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In My Opinion: Alex Bell: We need an united news and comment website
August 29, 2014
WE need a single news and comment website, to ensure that the effort of these…
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In My Opinion: David Abraham: Sustaining creative risk in UK television for the next generationAugust 22, 2014
DAVID Abraham is the chief executive of Channel 4 and the latest guest to deliver...
In My Opinion: Bill Farrar: Taking the case for advertising to HolyroodAugust 15, 2014
WHAT would Scotland look like without advertising? Our streets would be less colourful, certainly, but...
In My Opinion: Fiona Davidson: Why the NUJ-backed modern apprenticeship in digital journalism is so relevantAugust 8, 2014
RUMOURS of the journalism industry dying are grossly exaggerated; digital times are exciting times for...
In My Opinion: Colin Kelly: The freelancer’s guide to LondonAugust 1, 2014
SO, you’ve got some work in London? Nice one. But before you go charging down...
In My Opinion: Lauren Pennycook: Six lessons for Neighbourhood NewsJuly 25, 2014
FIVE years ago, it was predicted that half of the UK’s 1,300 local and regional...
In My Opinion: Rick Instrell: All pupils have a civic right to media educationJuly 18, 2014
THE Association for Media Education in Scotland (AMES) believes that all pupils have a civic...
In My Opinion: Ryan Falconer: Why media pros should be multi-skilledJuly 11, 2014
THE years since the invention of the internet have been a boom time for the...
In My Opinion: Gavin Mochan: Scotland’s growing job market is good news for journalistsJuly 4, 2014
THE upcoming referendum on Scottish independence has dominated the news in recent months. Behind the headlines,...
In My Opinion: Sarah McDaid: Should an industry’s highest honour be a male term?June 27, 2014
WHY does being the best still imply being male? In many industries the highest honour bestowed...
In My Opinion: Richard Lewis: On the future of broadcasting in ScotlandJune 20, 2014
RECENTLY, I chaired a debate at the City of Edinburgh Council’s Culture and Sport Committee...
In My Opinion: Alisdair Gunn: The digital opportunities are out thereJune 13, 2014
ON a sunny day at the end of last month, more than 400 of Scotland’s...
In My Opinion: Billy Briggs: Investigative journalism in ScotlandJune 6, 2014
IN November this year, some of Scotland’s top journalists will gather in Edinburgh for a...
In My Opinion: Paul Hughes: Looking ahead to the launch of STV GlasgowMay 30, 2014
IF social media is anything to go by, then the public’s expectation of the new...
In My Opinion: Neil Braidwood: PPA reinvents itselfMay 23, 2014
THE annual conference of the Professional Publishers Association is always a major date in the...
In My Opinion: Robin MacPherson: What might independence do for Scotland’s TV and film sectors?May 23, 2014
THERE are many reasons why film and television in an independent Scotland could be bigger,...
In My Opinion: Lauren Pennycook: The time is now to support neighbourhood newsMay 16, 2014
THE traditional business model for local news is increasingly unviable. Research conducted by the Press...
In My Opinion: Claire Wood: Digital business is booming; how can Scotland benefit?May 9, 2014
A Summer of sport looms. The Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup are just around...
In My Opinion: Bill Heaney: Journalists don’t have crystal ballsMay 2, 2014
THERE was a lot of feedback the other day on social media when Beattie Communications...
In My Opinion: David Sawyer: In PR, the world’s a-changingMay 2, 2014
JUST now is an interesting time to launch a PR company. Times have changed in...
