Bristol24-7
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Type of site | News and information |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Founder(s) | Christopher Brown |
| Key people | Martin Booth (editor) |
| URL | bristol247 |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 29 June 2009 |
| Current status | Active |
Bristol24/7 is an independent online newspaper, generally branded as B24/7, offering news, comment and features for the city of Bristol.[1] As of 2016, it had a print circulation of 20,000, with, on average, 200,000 unique monthly visitors to its website.[2]
History[edit]
Founded in 2009 by former The Independent and Western Daily Press journalist Christopher Brown,[3] it was designed as an independent newspaper for Bristol.[4] The following year, fellow Western Daily Press journalist Laura K Williams joined to launch a What's On section.
In 2011 it was voted EDF Energy South West Website of the Year.[5] It retained this title in 2012.[6] In June 2012, it received a commendation as Best Local News Website in the UK at the Online Media Awards.[7]
Bristol24-7 was sold to Dougal Templeton and Mike Bennett[8] and a new publication, Bristol24/7, was launched as a Community interest company in 2014.[9] Writers from the former Venue Magazine, Spark Magazine and online magazine Bristol Culture joined the company. Editor of Bristol Culture, Martin Booth, joined as co-editor of Bristol24/7 and became editor in November 2014.
Now based at the Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol24/7 publishes content seven days a week from freelance journalists and bloggers from around the city.
Sections include news, business, comment, what's on, food and drink, lifestyle and culture.
References[edit]
- ^ "About Us". B24/7. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Freddy Mayhew, 'Bristol community news website and magazine receives £150,000 from social investment fund', PressGazette (5 July 2016).
- ^ Bristol journalist takes redundancy to launch local website Archived October 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A new news site for Bristol: Chris Brown on independent news start-up Bristol 24-7
- ^ South West Media Awards 2011: What the judges said
- ^ Winners’ gallery from EDF Energy South West Media Awards
- ^ "Online Media Awards 2012". Archived from the original on 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Our Track Record". Ltd.uk.
- ^ Staff of axed magazine join revamped city website