Bristol24-7
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Type of site | News and blogging |
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| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| Founder(s) | Christopher Brown |
| Website | www.bristol247.com |
| Alexa rank |
 314751 (August 2012)[1] |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 29 June 2009 |
| Current status | Active |
Bristol24/7 is an independent online newspaper, offering news, comment and features for the city of Bristol.[2]
Founded in 2009 by former The Independent and Western Daily Press journalist Christopher Brown,[3] it was designed as an independent newspaper for Bristol.[4] The following year, fellow Western Daily Press journalist Laura K Williams joined to launch a What's On section.
In 2011 it was voted EDF Energy South West Website of the Year.[5] It retained this title in 2012.[6] In June 2012, it received a commendation as Best Local News Website in the UK at the Online Media Awards.[7]
It was relaunched as a Community Interest Company in 2014[8] and expanded to include a team of writers from the former Venue Magazine, Spark Magazine and local cafe blog Bristol Culture.
Now based at the Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol24/7 publishes content seven days a week from freelance journalists and bloggers from around the city.
Sections include news, business, comment, what's on, food and drink, lifestyle and culture.
References
- ↑ "bristol247.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ↑ "About Us". B24/7. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ Bristol journalist takes redundancy to launch local website Archived October 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ A new news site for Bristol: Chris Brown on independent news start-up Bristol 24-7
- ↑ South West Media Awards 2011: What the judges said
- ↑ Winners’ gallery from EDF Energy South West Media Awards
- ↑ Online Media Awards 2012 Archived October 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Staff of axed magazine join revamped city website