| Comment | Learn how to navigate your way around the council website.
Not the public-facing side, but the part that records all meetings minutes, agendas as documents brought before various council committees and planning groups. This is fundamental, and will in all likelihood give you a jump on local media outlets when you're formulating stories.
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/latestMeetings.asp
There is an absolute gold mine of newsworthy material on there, barely any of which trickles out. News is largely driven by coverage of press releases and planned announcements, that includes local media news about Glasgow City Council.
But if you learn how to navigate and understand that portal, you will find a treasure trove of story leads worth pursuing.
Everything from what is coming before the planning committee, to spending plans, to discussion of big ticket items like funding bids for infrastructure projects and plans around neighbourhood regeneration.
All the stories that end up in Glasgow Live, the Evening Times, etc. about the council spending X amount on Y, or launching a new policy initiative... They're all discussed in meetings long beforehand.
You can use it to get a head start on existing media outlets when sourcing stories, and even pitch them as your own stories. |
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