Shetland News is inviting our readers to help us become more sustainable and develop this award-winning online news service into an essential community resource.
For the last 15 years we have been delivering the latest news from across the isles to your PC, tablet or phone completely free of charge.
But times are changing. There is now growing recognition that quality journalism on the web comes at a price.
We are extremely grateful for all the local advertising we have received over the years and very much hope that level of commitment will continue.
However, in order to ensure that Shetland News can grow, we also need YOU, our valued readers, to help us get to the next stage.
Our immediate plans include:
If you appreciate what we do and feel strongly about innovative, investigative and independent local journalism, then please consider becoming a supporter of Shetland News by either paying us a small monthly ‘subscription’ or making a one-off donation.
This can be done via bank transfer or by using the card payment/PayPal facility below.
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Over the years Shetland News has grown in stature and reputation, and continues to enjoy healthy growth rates:
During the financial year 2015/16, the website recorded almost 3.4 million visits (7.1 million page views), an increase of 100 per cent over the previous four years;
The number of individual readers (unique users) presently stands at between 25,000 and 30,000 per week;
In 2013 and in 2015 Shetland News won the Best Use of Digital Media accolade at the Highlands and Islands Media Awards, in 2015 Shetland News were also awarded the Top Story of the Year award.
In 2015/16 we published over 1,900 news stories, features, letters and reviews.