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''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.〔http://newsshaft.com/about-newsshaft/〕 NewsShaft ceased broadcasting in October 2015, due to financial difficulties.〔https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/2584/scottish-new-media-project-newsshaft-to-close〕 ==Background== ''NewsShaft'' launched on February 19, 2015 under News Scotland CIC by journalists Jack Foster, James Devoy and Carolyn Scott as a single podcast,〔http://news.stv.tv/scotland-decides/analysis/313768-daisley-mail-stephen-daisley-on-scottish-politics-podcast-news-shaft/〕 which since expanded to incorporate a daily news website focused on Scottish politics. The weekly NewsShaft programme had an average of 9.3k listeners.〔http://newsshaft.podbean.com/〕 In August 2015, NewsShaft expanded its service to 5 days a week〔https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/2120/arts-news-culture-and-commentary-newsshaft-returns-to-airwaves-with-5-new-shows〕 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.〔https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/2584/scottish-new-media-project-newsshaft-to-close〕 ==Notable guests== * Derek Bateman - Former BBC Scotland Journalist, and editor of NewsNet Scotland * Stuart Campbell - The editor of Wings Over Scotland was the first guest voice to appear on NewsShaft, speaking on the subject of tactical voting in the 2015 UK General Election. * Robin McAlpine - Founder and Director of the pro-independence think tank Common Weal. * Lesley Riddoch - Broadcaster and journalist, former editor of the Sunday Herald and assistant editor of The Scotsman. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「NewsShaft」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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