- Southside Media
Southside Media was a not-for profit social enterprise based in the southside of
Glasgow ,Scotland .Its first community newspaper - G41 - was launched in December 2005. [ [http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=32673 Press Gazette - BBC producer takes career break to launch one-man Glasgow paper ] ] It was a monthly paper serving the communities of
Pollokshields ,Shawlands ,Strathbungo ,Crossmyloof ,Langside andDumbreck . A second newspaper - G42 - was launched in September 2007. It served the communities ofGovanhill ,Crosshill ,Toryglen ,Battlefield andMount Florida .G41 was one of Scotland's first
hyperlocal [ [http://www.sundayherald.com/business/businessnews/display.var.1443887.0.hyperlocals_small_is_the_next_big_thing.php Hyperlocals Small Is The Next Big Thing (from Sunday Herald) ] ] newspapers. Southside Media was one of Scotland's first Community Interest Companies and was officially registered under the name Glasgow Southside Media CIC.In July 2008 Southside Media had to stop publication of G41 and G42 after a fall in advertising revenue.
Southside Media won several awards, including a Level 2 award from
Scotland UnLtd [ [http://www.unltd.org.uk/] Scotland UnLtd] . In June 2008, Southside Media journalist Joe Eyre was a runner up in the Local Category of theOxfam Refugee Week Scottish Media Awards [ [http://http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/scotland/2008/06/img_srchttpwwwoxfamorgukapplic.html] ] .In August 2008 a motion S3M-2405 [ [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/businessBulletin/bb-08/bb-08-25f.htm] ] regretting the closure of G41 and G42 was put down in the Scottish Parliament, attracting cross-party support.References
External links
* [http://www.southsidemedia.org/g41/ G41 Community Website]
* [http://www.southsidemedia.org/g42 G42 Community Website]
* [http://www.southsidemedia.org/ Southside Media]
* [http://www.unltd.org.uk/directory_detail.php?ID=3025 UnLtd - supporting social entrepreneurs]
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