Source News Explained
| Source News |
| Type: | Online newspaper |
| Owners: | Common Weal |
| Editor: | Ben Wray |
| Staff: | 5 |
| Circulation: | 100,000 – 150,000 unique visitors per month |
| Headquarters: | Glasgow |
| Publishing Country: | Scotland |
Source News is an online journalism platform, based in Scotland, that succeeded the CommonSpace news website in February 2020. CommonSpace was launched in 2015 and was editorially independent of its owner Common Weal.
History
The CommonSpace news service was announced by the Common Weal think tank in September 2014, following the conclusion of the referendum on Scottish independence.[1]
The website launched in January 2015,[2] though their launch party was held in June at the Glasgow School of Art.[3]
It began with five editorial staff, led by Angela Haggerty.[4] [5] By late 2015 they were attracting 100,000 – 150,000 unique users a month,[6] although they had 200,000 in the month of the UK Parliament election.[5]
In February 2018, Haggerty announced her departure as editor of CommonSpace after her appointment as news editor of the Sunday Herald.[7] Six months later however, the Sunday Herald announced it was to close.[8]
Ben Wray replaced Haggerty in April 2018, announcing his appointment alongside a series of planned changes in an editorial.[9]
In February 2020, CommonSpace underwent a site redesign, rebranding as Source.[10]
Notes and References
- News: New cafe bars will serve up progressive politics . Tom . Gordon . . 28 September 2014 . 15 March 2017.
- News: Scottish blogs: what next for alternative media post-referendum? . Aisha . Gani . . 1 December 2014 . 15 March 2017.
- News: CommonSpace joins Scotland's burgeoning alternative media outlets . Roy . Greenslade . Roy Greenslade . The Guardian . 22 June 2015 . 15 March 2017.
- Web site: Angela Haggerty interview from #RIC2014 . . 24 November 2014 . 15 March 2017.
- News: Scotland sees 'flowering' of news websites as national press wilts north of the border . William . Turvill . . 9 July 2015 . 15 March 2017.
- Inside The Common Space . The Scottish Independence Podcast . 6 August 2016 . 15 March 2017.
- angelahaggerty. 971745258177429504. FOLKS I HAVE BIG NEWS: The sad news: After three and a half amazing years at @TheCommonSpace, I'm leaving my position there The great news: Next month I'll be joining the @newsundayherald full-time as News Editor, and I'm so excited. Happy #IWD2018 everyone pic.twitter.com/NtwGshfwlR. Haggerty. Captain. 8 March 2018. en. 10 March 2018.
- News: Sunday Herald to close as Newsquest launches two new Sunday newspapers for Scotland in the Sunday National and Herald on Sunday. Freddy. Mayhew. 23 August 2018. Press Gazette.
- Web site: Wray . Ben . Why CommonSpace should embrace and define its bias – New editor Ben Wray introduces his approach . Source . 9 April 2020 . Common Weal . 24 October 2020.
- Web site: About - Source . Source . . 24 October 2020.
