SoGlos.com – The online magazine for Gloucestershire beat off competition from South West Media Awards finalists BBC Bristol, Northcliffe’s This is Bristol and DMGT’s Tiverton People to win the Website of the Year Award 2010.
During the awards ceremony held in Weston-super-Mare on Thursday 10 June 2010, SoGlos.com was praised for being a ‘good role model for others’, with judges drawing upon the online magazine’s 70,000 monthly readers, 14,500 weekly email newsletter subscribers and foundation of high quality journalism married with technical innovation.
Picture caption for attached: Dr Andy Spurr, Managing Director Existing Nuclear, EDF Energy; Paralympic double gold medal-winning swimmer Ellie Simmonds, MBE; SoGlos.com co-founders Michelle Byrne and James Fryer.
SoGlos.com co-founder and editor Michelle Byrne said: “This prestigious award win is testament to our small but dedicated team’s work over the past three years – and we’re particularly thrilled to be victorious when up against media giants including the BBC, Northcliffe and DMGT.”
The sixth annual EDF Energy awards run in association with journalism website HoldtheFrontPage saw a judging panel comprised of Alan Geere, Tim Williams, Peter Cook, Karen Ainley, Neil Gallagher, Nigel Bowles and Claire Byrd select winners representing the best journalism across the region.
