Glasgow University Guardian

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Glasgow Guardian

Glasgow University Guardian front page from March 2009
Type Student newspaper
Format Compact
Owner(s) Glasgow University Students' Representative Council
Founded 1932
Language English
Headquarters John MacIntyre Building, University of Glasgow
Circulation 4000
Official website http://glasgowguardian.co.uk

Glasgow Guardian is the student newspaper of the University of Glasgow.

Founded in 1932 as The Gilmorehill Globe,[1] the newspaper has undergone four name changes in its existence. First changed to The Gilmorehill Guardian, then to the Glasgow University Guardian in 1959 under editor Neil MacCormick[citation needed] and most recently changed to Glasgow Guardian in 2011. The publication is produced by students of the university on a voluntary basis and funded by the Glasgow University Students' Representative Council and revenue from advertising. The paper is compact-sized and has a circulation of four thousand copies per issue.[citation needed]

History

The paper has reported on sex tourism in Vietnam,[2] racist door policies of Glasgow nightclubs[3] and conducted the first ever independent staff satisfaction survey which revealed doubts about the University management strategy. In 2004 Guardian revealed a CIA officer was working as a lecturer in the Politics department[4] and a year later that Glasgow University Union had been spending part of its grant on a pornography channel subscription,[5] money which had been intended for front line student services. In the same year, it ran an undercover investigation into sub-standard and dangerous student housing, which was described by the editor of The Herald as "campaigning journalism at its best".[6] In 2006, it also reported that university management were rewarding big donors with honorary degrees.[7] The paper has also featured an exclusive interview with former Prime Minister Tony Blair. More recently, the Guardian covered debategate,[8] which hit national media headlines after two female students from Edinburgh and Cambridge were reportedly heckled in a sexist manner by members of the Glasgow University Union.

Awards

Guardian Student Media Awards

Herald Scottish Student Press Awards

  • Newspaper of the Year: 2008, 2005[citation needed]
  • Best Newspaper design: 2005[citation needed]
  • Student Journalist of the Year: Harry Tattersall Smith (2010) Chris Watt (2008), David Crow (2005) Ruaridh Arrow (2004)[11]
  • Best News Writer: Chris Watt (2008), Rob Mackie (2006), James Morgan (2004)[11]
  • Best Photographer: James Porteous (2008; 2009)[citation needed]
  • Best Sports Writer: Harry Tattersall Smith (2010)
  • Features Writer: Graeme Allister (2006) Ruaridh Arrow (2004)[11]
  • Best Online Journalist: Shaun Murphy (2004)[11]

Amnesty International Media Awards

Alumni

Editors of the Guardian who have gone on to careers in the media and politics include;

References

  1. ↑ The Gilmorehill Globe, 10 October 1932
  2. ↑ Glasgow University Guardian, 29 January 2003
  3. ↑ Glasgow University Guardian 19 February 1997
  4. ↑ Glasgow University Guardian 21 May 2004
  5. ↑ Glasgow University Guardian, 1 November 2004
  6. ↑ http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/awards/050525stu.shtml
  7. ↑ Glasgow University Guardian 5 June 2006
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harris, Rob (15 November 2004). "2004 Guardian Student Media Awards". The Guardian. 
  10. ↑ Guardian Student Media Awards 2008: full list of winners
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Talented Students Get Their Rewards". HoldtheFrontPage. 04-05-26. Retrieved 4 May 2009. 
  12. ↑ Amnesty International Media Awards 2012
  13. ↑ SRC : Volunteer : Student Media : Guardian

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