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Made Here: The Mountain, BBC One Scotland
January 19, 2015

THE heart of Scotland’s snow tourism – Aviemore and Cairngorm – is the focus of...

Your Noon Briefing: David Hamilton, local TV, etc
January 16, 2015

THE editor of the Scottish Daily Express is stepping down, at the end of next...

The Media in Figures: ‘Creative industries’ economic estimates
January 16, 2015

BEGINS a media release issued by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport, at Westminster:”New...

Your Noon Briefing: Bill Lothian, Neil MacPhail, etc
January 15, 2015

THE Edinburgh Evening News sports reporter, Bill Lothian, is leaving, after 44 years with the...

Media Movers: Kerry Gill, Tom Fullerton, etc
January 15, 2015

WELCOME to Media Movers, reporting the latest moves within the Scottish media, including promotions and...

Your Noon Briefing: STV Edinburgh, media ethics meeting, etc
January 14, 2015

BEGINS an announcement from STV: “STV Edinburgh launched [on Monday night] with a reach of...

In My Opinion: Andrew Watson: A picture really is worth a thousand words
January 14, 2015

I HAD the privilege of working in the newspaper industry for over 40 years – firstly,...

My Big Break: Donald Cowey, recent former sports editor, The Herald
January 14, 2015

DONALD Cowey left his post as sports editor at The Herald on Hogmanay, having occupied the...

Your Noon Briefing: Colin Hume, Press Ball, etc
January 13, 2015

THE editor of The Falkirk Herald is having his role extended to oversee what is...

Made Here: Spying in the 21st Century: How Safe are You?, BBC Radio Scotland
January 13, 2015

SAYS the BBC (here) of Spying in the 21st Century: How Safe are You?, airing...

Wanted: Trainee reporter
January 12, 2015

A TRAINEE reporter is being sought by the Border Telegraph and Peeblesshire News, as reported...

Your Noon Briefing: Newspaper sales, Scottish Press Awards, etc
January 12, 2015

NOT for the first time, every one of the main national daily and Sunday newspapers...

The Media in Figures: National newspaper sales in Scotland
January 12, 2015

NOT for the first time, every one of the main national daily and Sunday newspapers available...

Your Noon Briefing: John McTernan, DAB transmitters, etc
January 9, 2015

HE’S been a regular columnist on The Scotsman for at least these last couple of...

Your Noon Briefing: Charlie Hebdo, Ken Bruce, etc
January 8, 2015

AMONG the widespread coverage in today’s newspapers of the killing of journalists in Paris, at the...

Movies about the Media: The Rum Diary
January 8, 2015

BEGINS the website, Wikipedia (here): “The Rum Diary is a 2011 American film based on...

Your Noon Briefing: Rod Webster, Motor sport rallies, etc
January 7, 2015

BEGINS the website, radiotoday.co.uk: “Rod Webster, a pioneering Scottish local radio executive who delivered high...

Media Podcasts: Six Pixels of Separation – Marketing and Communications Insight
January 7, 2015

SOME podcasts are here today, gone tomorrow. But not this one. Episode 443 says almost...

Wanted: Trainee reporter
January 6, 2015

A TRAINEE reporter is being sought by the Cumnock Chronicle newspaper, as advertised here on...