Unlike many other university newspapers, which have sabbatical editors, York Vision's staff is made up entirely of current students.

[8] The outcome of their investigation suggested that the United Kingdom's most awarded student newspaper was The Gryphon, of the University of Leeds.

[9] The October 2018 issue of York Vision was removed from circulation for a back page advert that consisted of a link to an online submission form, and the heading "Send Nudes".

The page received condemnation from the University of York Students' Union, which also claimed that issue had been published without their required approval.

York Vision has received awards for its writing, design, and in both overall best publication and best small budget categories (due to the lack of sabbatical positions of the paper).