Translation of a post by Vaughan Roderick:
It's a pleasure for me to spread a bit of good news. John Gower and a crew of reporters and other writers have secured a sufficient budget to launch a new English language news website for Wales.
The website will be modelled on the Huffington Post with links to external material and others to original stories and articles every day. The site has recources to commision aroung a half dozen original articles a day and the intention is that that material will focus on areas that don't get paid much attention by mainstream media. The website will be live early in the new year.
A message to the government
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A tip of the horns to my peripatetic Greek chum for this...
"Gordon, if you're watching... Leave. Us. Alone." Class.
I have my own message for you, Gordo...
9 comments:
This is great news. John Gower is one of our finest journalistic assets and anything he puts his name to is worth supporting.
So, just a bunch of writers, linking and commenting on news stories on other sites?
Isn't that what the Welsh Blogosphere does anyway, for free? What's going to be the difference? Agenda? Do we all get jobs on it?
Al, Ordo has left out one sentance. The site has recources to commision aroung a half dozen original articles a day.
"just a bunch of writers" - mmm, isn't that what the Guardian or First Post is? If you read the piece it says "original stories and articles every day"/
There is a world of difference between well-written journalism (in whatever form) and the commentary offered by the Welsh blogosphere. Some of it even overlaps.
Whatever it is, I hope it works and makes up for the 8 jobs being lost at the Daily Post's North Wales operation.
It sounds like a good idea to me.
Thanks Vaughan, Ive added the missing sentence. I'm afraid the eyesight really is going.
Sounds very like the First Post in fact - excellent news. Good luck to Jon. Who are the others?
I can see many Welsh journalists lining up to be part of an independent venture like this.
Yes, good news at last. I look forward to it.
but it, like the Huffington, will still be essentially a blog. Saying that, Huffington just got £25million of capital funding, so they're doing something right.
I'd much rather a new newspaper...
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