Glasgow University Guardian

Glasgow University Guardian

Glasgow University Guardian front page from March 2009
Type	Student newspaper
Format	Compact
Owner	Glasgow University Students' Representative Council
Founded	1956
Language	English
Headquarters	John MacIntyre Building, University of Glasgow
Circulation	4000
Official website	http://glasgowguardian.co.uk

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

Founded in 1956 as the Gilmorehill Guardian, it changed its name in 1960 to the Glasgow University Guardian under editor Neil MacCormick^{[citation needed]}. 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 three thousand copies per issue and a readership of fifteen thousand according to independent research by media buyers BAM^{[citation needed]}.

News

Many contributors to Guardian go on to have successful careers in the media and politics, and the newspaper has been a launchpad for many high profile figures. Former editors include Scotland's first First Minister, Donald Dewar; 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; Martin Patience (China Correspondent, BBC News), and William Boyd, author and winner of the Whitbread Award and a Somerset Maugham Award.

Awards

The Guardian Student Media Awards

In recent years, the GU Guardian has won the following awards at the national Guardian Student Media Awards;

• Reporter of the Year: Ruaridh Arrow (2004)^{[citation needed]}
• Feature Writer of the Year: Steve Dinneen (2005), Chris Watt, runner-up (2008), Graeme Allister, runner-up (2006)
• Critic of the Year: Steve Dinneen (2004)^{[citation needed]}

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)
• Best News Writer: Chris Watt (2008), Rob Mackie (2006), James Morgan (2004)
• Best Photographer: James Porteous (2008; 2009)^{[citation needed]}
• Best Sports Writer: Harry Tattersall Smith (2010)
• Features Writer: Graeme Allister (2006) Ruaridh Arrow (2004)
• Best Online Journalist: Shaun Murphy (2004)

Alumni

Guardian has reported on sex tourism in Vietnam, racist door policies of Glasgow nightclubs 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 and a year later that Glasgow University Union had been spending part of its grant on a pornography channel subscription, 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. In 2006, it also revealed that university management were rewarding big donors with honorary degrees. The paper has also featured an exclusive interview with former Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Recent graduates include: James Morgan (BBC News), James Cheyne (Sky News), Ruaridh Arrow (Dispatches), Gary Anderson (Daily Mirror), Rachel Richardson (News of the World) Aaron Pan (Bloomberg), Adam Forrest (The Big Issue), Anna Hart (FHM), Steve Dinneen (City AM)' Susie Hanson (BBC News) Emilly Hill (The Evening Standard) Matt Rhodes (BBC World) and David Crow (City AM and The Spectator).^{[citation needed]}

References

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