Glasgow University Guardian
Glasgow University Guardian front page from March 2009 | |
Type | Student newspaper |
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Format | Compact |
Owner(s) | Glasgow University Students' Representative Council |
Founded | 1932 |
Language | English |
Headquarters | John MacIntyre Building, University of Glasgow |
Circulation | 4000 |
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 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.
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
- Reporter of the Year: Ruaridh Arrow (2004)[9]
- Feature Writer of the Year: Steve Dinneen (2005), Chris Watt, runner-up (2008),[10] Graeme Allister, runner-up (2006)
- Critic of the Year: Steve Dinneen (2004)[9]
Herald Scottish Student Press Awards
- Newspaper of the Year: 2008, 2005
- Best Newspaper design: 2005
- 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)
- 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;
- Donald Dewar, Scotland's first First Minister[14]
- Sir Neil MacCormick, international jurist and former Scottish Member of the European Parliament
- Andrew Neil, the political broadcaster and former editor of The Sunday Times
- John Mullin, editor of the Independent on Sunday
- Iain Martin, deputy editor of The Sunday Telegraph
- Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator
- William Boyd, author and winner of the Whitbread Award and the Somerset Maugham Award
- Steve Dinneen, City AM
Also, Martin Patience, BBC; Susie Hanson, BBC; Kirsteen Shields, University of Dundee; Adam Forrest, Big Issue; Chris Graham, South China Morning Post.
References
- ↑ The Gilmorehill Globe, 10 October 1932
- ↑ Glasgow University Guardian, 29 January 2003
- ↑ Glasgow University Guardian 19 February 1997
- ↑ Glasgow University Guardian 21 May 2004
- ↑ Glasgow University Guardian, 1 November 2004
- ↑ http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/awards/050525stu.shtml
- ↑ Glasgow University Guardian 5 June 2006
- ↑
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harris, Rob (15 November 2004). "2004 Guardian Student Media Awards". The Guardian.
- ↑ Guardian Student Media Awards 2008: full list of winners
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Talented Students Get Their Rewards". HoldtheFrontPage. 04-05-26. Retrieved 4 May 2009. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ Amnesty International Media Awards 2012
- ↑ The curious case of John Oguchuckwu
- ↑ SRC : Volunteer : Student Media : Guardian
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