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Media, Faith and State to be debated, ‘post Leveson’, in Edinburgh
THE relationship between the Media, Faith and the State, ‘post Leveson’, will be at the centre of a discussion to be held in Edinburgh next week. A panel, made up of both media professionals and academics …
Conference to consider the future of the Scottish media
THE future of the Scottish media is to be the subject of a day-long conference, taking place in Edinburgh. The event - being hosted by the conferences arm of
Mark Gorman: One year in and Edinburgh’s creative economy is ‘oxygenated’ by Creative Edinburgh
THE digital, media and creative industries are estimated to be worth £6 billion a year to Scotland. To put that into perspective, it’s the fourth-biggest industry in the
Bill Heaney: Reporting the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
I DON'T want to say, 'I told you so', but I did warn you in my last blog - on the 17th of last month - that Pope
Courtnay McLeod: Being a feminist in a media world
I GUESS I am a feminist, lots of people say so. I am always unsure if this is a compliment or an insult. What does a feminist look
Lisa-Nicole Mitchell: More lovely gadgets
THANKS to Christmas, I could open my own gadget shop. But I am also suffering from a lack of sleep, what with all these flashing battery chargers. Red,
Media warned about its reporting of Rangers FC
A WARNING has been issued to the media about the way it talks or writes about football club, Rangers. James Traynor - who joined the club as director of communications last
Allmediascotland blog section launches with 16 media columns
SIXTEEN new columns about the media are launching today on allmediascotland.com, as the site unveils its new blogs section. Covering pretty much all corners of the Scottish media scene,
Stewart Weir: Darts in the Olympics? A PR flight of fancy?
DARTS would not be my normal starting point (apologies for the first unintentional pun of 2013, and it won't be the last) for this look at sport and
Referendum and Murray among most written-about in 2012
THE upcoming referendum on Scotland's constitutional future was one of the most written-about topics of 2012, according to a survey of the UK’s main national newspapers and the
Leadership skills on the curriculum for media professionals in virtual classroom
MEDIA professionals from around the world are being invited to learn, among other things, leadership skills as part of a virtual classroom launching next month as a Masters
MSPs to debate motion arguing for a media advisory panel
MEMBERS of the Scottish Parliament are today to debate a motion suggesting the setting up of an advisory panel, to brief them about the media industry "to help identify
My Media: Annie Gunner Logan, director, Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland
ANNIE Gunner Logan is director of voluntary sector organisation, the Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland. Outside work, she is a political satirist, including on the
The Media in Figures: Newspaper readerships, by gender
THE print editions of The Sunday Post and Evening Times newspapers boast more women readers than men, according to the latest estimated figures released by the UK-wide National
Wanted: Curriculum leader in media and drama
THE City of Glasgow College is seeking a curriculum leader in media and drama, as advertised here. Follow our twitter feeds - including our jobs one - found on
Clements lined up to speak at university’s Media Mondays series
THE director of content at STV, Alan Clements, has been lined up to speak at a recently-launched series of public talks, each about the Media. Media Mondays, at Edinburgh
Survey reveals demand for public role in drawing up Press regulation
THE GENERAL public want a greater say in Press regulation, not least because of a lack of trust in newspapers, a survey has revealed. Says the survey - conducted
Blair Jenkins honoured at ethical journalism conference
THE FORMER head of news and current affairs at BBC Scotland, Blair Jenkins, has been honoured at a conference on journalism ethics. Jenkins - who chaired the Scottish Broadcasting
Rifkind a winner in comment media awards competition
THE Scots columnist, Hugo Rifkind has been recognised in a media awards competition celebrating 'comment'. The Times columnist - who also writes for The Spectator and GQ magazines -
Media Movers: Kathy Crawford Hay, Nick Sharpe, etc
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