STARTS a media release posted on allmediascotland: “High-profile correspondents and filmmakers from around the world will be giving invaluable practical advice to the next generation of journalists at a special lecture series hosted by Edinburgh Napier University on July 8-10.
“The event, titled ‘Future-proofing your global media career’, will be one of the most international educational seminars for journalists ever held in Scotland.”
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BEGINS an announcement issued by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport: “Latest figures reveal employment within the UK’s creative industries is increasing at more than twice the rate of the wider UK economy.
“Exports from the sector are also up as the creative industries once again demonstrate what a powerful driver of growth they are for the UK economy.
“The statistics released by the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) analyse the number of jobs in the creative industries by geographical region, level of qualification, gender, and ethnicity.”
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CURIOSITY, flexibility and tenacity – all required to be part of a newsroom, according to Greg Barber, director of digital news projects at The Washington Post, in an interview on the website, journalism.co.uk.
Ego? A liability, he is also quoted, as saying.
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STARTS an article on the MediaWeek website: “Around 15 per cent of Brits online are using ad blockers because they find the spots ‘interruptive or annoying’, according to a report by YouGov.
“The study commissioned by the Internet Advertising Bureau UK added that 22 per cent of adults in Britain have downloaded ad blocking software.
“The software is commonly used among 18-to 24-year-olds, with 34 per cent saying they block ads online, and 19 per cent of 25-to 34-year olds admitting to using the programmes.”
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MEDIA firm, Sunset & Vine, has been awarded a deal to provide 50 hours of sports coverage for BBC Scotland, says The Scotsman – on page 39.
Reports the paper: “The contract, which initially runs for one year, comprises 50 hours of football, shinty, bowls, curling and Melrose Sevens broadcasting.”
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