The Western Eye newspaper was established by Emma Judd (Communications officer 2003/04) in 2003. It was intended to both provide students with the latest news, while also providing an opportunity for those who are interested in helping produce it. In 2005 UWESU changed it's constitution which removed the post of Communications officer, and was brought under the remit of the Activities President. However due to the scale of the job, a full time publications editor is currently employed by the Union, all other posts are voluntary and any UWE student can get involved.

At present it is published once a month during term time while Westworld magazine comes out once a term. The paper is financed by UWESU, with some additional revenue generated through advertising. It is distributed as a free paper across all UWE campuses and can be downloaded from the Western Eye website shortly after publication. Soon we hope to have an archive in Bolland library and we are also planning to distribute some copies to all halls of residence and on the Ulink buses. Westworld can also be found around campus as well as some local boutiques, art galleries and cafes.

Aims:

• To provide an opportunity for those interested in journalism to get involved.
• To be an independent newspaper able to express all views from students.
• To keep UWE students up to date with the events that are affecting them.