on June 22 by 1929 by Rev. Frank O'Hara, SJ, with Manuel C. Colayco as its first editor-in-chief.{{cite web|url=http://www.theguidon.com/1112/main/about/|title=The GUIDON - About the Publication|website=Theguidon.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311202117/http://www.theguidon.com/about/|archive-date=11 March 2018|url-status=live|accessdate=10 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.admu.edu.ph/Profiles/history/default.html|title=History of the Ateneo|date=10 December 1997|accessdate=10 March 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19971210233419/http://www.admu.edu.ph/Profiles/history/default.html|archivedate=10 December 1997}} During the 1930s, the paper immersed itself in national issues with a Catholic slant, which included its protestation at the time of a proposed divorce bill. It ceased publication at the onset of World War II, eventually resuming operations in 1946 under the editorship of Maximo Soliven.
In the 1950s the paper began international distribution and expanded its focus to include major global issues and more social issues.{{cite web|url=http://www.theguidon.com/1112/main/about/|title=The GUIDON - About the Publication|website=Theguidon.com|accessdate=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311022955/http://www.theguidon.com/1112/main/about/|archive-date=11 March 2018|url-status=live}} During this time it received numerous awards, with the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the Associated Collegiate Press consistently recognized its excellence.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}
In the 1960s, The Guidon began discussing the possibility of co-education at the university and sought to lessen its domination by elite Filipinos.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}
In the 1970s, the paper involved itself in national issues, with issues 38 and 39 being published as Ang Pandayan (English: The Foundry). During this time, the paper's Editorial Board became increasing politically divided, leading to the publication of two versions of The Guidon.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} Both versions of the paper were temporarily shut down by the martial law declaration of Ferdinand Marcos, eventually resuming publication as a single newspaper in 1973.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} The same year women were admitted to the University for the first time, with Chao Chuatico becoming the paper's first female editor-in-chief.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} After the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1983, the paper increased its coverage of national issues.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}
In the 1990s The Guidon editorial team began using modern computer technology to create its newspapers and began splitting them into two sections.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} During this time the paper renamed its Research Department to the "Inquiry Team" and created an outreach program called Pamaskong Handog. The newspaper also expanded to include the Operations, Human Resources, and Marketing positions and increased its involvement in University legislation, proposing amendments to the Campus Journalism Act of 1991.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}
In 2003 the newspaper renamed its Operations position to Externals and created the Human Resources Training and Development Team.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} In 2007, The Guidon launched Beyond Loyola, a new section of the newspaper that would discuss Filipino social, political, and economic issues.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} In 2008 the newspaper launched an online lifestyle magazine called g,{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} relaunching it as Katipunan Magazine in 2012,{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} and as Vantage Magazine in 2014.{{Cite web |url=http://theguidon.com/katipunan/2012/06/05/finding-katipunan/ |title=Finding Katipunan « Katipunan Magazine |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204000245/http://theguidon.com/katipunan/2012/06/05/finding-katipunan/ |archive-date=4 February 2013 |url-status=dead}} In 2017, The Guidon launched its Broadcast News staff and recreated its Research position to help research topics that include quantitative analysis. In 2023, the Research staff officially rebranded into Research and Development, signaling its deeper involvement in assessing internal operations.
Organization
The Guidon's 31-member editorial board team is divided into three departments: the Writing Cluster (abbreviated as W8), the Design Cluster (abbreviated as D4), and the Organizational Cluster (abbreviated as O4).
The Writing Cluster, headed by the associate editor, produces content for the newspaper, with separate staff members for the News, Sports, Beyond Loyola, Features, and Inquiry sections of the newspaper, the cluster also has its online presence in the form of the Broadcast News, Vantage Magazine, and Science and Technology, which was created as a new section for the publication's 95th year.
The Design Cluster, headed by the design executive editor, creates multimedia content for the newspaper, with separate staff members for Photos, Graphic Design, Video Production, and Digital Development.
The Organizational Cluster, headed by the managing editor, manages various organizational tasks for the newspaper, with separate staff members for Human Resources, Externals, Social Media, and Research and Development.
Content and activities
The Guidon has four sections: the Main Section (which includes News, Opinion, and Sports), the Beyond Loyola section, the Features section, and the Inquiry section. The Beyond Loyola section discusses national and international issues, while the Inquiry section discusses explanatory and investigative journalism.The GUIDON August and November 2007 issue Aside from its newspaper, The Guidon also publishes broadcast news and has an online magazine called Vantage Magazine. The Guidon
The Guidon also participates in several events, including the ACED-The Guidon Workshop and PressPlay. ACED-The Guidon Workshop is a collaboration with the Ateneo Center for Educational Development that instructs Filipino public school students interested in journalism on basic news writing, editing, photography, and lay-outing. Pressplay is an annual student press convention between The GUIDON and The LaSallian, De La Salle University's official newspaper, featuring seminars in writing, editing, photography, and art.[http://www.freewebs.com/pressplay-dlsu-admu/]{{Dead link|date=June 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=no}} The event also includes contests for individual student publications.
Notable alumni
- Benigno Aquino III, former President of the Philippines
- Ninoy Aquino, former Senator of the Philippines
- Art Borjal, congressman and columnist
- Walden Bello, writer and activist
- Jeff Canoy, journalist
- Antonio Carpio, Supreme Court Associate Justice
- Jose Mari Chan, singer
- Horacio de la Costa, Jesuit priest and historian
- Pia Hontiveros, journalist
- Eman Lacaba, poet, writer, and revolutionary socialist
- Pete Lacaba, writer and journalist
- Maximo Soliven, journalist and newspaper publisher
See also
References
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External links
- [http://theguidon.com/ Official website]
- [https://vantage.theguidon.com/ Vantage: The GUIDON's online magazine]
- [https://interactive.theguidon.com The GUIDON Interactives]
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