AMONG the widespread media coverage of the terrible events in Paris on Friday evening, the Sunday Herald elected to reproduce, on its front page, a harrowing photograph, from one of the locations where people lay dead.
Under the headline, France at War, the caption read: ‘The Sunday Herald knows this is a disturbing image, but we feel it must be shown to reflect the reality of terrorism’.
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AND in sister title, The Herald’s Saturday magazine, this time an article by Brian Beacom, that begins: “When independent local radio arrived in Scotland in 1974, its USP was its innovative localness, a broadcasting world away from the London voice of the BBC.
“The new homegrown presenters were immediately adopted by listeners and the likes of Tiger Tim Stevens on Radio Clyde, Eddie Mair on Radio Tay and Nicky Campbell on Northsound became like family.
“But these days you could be coming home to find a complete stranger in your living room, or even a rather incongruous former TV presenter talking to you while you’re in the shower.”
Read more, here.
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TRAINING on ePublishing is being hosted in Edinburgh later this month by the National Union of Journalists.
Free places are available on a course that will cover, among other things, knocking a manuscript into shape (drafts, length, chapter length), cover design, publishing on Amazon Kindle and promotion.
For more details, contact Joan Macdonald, on 0141 248 6648 or joanm@nuj.org.uk.
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A TRAVEL bulletin broadcaster is being sought, on a part-time basis operating from South Queensferry, by INRIX – as advertised here, on the allmediascotland.com media jobs board.
Meanwhile, STV is seeking an assistant producer, based in Dundee, as advertised here.
Please do mention the site when replying to vacancies you see showcased on it.
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A DOCUMENTARY marking the 50th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge – made by a regular allmediascotland.com columnist, Maurice Smith – has this evening been named among the winners at annual awards run by the Scottish division of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
The Bridge: Fifty Years Across the Forth took the Single Documentary title.
Read more, here, as part of the AMS feature, Media Awards.
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BEGINS the website, holdthefrontpage.co.uk: “The editor of a Scottish bi-weekly has left his role to take over as head of media for the Conservative Party group in the European Parliament.
“Robert Taylor has stepped down as editor of the Inverness Courier after nine years in the position.”
Read more, here.
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FIVE newspapers serving Ayrshire are to be restructured with the creation of a group editor and two group content editor roles, but with three editorships and a deputy editorship at risk of redundancy.
The papers are part of the portfolio of newspapers acquired by Newsquest following its purchase in May of the Romanes Media Group.
Two photographer roles and a freelance sub-editor role are also at risk.
The newspaper titles involved are the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald, Ayr Advertiser, Cumnock Chronicle, Irvine Times and the Largs & Millport Weekly News.
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REPORTS radiotoday.co.uk: “Bauer has moved current employees, Phil Manzor and Michael McCrae, to content controller positions.
“Phil Manzor will become content controller for Tay FM based in Dundee, moving on from his current position as Forth One content controller.
“And Michael McCrae joins the team at Forth as content controller, based in Edinburgh. Michael has previously held the position of head of presentation at Real Radio in Glasgow for GMG, and is currently producer of Buaer City 1’s Scotland-wide Sunday morning show Ewan and Cat.”
Read more, here.
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BEGINS a media release posted on allmediascotland.com, by Highlands and Islands Enterprise: “The creative team behind some of the world’s best-known animated characters is looking to set up a studio on the Isle of Skye on Scotland’s north-west coast.
“For more than 30 years, Devon-based King Rollo Films has produced a host of award-winning and much-loved animated pre-school series, featuring characters such as Poppy Cat, Maisy and Spot the Dog.”
Read more, here.
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