THE managing editor of The Herald group of newspapers is among the speakers at a conference in Glasgow next month, looking at the media in Scotland following the referendum in September on Scots independence.
Tom Thomson will be speaking specifically on the prospects for the Scottish Press at the conference taking place at Glasgow Caledonian University on the 13th of next month.
Also on the bill is Professor Michael Bromley, from City University, London, who will be talking about financing the media, drawing on lessons from abroad.
They will be joined by among others, former Herald editor, Charles McGhee (who is now a board member of the new Independent Press Standards Organisation), Professor Neil Blain (from the University of Stirling) and David Strachan, MD of Tern Television.
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THE heading should be intriguing enough – here, on the website, pressgazette.co.uk: ‘Five reasons why pay-per-view journalism is the way forward for freelances’.
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BEGINS The Drum media and marketing magazine: “The digitisation of the world is increasing at an incredible pace and will continue to do so in the year ahead. There have been many tech developments – such as iBeacons, virtual reality and wearables – that have been making big headlines in 2014, but all have yet to really make their mark.”
Read more, here.
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FOR the record, allmediascotland.com sought to share with its readers all that it saw reported about the media and the indyref, irrespective of the stance taken by the author on the September 18 vote on Scots independence.
And to the best of its knowledge, it has had no dealings with Stephen Daisley, who is the latest to pen a critical review (insodoing mentioning allmediascotland) of diaries published by Alan Cochrane, the Scotland editor of The Daily Telegraph.
Read Daisley’s review, on the STV website, here.
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IN excess of 200 journalists are said to be imprisoned around the world – as reported here, in The Guardian.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, this is the third consecutive year the figure has been more than 200.
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BEGINS an announcement issued yesterday by the publisher of The Scotsman and several other Scots newspaper titles: “Johnston Press plc has today announced the appointment of Andrew Cunning as chief creative officer, responsible for delivering innovative and market-leading advertising and creative services designed to support revenue growth across Johnston Press’ print and digital portfolio.
“Officially starting today, Andrew will manage 40 creatives alongside a team of digital product managers across the UK, providing creative direction and working with the commercial teams to develop and deliver high-quality ads in print and digital media.
“The newly-created role will also allow him to draw on his extensive experience in display advertising to support Johnston Press’ continued transformation from a print to multi-platform business.”
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BEGINS the business magazine, BQ: “Edinburgh-based brand agency Tayburn has announced better than expected half-year results with turnover up nine per cent from this time last year to £1.4m.”
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