ANONYMITY for people accused of certain serious crimes is being reportedly considered by the Justice Secretary, Kenny McAskill, to protect them being ‘tried by the media’ before they are even charged. Read more here in the Daily Record or here in The Scotsman or here in The Herald.
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CONGRATULATIONS to Inverness Hospital Radio; it has received three nominations in the National Hospital Radio Awards.
Reports the website, RadioToday.co.uk (which has named its top ten radio stories of 2013, here), the station has been shortlisted in the Best Specialist Music Programme, Best Newcomer and Female Presenter categories.
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The Daily Mail has been reportedly named among the top Android apps of 2013.
Says the paper, Google’s top ten for 2013 named the BBC News app as the best in the UK, followed by classified sites, Gumtree and Argos.
MailOnline, meanwhile, came in at No.7.
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A £500,000 marketing campaign was launched today, an hour ago, by the tourism agency, VisitScotland, “to encourage Scots and those in the north of England and Northern Ireland to uncover the Homecoming Scotland 2014 events on their doorsteps”.
Adds VisitScotland: “The £500,000 campaign, which involves a dedicated TV advert as well as additional press, radio, digital and promotional activity, will demonstrate how easy it is to attend at least one of the record number of 430 Homecoming events (and counting) which stretch across Scotland.”
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EDINBURGH an attractive place for digital talent? That’s the reported aim of Phil Gripton, the new chief executive of internet dating agency, Cupid, who is quoted in The Herald newspaper, saying: “I have been talking to those at Skyscanner and Tesco Bank. We are trying to work together to make Edinburgh a much more attractive place to bring in digital talent.”
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BEGINS the tale by Iain Lundy, of the Evening Times: “At some point in every journalist’s career comes the story they never thought they would write.”
Yep, he’s giving up the booze for a month.
And it’s for charity, so please give generously: http://www.justgiving.com/Iain-Lundy-dryathlete
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THE question posed by Ian Burrell, in his column in The Independent, is whether the public will be willing to pay for newspapers that are free of material provided by PR agencies. Because social media is helping PR agencies to speak direct to the public, without first seeking the ‘approval’ of a journalist.
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A COMPETITION celebrating “great creative thinking across advertising, design and digital disciplines” has issued a call for entries.
The Roses Creative Awards are run by the Glasgow-based media and marketing magazine, The Drum. And the deadline for entries is the 14th of next month.
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The Law Society of Scotland is looking for a public affairs executive, as advertised – here – on the allmediascotland.com jobs board.
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