Argh.. we did it! This was a mammoth effort. Thanks so much to everyone who go involved & helped in some way. It was so worth it to bring all those incredible people together. If you couldn't make it along, you can still show your support here ;) crowdfunder.co.uk/p/scottishbeac…

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We've two weeks to go we are only at 16% of our target... @GreaterGovanhill is a labour of love by our small-but-mighty team and dedicated community. Show your support for grassroots, solutions media and have your donation doubled this month!

An update on our #CitizensAgenda project.. we had nearly 300 comments raised by our readers across Glasgow, Dumfries and Galloway, Orkney and Shetland, Edinburgh, Crail, West Dunbartonshire, Aberdeenshire and Na h-Eileanan an Iar in response to the below question. The biggest

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Come on Glasgow East candidates.. voters in Govanhill want to know where you stand on the issues they care about as part of our #CitizensAgenda project..

🚨 Do you know any great journalists in Glasgow? Please share this job ad with them because there are just *six days left* to apply. It's a staff writer position on our new Glasgow title, which is launching soon and will be brilliant. Please share. millmediaco.uk/2024/07/01/wer…

Only 1 female candidate across the 15 standing in Glasgow E & S. And looking across the rest of Glasgow there are only 12 women compared to 28 men. It's almost like the system is broken. Read local candidates answers to 🦋 @greatergovanhill.com on BlueSky 🦋 readers questions: greatergovanhill.com

I'd definitely recommend a read of this article by 🦋 @greatergovanhill.com on BlueSky 🦋 I learned a lot about the other candidates in my area even this late down the line. I'll always stand behind independent, media, having worked in it myself before I know the great impact on communities it has

Excellent 'practical democracy' excercise in a single constituency, in Govanhill, now Glasgow East, Scotland. (But 'no answer yet' from the Scottish Labour candidate?). #GE2024

Thanks to Sanne Breimer and SembraMedia for featuring the 🦋 @greatergovanhill.com on BlueSky 🦋 story in their Project Oasis 'Sustainable Connections' newsletter. Read in full and sign up here: mailchi.mp/sembramedia.or…

Thanks to the lovely folk at Greater Govanhill, the community newsroom, and the epic Govanhill international festival, for hosting me on Sunday. Pic credit: John Bowden

Great to speak about 🦋 @greatergovanhill.com on BlueSky 🦋 and our FONDS project on this podcast

I love so many things about the The Ferret & 🦋 @greatergovanhill.com on BlueSky 🦋's IRL Community Newsroom but my fav has to be that they aren't just serving information needs but connection needs too :) Learn more about Karin Goodwin & Rhiannon's approach: publicinterestnews.org.uk/post/our-commu…

This article tells us how a bunch of old cassettes are a passage into the languages and histories of Pakistani migration. greatergovanhill.com/latest/voices-…

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How can journalists and newsrooms take a more community-centered approach to their work? In this Agora Journalism Center report extract, I outline five core principles, grounded in case studies from outlets such as KUOW Public Radio, Internews, LAist, The Trace, El Tímpano, Outlier Media is on Bluesky,

"Doing what you can where you are": How The Community Newsroom is rebuilding trust in Govanhill 🦋 @greatergovanhill.com on BlueSky 🦋 The Ferret Marissa MacWhirter spoke to Karin Goodwin & Rhiannon Sunday Edition. Pics by colin mearns Full story: tinyurl.com/32tcsejd

📢 We're excited to announce The Power Shift – a new collaborative journalism project that will investigate how Scotland’s green energy transition is reshaping land, communities, and power dynamics across the country. We're currently seeking an investigative journalist and a

📢Announcing: #ThePowerShift  – a major new collaborative journalism project which will be investigating how Scotland’s green energy transition is reshaping land, communities, and power dynamics across the country. We're working with partners the length and breadth of the