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Digital January 22 2010 14:42

Roper Unveiled as STV's Digital News Editor

STV has unveiled a recent former senior member of staff at The Herald as its digital news editor. Until his appointment earlier this month by STV, Matt Roper was group deputy news editor at the...

Press January 22 2010 11:36

Martin Leaving Herald for Sunday Post

The editor-in-chief of The Herald, and its sister titles, the Sunday Herald and Evening Times, is leaving to become the editor of the Sunday Post. The shock news, which is understood to have...

Press January 07 2010 14:55

Crichton Headed for the Daily Record

The Herald's chief UK political correspondent has been appointed the Daily Record's Westminster editor. Torcuil Crichton - who is already based at Westminster - takes up his new role...

Press January 05 2010 11:52

Herald Group Strikes Page Production Deal with PA

The Herald newspaper is to have a number of its news and feature articles sub-edited by the Press Association, in a deal that builds on a relationship that already involves the well-known press...

Press November 16 2009 16:35

Martin Appointed President of Society of Editors

The editor of The Herald newspaper has been appointed president of the Society of Editors. Donald Martin, who is editor-in-chief across The Herald and sister titles, the Evening Times and the...

Digital November 10 2009 06:28

By-election Candidates go Online with The Herald

The main candidates in the forthcoming Glasgow North-east by-election have added yet another online dimension to their campaigning efforts, by taking part in an audio interview now available on...

Press October 30 2009 07:00

McKenna to Appear in 'Catholics and the Press' Debate

A former reporter on the Scottish Catholic Observer who went on to become a deputy editor at The Herald newspaper and an executive editor at the Scottish Daily Mail is to debate the role of the...

PR & marketing October 29 2009 18:25

Broadfoot Gets SFA Communications Gig

The chief football writer for The Herald newspaper has been appointed as the new head of communications at the Scottish Football Association. Darryl Broadfoot succeeds Rob Shorthouse, who has...

Press October 26 2009 07:00

Herald Group Launches 'Gold Standard' Journalism Training

Paid placements are to be offered to journalism students by The Herald group of newspapers to create a ‘gold standard’ of journalism training. The group - comprising The Herald,...

Press October 06 2009 23:00

Herald Group Seeking Editor for the Evening Times

The Evening Times newspaper is looking for its own dedicated editor, less than a year after its editorship became part of the editor-in-chief role of Donald Martin, also in charge of sister...

Press September 27 2009 23:00

Herald Group Continues to Urge Freelancers to Sign New Contract

Over 200 people are said to have signed a freelance contract at The Herald group of newspapers, despite concerns about rates and copyright. Says a letter to freelancers from the group's...

Press September 22 2009 23:00

Herald Rates Prove Too Low for Former Exec Editor

A former executive editor at The Herald newspaper has announced he is to stop supplying content to the paper, because of the terms and conditions it is expecting freelance contributors to agree to...

Press September 16 2009 23:00

Media Consultancy Launched by McGhee

The most recent former editor of The Herald newspaper has officially launched himself as a media consultant, offering strategic advice to media organisations and media training among his services....

Press September 08 2009 23:00

NUJ Considering Legal Action to Change Freelance Contract Terms

The National Union of Journalists is looking at possible legal action against The Herald group of newspapers, to force it to re-negotiate a contract it has put to its freelance contributors. A...

Press September 02 2009 23:00

New Herald Website to Launch on Monday

A new-look website for both The Herald and Sunday Herald newspapers is about to officially launched. www.heraldscotland.com goes live on Monday after what is being described as "a successful...
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The Jon Venables Case

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