At the Scottish Beacon, we believe in doing journalism differently, and we believe that the future of journalism is collaborative. That means local newsrooms collaborating with each other. But it also means working more collaboratively with our readers and the communities we serve.
In 2024, we asked our readers to set the Citizens Agenda for the general election campaign. Rather than let the candidates and party machines determine the topics that get coverage, this approach is designed to put power back in the hands of the people that politicians are meant to be serving.
Based on the responses we received, we worked with participating publishers to develop a constituency-specific set of questions that we put to each of the candidates standing in that area. We published their answers to produce voter guides that are based on the issues you have highlighted as being important.
This project was funded by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust.
Project Articles
Citizens Agenda: What our partners did
Across Scotland, we have been asking our readers to tell us what they wanted candidates …
Creating a Citizens Agenda: the issues people care most about
This year we took ran a Citizens Agenda project to provide citizen-centred reporting that better …
What issues should candidates be addressing during the general election campaign?
At the Scottish Beacon, we believe in doing journalism differently, and we believe that the …
What you need to know about the General Election in Scotland
This year’s general election will take place this summer – despite most of us being …
