  salient is the weekly students' magazine of the victoria university of wellington students' association (vuwsa) at victoria university of wellington, new zealand. salient was established in 1938 and originally published in newspaper format, but is now published as a magazine. salient's style and editorial position can change from year to year due to changes in editors. however, the magazine has generally taken a left-wing stance. ==organisation== ===editor=== the salient editor-in-chief is an employee of vuwsa operating under a charter that grants editorial independence. the editor is appointed and employed under a fixed term contract that covers roughly the beginning to end of the academic year. previous involvement with the magazine is not a prerequisite for applicants, although most have had some role at salient prior to their editorship. at various times in salient's history, and consistently since 2011, the editorship has been shared between two people. the editors for 2014 are cam price and duncan mclachlan. notable past editors include former prime minister geoffrey palmer, editor of metro magazine simon wilson, queen's counsel hugh rennie, and new zealand listener writer toby manhire.{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/6399733/salient-magazine-breeds-ruling-elite | ti
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