The Glasgow Guardian Explained

The Glasgow Guardian
Type:Student newspaper
Format:Compact
Owners:Glasgow University Students' Representative Council
Editor:Niamh Flanagan[1]
Foundation:1932
Language:English
Headquarters:MacIntyre Building, University of Glasgow
Website:http://glasgowguardian.co.uk

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

Founded in 1932 as The Gilmorehill Globe,[2] 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 then to Glasgow Guardian in 2011 and finally to The Glasgow Guardian in 2020. The publication is produced by students of the university on a voluntary basis and is partially funded by the Glasgow University Students' Representative Council alongside revenue from advertising.

History

The paper has reported on sex tourism in Vietnam,[3] racist door policies of Glasgow nightclubs[4] 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[5] and a year later that Glasgow University Union had been spending part of its grant on a pornography channel subscription,[6] 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".[7] In 2006, it also reported that university management were rewarding big donors with honorary degrees.[8] The paper has also featured an exclusive interview with former Prime Minister Tony Blair. More recently, the Guardian covered debategate,[9] 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. In 2015, it reported that the university's charity fashion show had spent three times as much on an events management company as it donated to charity.[10]

Awards

Guardian Student Media Awards

Herald Scottish Student Press Awards

Student Publication Association National Awards

Amnesty International Media Awards

Alumni

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Niamh Flanagan, Author at The Glasgow Guardian . 2024-05-29 . The Glasgow Guardian . en-GB.
  2. http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/guardian/display/?page_id=1&edition_id=1 The Gilmorehill Globe, 10 October 1932
  3. http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/guardian/display/?page_id=6576&edition_id=579 Glasgow University Guardian, 29 January 2003
  4. http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/guardian/display/?page_id=5080&edition_id=501 Glasgow University Guardian 19 February 1997
  5. http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/guardian/display/?page_id=6924&edition_id=592 Glasgow University Guardian 21 May 2004
  6. http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/guardian/display/?page_id=7008&edition_id=595 Glasgow University Guardian, 1 November 2004
  7. Web site: Journalism jobs and news from Holdthefrontpage.co.uk . 2009-04-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517114858/http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/awards/050525stu.shtml . 17 May 2008 . dmy-all .
  8. http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/guardian/display/?page_id=7567&edition_id=612 Glasgow University Guardian 5 June 2006
  9. Web site: Female debaters victims of misogyny at GUU. 4 March 2013.
  10. Web site: Glasgow University Charity Fashion Show spent three times as much as it donated to charity. 19 November 2015.
  11. News: 2004 Guardian Student Media Awards . The Guardian . Rob . Harris . 15 November 2004.
  12. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/nov/26/student-media-awards-winners Guardian Student Media Awards 2008: full list of winners
  13. Web site: Student Media Awards 2007. 15 October 2007. The Guardian. 5 June 2017.
  14. Web site: Talented Students Get Their Rewards . 4 May 2009 . HoldtheFrontPage . 26 May 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080808115639/http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/awards/040526stu.shtml . 8 August 2008 .
  15. Web site: 2024-05-15 . Winners of The Herald 2024 Student Press Awards announced . 2024-05-29 . The Herald . en.
  16. Web site: LIVE from #SPANC16 - the Student Media Conference -.
  17. http://spajournalism.com/spanc21-award-winners/ SPANC 2021 Winners
  18. Web site: "Highly commended for Best Publication goes to... @GlasgowGuardian! A huge congratulations to everyone there!" . 2024-05-29 . X (formerly Twitter).
  19. https://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=10058 Amnesty International Media Awards 2012
  20. http://glasgowguardian.co.uk/views/hard-times-in-nigeria/ The curious case of John Oguchuckwu
  21. News: Glasgow University launches student newspaper archive . BBC News . 25 May 2011 . 15 June 2017.

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