Queen's Journal

What Queen's Journal does

The Queen's Journal is a student-run, non-profit newspaper serving Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1872, it is one of Canada's oldest continuously operating student publications and is currently producing Volume 154 (2025-2026). The organization reaches its audience through three primary products: a website at queensjournal.ca serving as the main digital platform with categorized content across news, features, editorials, opinions, arts and culture, business/science/technology, sports, and videos; a print edition distributed periodically and archived digitally via Issuu; and the twice-weekly Campus Catch-Up email newsletter.

The underlying technology is a web-based digital publication platform with category-organized content management and accessibility tools. Editorial production is carried out by a rotating volunteer student staff of approximately 30 contributors, with annual election of an Editor in Chief. In July 2025, the Journal relocated from its long-time headquarters, Journal House, to a new on-campus location as part of Volume 153's transition.

Name

Queen's Journal

Legal name

The Queen's Journal

Website

https://queensjournal.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1872

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Queen's Journal is a student-run, non-profit newspaper at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, publishing campus news, features, arts, sports, and opinions since 1872 across web, print, and newsletter channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Politics, Current Affairs & Social Commentary Publishing (MPAJAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Student newspaper
• Campus journalism
• University news
• Student publication
• Campus media

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The Journal accepts advertising as indicated by 'Advertise with the Journal' and 'Advertise With Us' links in footer
2. Newsletter Subscription: Optional 'Campus Catch-Up' twice-weekly newsletter subscription available to readers
3. Student Fee Funding: As the official student newspaper of Queen's University, funding is partially supported through student fees administered by the Alma Mater Society (AMS)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Queen's Journal is a student-run newspaper that produces and distributes campus news, features, investigative journalism, editorials, opinions, arts & culture coverage, sports reporting, and multimedia content for Queen's University students and the Kingston community. It delivers this content through its website (queensjournal.ca), a print edition hosted on Issuu, a twice-weekly 'Campus Catch-Up' email newsletter, and social media channels, with content freely accessible to readers.

Product overview

The Queen's Journal is a student newspaper operated by Queen's University students. It operates as a unified news publication offering both digital and print content across multiple editorial categories including News, Features, Editorials, Opinions, Arts & Culture, Business/Science/Technology, and Sports. The publication publishes content through its website at www.queensjournal.ca and offers a print edition through Issuu. The Journal also produces a twice-weekly newsletter called 'Campus Catch-Up' and video content. The publication has been operating for over 140 years as one of Canada's oldest student publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Queen's Journal Website Free-access digital publication platform delivering news, features, investigative journalism, editorial content, opinions, arts & culture coverage, business/science/technology reporting, sports coverage, and video content to Queen's University students and the Kingston community.
• Print Edition Periodically issued physical newspaper distributed on the Queen's University campus, also accessible digitally through the Issuu platform.
• Campus Catch-Up Newsletter Twice-weekly email newsletter providing subscribers with curated news highlights and campus updates from The Queen's Journal.

Quantifiable outcome

• 334 pages of news content archived and accessible
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Université de SherbrookeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueen's University signed MOU with Université de Sherbrooke to advance a national supercomputing system; this is a university-level partnership and not directly a Journal partnership; The Journal covers this story as campus news

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Charlatan: Carleton University's independent student newspaper. Closely comparable as a Canadian student-run publication with editorial independence, advertising revenue, and robust coverage of campus politics and local Ottawa news.
• The Cord: Wilfrid Laurier University's student newspaper, comparable in scale, audience (a mid-sized Canadian university), and revenue model combining student fees and advertising.
• The McGill Daily: McGill University's independent student newspaper, comparable in being a campus-led publication with multi-section editorial coverage, advertising-supported revenue, and a long institutional history serving a Canadian university community.
• The Varsity: The University of Toronto's student newspaper, founded in 1880. It is the most direct peer given the comparable role as a long-running Canadian university student publication covering news, features, opinions, arts, and sports for a large campus community.
• The Sheaf: University of Saskatchewan's student newspaper. Operates with an analogous student-fee-funded, volunteer-staff model covering campus news, arts, culture, and sports.
• The Manitoban: University of Manitoba's student newspaper. Comparable as a long-running Canadian student publication with a similar multi-channel digital and print distribution model.
• The Ubyssey: University of British Columbia's student newspaper. Operates as a comparable student-run publication with digital-first distribution, news/features/arts/sports coverage, and student fee funding via the AMS of UBC.
• Western Gazette: University of Western Ontario's student newspaper and one of Canada's oldest campus publications. Comparable given its long history, multi-section editorial coverage, and student fee funding model.
• The Silhouette: McMaster University's student newspaper. Similar in operating as a student-run publication covering campus news, arts, sports, and opinions, with advertising and student fee funding.

Emerging players

• Canadian University Press: A national cooperative newswire and media organization for Canadian student publications. Indirectly comparable as an ecosystem-level enabler that distributes content from member papers including the Queen's Journal across the country's campus journalism network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/queen's-journal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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