SCOTTISH BEACON FOUNDER WINS AWARD
The Scottish Beacon's Rhiannon J. Davies won the prestigious Georgina Henry Award at this year's British Journalism Awards, hosted by the Press Gazette on Thursday night.
Davies has been integral to establishing and coordinating the Scottish Beacon, which launched this summer. It is the first collaborative journalism outlet of its kind in the UK, with an aim to strengthen the independent community-based media sector and to bring stories from Scotland’s communities to a wider audience.