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Your Noon Briefing: NUJ branches considering merger proposal, new look for The Big Issue, etc
November 13, 2014
THE two Edinburgh branches of the National Union of Journalists are discussing the possibility of merging….
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My big break: Douglas Skelton, editor, Cumnock ChronicleNovember 13, 2014
DOUGLAS Skelton is standing down as editor of Ayrshire weekly, the Cumnock Chronicle, on Hogmanay He...
Your Noon Briefing: STV unveil plans for Edinburgh station, O’Hare takes Amnesty media prize, etcNovember 12, 2014
A LOCAL TV station serving Edinburgh is to have what is being described as a...
Your Noon Briefing: Marketing Society Scotland Star Awards, Eklipse Sports Radio, etcNovember 11, 2014
A CALL for entries has been issued for an awards competition run by the Marketing...
The Media in Figures: Sales in Scotland of national newspapersNovember 10, 2014
THE Independent on Sunday newspaper has again seen its average sales in Scotland increase, year-on-year –...
Your Noon Briefing: Falkirk Herald, Buckley re-elected editor of The Journalist, etcNovember 7, 2014
TO commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, the Falkirk...
Your Noon Briefing: STV interim management statement, writing for the web, etcNovember 6, 2014
BEGINS an interim management statement issued today by STV, covering the period August 28 to...
In My Opinion: Paul Holleran: Responsible reporting on mental health, mental illness and death by suicideNovember 6, 2014
REPORTING a death by suicide is a tough gig for any journalist, but not as tough...
Media Awards: Scottish Magazine Awards shortlistNovember 6, 2014
A TOTAL of 123 entries have been whittled down to a shortlist for this year’s...
Your Noon Briefing: British Journalism Awards, Johnston Press, etcNovember 5, 2014
A STORY from the Commonwealth Games during the summer has partly earned its writer a...
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...
Media Movers: Bill Bain, Paula McNulty, etcNovember 4, 2014
WELCOME to Media Movers, reporting the latest moves within the Scottish media, including promotions and...
Wanted: ReporterNovember 3, 2014
A REPORTER is being sought by the Argyllshire Advertiser newspaper – as advertised here on...
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...
Media Broth: A tasty little dishOctober 31, 2014
MAYBE we Scots are not so prudish, after all. You’ll remember the breast cancer awareness...
Your Noon Briefing: Scotsman titles to merge editorial desks, Richard Marsham, etcOctober 30, 2014
THE trio of newspaper titles that make up The Scotsman Publications Ltd are to merge...
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...
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...
