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In My Opinion: Paul Holleran: Responsible reporting on mental health, mental illness and death by suicide
November 6, 2014
REPORTING a death by suicide is a tough gig for any journalist, but not as tough…
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The Media in Figures: UK advertising spendNovember 5, 2014
RESEARCH released last week has estimated that UK advertising spend grew at its fastest rate for three...
Your Noon Briefing: Radio licences ‘rollover’, Equator celebrates 15th birthday, etcNovember 4, 2014
A CONSULTATION on proposals to extend the broadcasting licences of a reported 65 or so local...
Your Noon Briefing: General Election TV debates, The Pavement, etcNovember 3, 2014
BEGAN Scotland on Sunday newspaper yesterday (here): “A public consultation is to be held by...
Made Here: Viva Variety, BBC One ScotlandNovember 3, 2014
VIVA Variety is a new, four-part series being broadcast on BBC One Scotland, from this...
Your Noon Briefing: Scotsman titles’ proposed redundancies, local TV applications, etcOctober 31, 2014
A PLAN to cut up to 45 editorial posts at The Scotsman – and its...
Made Here: Cybercrimes with Ben Hammersley, BBC News ChannelOctober 30, 2014
‘CYBERCRIMES with Ben Hammersley’ is a new, six x 30-minute series broadcast in the UK on...
Your Noon Briefing: Johnston Press interim management statement, The Beano, etcOctober 29, 2014
BEGINS the publisher of The Scotsman, as it publishes today its latest interim management statement: “Having...
Your Noon Briefing: Scottish football reporting, newspaper advertising revenue, etcOctober 28, 2014
A MUST-read by sports writer, Jim Black – by journalists, but more so, the Scots...
The Media in Figures: Radio listening, UK-wideOctober 28, 2014
SAYS the radio listening auditing body, RAJAR, an average 89 per cent of the UK population tune...
Your Noon Briefing: The Herald’s online subscriptions, PPA Scotland seeking vice-chair, etcOctober 27, 2014
BEGINS an announcement issued today by the publishers of The Herald newspaper: “It was not...
Your Noon Briefing: STV eye trio of Scots local TV licences, BAFTA Scotland Awards shortlist, etcOctober 24, 2014
BEGINS an announcement from STV: “STV today confirmed it has submitted applications to [broadcasting regulators] Ofcom...
Media Awards: BAFTA Scotland Awards shortlistOctober 24, 2014
SEVERAL very well-known names among the country’s broadcasting, digital and filmmaking community feature in the shortlist of...
Your Noon Briefing: Radio listening figures, Celtic Media Festival, etcOctober 23, 2014
BBC Radio Scotland has seen its latest listening figures fall by two per cent on the corresponding...
The Media in Figures: Radio listening figures, ScotlandOctober 23, 2014
Your Noon Briefing: British Journalism Awards, Newsquest, etcOctober 22, 2014
BEGINS pressgazette.co.uk: “This year’s British Journalism Awards have attracted a record number of entries representing every major...
Your Noon Briefing: Glenn Gibbons, Robin Galloway reportedly switching radio stations, etcOctober 21, 2014
THE back page of today’s Scotsman newspaper is partly taken up by a report of...
Your Noon Briefing: Glasgow Now going digital, NRFN Awards, etcOctober 17, 2014
THE free Glasgow newspaper produced by the publishers of the Daily Record, Glasgow Now, is...
Your Noon Briefing: Jackie Bird, Chris Roberts, etcOctober 16, 2014
THE BBC Scotland news presenter, Jackie Bird, is celebrating 25 years in the role. In an...
Your Noon Briefing: Stirling University, Philip Schlesinger, etcOctober 15, 2014
BEGINS an announcement issued by the University of Stirling: “Media graduates from the University of...