THE managing director of the company – Newsquest Scotland – that publishes The Herald, Sunday Herald, etc is retiring.
Reports page two of today’s Herald: “Tim Blott has worked in Scotland since 2003 after positions as managing director of Newsquest in Bradford and the north-east of England.
“Mr Blott, who joined the company as a trainee reporter in 1975, was a journalist in Bradford, Darlington and High Wycombe before becoming editor of the Oxford Mail.
“He will leave Newsquest Scotland at the end of the year and will be succeeded by Graham Morrison, the managing director of Newsquest Clyde & Forth, which publishes the Greenock Telegraph, Clydebank Post and Alloa Advertiser. The titles were formerly part of the Romanes Media Group, which was acquired by Newsquest earlier this year.”
Read more, here.
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BEGINS an announcement from the publishers of The Scottish Sun, The Times (Scotland), etc: “The News Academy – News UK’s flagship programme for aspiring journalists – is expanding by investing in home-grown Scottish talent.
“News Academy Scotland is a bespoke satellite operation run by staff from The Scottish Sun, The Times and Sunday Times Scottish editions.
“The brand-new offering will be launched at a special half-day conference at News UK’s Glasgow office [today].”
Read more, here.
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CHANGES afoot on allmediascotland.com: an end to Your Noon Briefing, as explained, here, in a media release posted by the site.
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BEGINS The Herald: “The BBC is considering giving more powers and responsibilities to the BBC Scotland service.
“James Purnell, the director of strategy and digital at the BBC, has said that more financial muscle for its director, Ken MacQuarrie, is being seriously considered by the Corporation.”
Read more, here.
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