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Revision as of 15:16, 21 December 2006
Southport Reporter, an e-newspaper that was started by Patrick Trollope BA(Hons) LBPPA, is the UK’s very first internet only regional newspaper. It was quickly recognized by the NUJ as well as other media groups, authorities and organizations as a newspaper. This recognition was due to the fact it was only run by certificated professional journalists (Often the journalist held NUJ or IFJ ID/certification). As a result they had to follow and run under the rules of the UK Press Complaints Commission's Code of Practice and the NUJ Code of Conduct.
The newspaper or virtual-newspaper's name was Trade Marked under the UK's Trade Mark Act 1994 Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as a newspaper, in 12 February 2002 under the registration No. 2292469.
Development History
The idea started as a single page on Formby Online over 1998 and 1999. By 1999 it had grown into a multi-page section and the name was by then being developed. In 1999 the pages moved fully onto PCBT Photography by Patrick Trollope. The interest shown in the multi-page section over 1999 made the site develop quicker than expected. The interest made it hard to keep the bandwidth down and the pages had to a new temporary host location in 2000 on a site that had just been launched called SGB
The increase in 2000 of visitors then helped the title name to become more established and this lead to it being registered both as a URL and as Trade Mark. By 2001 the site became fully established as a fully independently hosted site known as SouthportReporter.com. As the site became bigger it added more URL names and the group became the Mersey and Southport Reporter Series.
Sources
- Published in the Hollis PR & Media Guide 2006 Web-Link. Page 804 and page 846. - ISBN 1 904193 250 UK ISSN 1364-9000.
- Published in UK as the "UK's only web-based newsaper" in January 2005 in hard copy magazine called "Web Pages Made Easy."
- Southport Reporter is a contributor and referred to in a book called 'Viking Mersey' , written by Stephen Harding. ISBN 1901231 34 8 Published by Countryvise Publication, Wirral UK in 2002.
External URL References
- Mondo Times. - Launch date: 11 December 2001. This is the worldwide media guide, providing fast access to newspapers, magazines, radio and tv stations and news agencies worldwide. Southport Reporter is down as a newspaper on it.
- Yell.com - Yell.com also known in hard copy form as the Yellow Pages is the UK's leading international directory for businesses and has listed Southport Reporter under the product/service heading, Newspapers & Magazines.
- North West Newspaper and News Media Guide - Again recognized and linked to as a Newspaper on this site.
- WebWorks - This site is an oline newsagent site and lists Southport Reporter as a newspaper.
- IMDB - TV presenter Jonathan Thompson’s portfolio on the IMDb database contains images and references to Southport Reporter
- Virtual-Lancaster - This site is independent of large media corporations or any official bodies. Wholly owned and operated by community members. It has been has has it's URL linked to Southport Reporter since 2004.
- Ocean Colour Scene, a UK pop band. Interview with band member Simon in 2003.
- Rick Vaughn, a Southport based radio presenter. 01 November 2002.
Wikipedia Related links
Southport | Merseyside | NUJ | IFJ | Newspaper | Liverpool | Online Newspaper | E-Newspaper