CommonSpace joins Scotland's burgeoning alternative media outlets
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Version 0 of 1. One of the major legacies of the Scottish referendum has been the rise of alternative media, not least because the majority of Scotland’s mainstream media opposed independence. They include Bella Caledonia, Wings Over Scotland and Newsnet.scot. Now comes a fourth, CommonSpace, edited by Angela Haggerty. Writing on Bella Caledonia, she argues that the sudden eruption of support for the new media start-ups “was not just about the referendum” but the referendum was “the catalyst for a long overdue shake up of media in Scotland”. She says that CommonSpace, which was soft-launched six months ago, has since broken a string of exclusive stories (examples here and here and here), which were unrelated to the referendum. They are “stories are about people’s lives, people’s realities in Scotland”. Another refreshing departure from the ethos of mainstream media is the desire to collaborate rather than compete. To grasp what CommonSpace is all about, see the video above, which was made during Sunday’s official launch party at Glasgow Art School. Sources: Bella Caledonia/CommonSpace/YouTube. And see another YouTube video here. |