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Grant goes to Golwg

Posted by Rob Irvine on May 29, 2008 4:48 PM | 

So the Assembly Government funding for Welsh language news media has gone to Golwg. All £600,000 of it.
I need to declare an interest here. We put in a bid for just some of the money to help us develop a Welsh language news website. We came away empty handed which was a pity because, as well as being staunch supporters of yr iaith we have a fantastic reputation for delivering news in print and online.
Golwg cyf, based in Lampeter, does pretty well out of public sector funding. They already get £75,000 a year from the books council to support their weekly magazine's art pages. Other publications they produce have also received public funding.
The question for us now is whether we press on and create a brilliant Welsh language news website and make it so popular that advertisers and sponsors will be clamouring to come on board with us.
A little leg-up would have helped. But I wouldn't mind having a crack at it anyway. What do you think?


 

Comments (4)

Negrin wrote...

Rob,

Behind you all the way on this, I get the DP every day and I go on the web several times a day especially contributing to Have Your Say.

Posted by: Negrin  | May 31, 2008 3:55 PM

Fletch wrote...

The assembly chucks money at something and when another pot of money comes along they chuck more money at it. Here's betting Golwg are back in three years with the begging bowl and that the bowl gets filled again with our money. Hardly anyone reads Golwg so why does the book coucnil think they can do a great website? Do your own Daily Post site, mate ,and stuff them,

Posted by: Fletch  | June 3, 2008 3:44 PM

Daf wrote...

Great - if you can make a business work in Welsh the public sector will want to plaster you with logos and have you on committees anyway. And it would show that you don't need public money to be successful in the marchnad Gymraeg.

Posted by: Daf  | June 4, 2008 9:59 PM

Lynne wrote...

It is becomming increasingly clear that to qualify for any Assembly Government funding you must NOT be based in North Wales.

Go ahead anyway Rob and prove they made the wrong choice.

Too late for this I know but in future maybe a readers lobby might throw some weight?

Posted by: Lynne  | June 5, 2008 1:05 PM

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