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Headline of the month – two more possibles
January 29, 2010
MANY thanks again, to PR person, Mike Ritchie, for submitting another couple of entries to the…
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Media job hunting advice provided by newspaper recruitment supplementJanuary 29, 2010
MEDIA students are being urged by an university director of journalism to learn extra skills to...
MSPs voice disapproval of plan to switch public notices from newspapersJanuary 29, 2010
THE Scottish Parliament has voiced its disapproval of Scottish Government plans to allow local authorities...
Guardian publishes obit of Scots ‘media education pioneer’January 28, 2010
AN obituary of a former school teacher credited as a “pioneer of media education in...
Guardian unveils its Edinburgh ‘beatblogger’January 28, 2010
A NEW project launched by the Guardian newspaper, comprising bloggers reporting Edinburgh, Cardiff and Leeds,...
Investigative journalism plea expected from sports writerJanuary 28, 2010
A SPORTS journalist famously banned from attending press conferences hosted by Sepp Blatter – the head...
Scottish newspapers criticised for ‘underwhelming’ campaign to save themselvesJanuary 28, 2010
NEWSPAPERS and newspaper leaders have been accused of conducting an “underwhelming” campaign against Scottish Government...
Scot, Crozier, appointed ITV chief executiveJanuary 28, 2010
THE Scottish boss of the Royal Mail has been appointed chief executive of ITV. Falkirk-born...
Herald advertising for editor-in-chiefJanuary 28, 2010
A SUCCESSOR to Donald Martin, as editor-in-chief of The Herald group of newspapers, is now being...
Scots scoop quartet of UK PR awardsJanuary 28, 2010
A QUARTET of Scots entries have triumphed in a competition celebrating the best of public...
Scottish Parliament today debating future of Scottish local newspapersJanuary 28, 2010
THIS morning, the Scottish Parliament is debating the future of Scottish local newspapers, amid concerns...
Mackenzie sets charity challenge to fellow sports hacksJanuary 28, 2010
FREELANCE sports journalist, Roddy Mackenzie, has signed up for what signs like more than some gentle exercise...
Abertay, ECA and RSAMD share filmmaking awards spoilsJanuary 28, 2010
FILMMAKERS from Dundee’s Abertay University, Edinburgh College of Art, and Glasgow’s RSAMD shared the spoils at...
In my opinion: Jim Raeburn: Why public notices should remain in newspapers, for the Sake of DemocracyJanuary 28, 2010
THE Scottish Government is presently consulting on its plans for changing the law to allow...
Teenagers launch own news and picture agencyJanuary 27, 2010
A CAREER in journalism is often chosen at an early age, but two Aberdeen teenagers...
New archive offers best of newspaper marketing campaignsJanuary 27, 2010
HOW newspapers around the world have marketed themselves is the subject of an archive launched...
New president, Johnston, pledges to fight proposed public notices switchJanuary 26, 2010
THE first president of a new body representing Scottish newspapers has made it his top...
A whole Newsnight Scotland devoted to launch of Caledonian MercuryJanuary 26, 2010
THE prospects for Scotland’s new online ‘newspaper’, Caledonian Mercury – launched yesterday – were the...
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal schedule extendedJanuary 26, 2010
THE Gaelic language BBC radio station, Radio nan Gàidheal, has had its schedule extended. When previously it...
Headline of the month – Rowan them upJanuary 26, 2010
THE former Gretna football club manager, Rowan Alexander, has recently been appointed assistant boss at...