Glasgow University Guardian
Encyclopedia
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
. 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.
, 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
.
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
).
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
of the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
.
Founded in 1956 as the Gilmorehill Guardian, it changed its name in 1960 to the Glasgow University Guardian under editor Neil MacCormick
Neil MacCormick
Sir Neil MacCormick, QC, FBA, FRSE , or just Neil MacCormick, was a legal philosopher and Scottish politician. He was Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the University of Edinburgh from 1972 until 2008...
. The publication is produced by students of the university on a voluntary basis and funded by the Glasgow University Students' Representative Council
Glasgow University Students' Representative Council
Glasgow University Students' Representative Council was founded on 9th March 1886 and recognised as the legal representative body for students of the University of Glasgow by the Universities Act 1889. The SRC is responsible for representing students' interests to the management of the University...
and revenue from advertising. The paper is compact
Compact (newspaper)
A compact newspaper is a broadsheet-quality newspaper printed in a tabloid format, especially one in the United Kingdom. The term is used also for this size came into use in its current use when The Independent began producing a smaller format edition for London's commuters, designed to be easier...
-sized and has a circulation
Newspaper circulation
A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day. Circulation is one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates. Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the...
of three thousand copies per issue and a readership of fifteen thousand according to independent research by media buyers BAM.
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 MinisterFirst Minister of Scotland
The First Minister of Scotland is the political leader of Scotland and head of the Scottish Government. The First Minister chairs the Scottish Cabinet and is primarily responsible for the formulation, development and presentation of Scottish Government policy...
, Donald Dewar
Donald Dewar
Donald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation...
; Andrew Neil
Andrew Neil
Andrew Ferguson Neil is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster.He currently works for the BBC, presenting the live political programmes The Daily Politics and This Week...
, the political broadcaster and former editor of The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
; John Mullin
John Mullin (journalist)
John Mullin is a British newspaper editor.Mullin studied at the University of Glasgow, where he was Manager of the Glasgow University Guardian. His first paid job in journalism was at the Western Morning News, then in 1987 became a business reporter at The Independent...
, editor of the Independent on Sunday; Iain Martin
Iain Martin
Iain James Martin is a Scottish journalist and blogger. He has worked as a reporter for the Sunday Times Scotland , as political editor of the Scotland on Sunday , political editor of The Scotsman , deputy editor of the Scotland on Sunday , editor of The Scotsman , editor of Scotland on Sunday...
, deputy editor of The Sunday Telegraph; Fraser Nelson
Fraser Nelson
Fraser Nelson is a British political journalist and editor of The Spectator magazine.-Early life:Educated at Nairn Academy and Dollar Academy, Nelson went on to study History at the University of Glasgow and Journalism at City University, London....
, editor of The Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
; Martin Patience (China Correspondent, BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
), and William Boyd
William Boyd (writer)
William Boyd, CBE is a Scottish novelist and screenwriter.-Biography:Of Scottish descent, Boyd spent his early life in Ghana and Nigeria, in Africa...
, author and winner of the Whitbread Award
Costa Book Awards
The Costa Book Awards are a series of literary awards given to books by authors based in Great Britain and Ireland. They were known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2005, after which Costa Coffee, a subsidiary of Whitbread, took over sponsorship....
and a Somerset Maugham Award
Somerset Maugham Award
The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given each May by the Society of Authors. It is awarded to whom they judge to be the best writer or writers under the age of thirty-five of a book published in the past year. The prize was instituted in 1947 by William Somerset Maugham and thus...
.
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)
- 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)
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)
- Best News Writer: Chris Watt (2008), Rob Mackie (2006), James Morgan (2004)
- Best Photographer: James Porteous (2008; 2009)
- 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 UnionGlasgow University Union
Glasgow University Union is one of the largest and oldest students' unions in the UK, serving students and alumni of the University of Glasgow since 1885....
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
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
.
Recent graduates include: James Morgan (BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
), James Cheyne (Sky News
Sky News
Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
), Ruaridh Arrow (Dispatches
Dispatches (TV series)
Dispatches is the British television current affairs documentary series on Channel 4, first transmitted in 1987. The programme covers issues about British society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, usually featuring a mole in an organisation.-Awards:*...
), Gary Anderson (Daily Mirror), Rachel Richardson (News of the World
News of the World
The News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...
) Aaron Pan (Bloomberg
Bloomberg L.P.
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), Adam Forrest (The Big Issue
The Big Issue
The Big Issue is a street newspaper published in eight countries; it is written by professional journalists and sold by homeless individuals. It was founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991...
), Anna Hart (FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
), Steve Dinneen (City AM)' Susie Hanson (BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
) Emilly Hill (The Evening Standard) Matt Rhodes (BBC World
BBC World
BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world...
) and David Crow (City AM) and (The Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
).