A LOCAL TV station serving Edinburgh is to have what is being described as a ‘live magazine show’ as part of its core content.
In the same vein as its programming for its already-operating Glasgow local TV channel, broadcasters, STV, says, today: “STV Edinburgh will launch in early January 2015 with a magazine show broadcast live from the capital each weekday evening.
“The Fountainbridge Show will be presented nightly from the studio by former Heart and Real Radio breakfast show host, Ewen Cameron and broadcaster and presenter, Hayley Matthews.
“Ewen and Hayley will be joined on the live programme by roving reporters Zara Janjua and George Ward. The Fountainbridge News will air from 1830 – 1900 each evening, followed by The Fountainbridge Show from 1900 – 2030.”
STV Edinburgh is to be operated in association with Edinburgh Napier University, just as STV Glasgow is a collaboration involving Glasgow Caledonian University.
Read more, here.
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A JOURNALIST at the Daily Record has been named a winner at media awards run by the human rights organisation, Amnesty International.
Paul O’Hare took the Nations and Regions title for his series, Colombia: Caught in the Crossfire.
Now in its 23rd year, the awards – say the organisers – “recognise excellence in human rights reporting and acknowledge journalism’s significant contribution to public awareness and understanding of human rights issues”.
In a media announcement released by Amnesty International, O’Hare is quoted, as saying: “I’m absolutely delighted to win such a prestigious award and am grateful to Amnesty International for choosing my reports from amongst such strong competition. The long-standing conflict in Colombia continues to devastate lives and the plight of vulnerable citizens rightly deserves our urgent attention.
“I would like to thank the Scottish aid charity SCIAF who helped me in Colombia and whose work is helping to protect human and land rights every day. I would also like to thank my editors for giving me the time to go Colombia – it’s vital that the media continue to highlight human rights abuses to the public and those in power.”
Read more, here.
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SAYS the standfirst to a media release posted on allmediascotland: “Radio Clyde creative team brings in comedy legend, Bob Mortimer, to front radio campaign for UK’s leading online tyre retailer”.
Read more, here.
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REPORTS the website, radiotoday.co.uk, the logos of stations such as Radio Forth are to be refreshed, as part of a wider initiative by owners, Bauer Media.
Read more, here.
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TRAINING on the likes of search engine optimisation, and what’s ‘allowed’ and not in terms of improving the search ranking of online content, is being hosted by the National Union of Journalists at the weekend.
A limited number of funded places are available for the event, on Saturday, in Glasgow.
The course is being run, jointly by Stewart Kirkpatrick and Kevin Gilmartin, and the programme includes, what do search engines look for? content marketing, links and analytics.
For more details, contact Joan Macdonald, training manager, NUJ Training Scotland, on 0141 248 6648 or 07730 513991 or by email, joanm@nuj.org.uk.
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THE continuing court case involving the husband of the radio DJ, Suzie McGuire, who denies charges of assault.
And continuing spotlight falling on McGuire – it was the same in yesterday’s reporting, as noted here.
Read more, in The Herald (here) and STV (here).
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