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{{short description|Annual event in Canada}}
'''National Student Press Week''' is a week-long observance celebrating the achievements, diversity and freedom of the [[student press]] in [[Canada]]. It also provides an opportunity to educate [[students]] and the public about the important role the student press plays on Canadian university and college campuses, and in building the future of Canadian [[journalism]]. It takes places on the last full week of every January.
It was established on January 24, 2005, by members of the [[Canadian University Press]]—a [[co-operative]] and [[newswire]] service composed of about 70 [[student newspapers]]—during its 67th national conference in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]].
== History ==
It was established on January 24, 2005, by members of the [[Canadian University Press]]—a [[co-operative]] and [[newswire]] service composed of about 70 [[student newspapers]]—during its 67th national conference in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], when they unanimously declared the last full week of every January, Sunday to Saturday, to be National Student Press Week.
The first annual National Student Press Week was observed in 2005 from 23 January to 29 January. The city of [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]], [[British Columbia]], became the first jurisdiction to formally recognize National Student Press Week in February 2005. The [[Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia|Cape Breton Regional Municipality]], [[Nova Scotia]], followed with a proclamation in March. Other governments across Canada also proclaimed National Student Press Week that year.
==See also==
*[[Student newspaper]]
*[[Canadian University Press]]
*[[List of student newspapers in Canada]]
==External links==
*[http://www.cup.ca/ Canadian University Press]
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[[Category:Awareness weeks in Canada]]
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