▁newspaper , ▁Student . ▁A ▁non - s abb at ical ▁editor ▁o vers aw ▁production , ▁while ▁a ▁general ▁manager ▁admin ister ed ▁advert ising ▁and ▁arranged ▁additional ▁sources ▁of ▁fund ing . ▁Five ▁deput y ▁edit ors ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁various ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁publication , ▁while ▁content ▁was ▁submitted ▁by ▁students ▁att ending ▁institutions ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁prominent ▁local ▁and ▁national ▁journal ists , ▁polit icians ▁and ▁comment ators . ▁Past ▁contrib utors ▁included ▁Scottish ▁First ▁Minister , ▁Alex ▁Sal mond , ▁two - time ▁journalist ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁Phill ip ▁Knight ley , ▁and ▁UN ▁special ▁investig ator , ▁Richard ▁A . ▁F alk . ▁The ▁staff ▁also ▁included ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁award - win ning ▁student ▁journal ists . ▁ ▁Website ▁ ▁Al ong side ▁the ▁printed ▁issue , ▁The ▁Journal ▁provided ▁a ▁website ▁to ▁which ▁content — including ▁news ▁updates , ▁match ▁reports ▁and ▁arts ▁reviews — ▁was ▁added ▁regularly . ▁The ▁website ▁was ▁rela unch ed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁with ▁an ▁improved ▁design ▁and ▁additional ▁features ▁including ▁an ▁archive ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ' s ▁past ▁issues . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁closed ▁down . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁The ▁Journal ▁had ▁won ▁two ▁national ▁awards ▁and ▁had ▁received ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁eight ▁hon ours . ▁ ▁N US ▁Scotland ▁Awards ▁ ▁W inner : ▁Best ▁Student ▁Media ▁Award ▁ 2 0 1 2