Language(s) English | ||
Genre Scottish politics, News program, current affairs Running time Varied: 30min Daily M–F (60min Wed) Country Scotland (United Kingdom) Hosted by Jack Foster
Carolyn Scott
James Devoy Produced by Jack Foster
Carolyn Scott
James Devoy | ||
NewsShaft was an online radio platform and news website, covering Scottish politics and current affairs. The service consisted of five regular programmes including a weekly Scottish politics magazine podcast ‘NewsShaft’, produced and operated by News Scotland CIC, a Community Interest Company. The programmes were funded through contributions from listeners and readers. NewsShaft ceased broadcasting in October 2015, due to financial difficulties.
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Background
NewsShaft launched on February 19, 2015 under News Scotland CIC by journalists Jack Foster, James Devoy and Carolyn Scott as a single podcast, which since expanded to incorporate a daily news website focused on Scottish politics. The weekly NewsShaft programme had an average of 9.3k listeners.
On top of its regular programming, NewsShaft broadcast a special one off live programme covering the results of the 2015 general election, spanning 9 hours.
In August 2015, NewsShaft expanded its service to 5 days a week with a specialist Scottish Parliament programme, regular documentaries and a live phone-in, but the service was ultimately forced to close later in 2015 citing financial difficulties.