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Your Noon Briefing: Hollinshead to leave for new job, Tommy Sheridan, etc
August 6, 2014

A RECENT former managing director of the Daily Record and Sunday Mail newspapers – who...

Wanted: Trainee reporter
August 5, 2014

A TRAINEE reporter is being sought by the Clydebank Post newspaper – as advertised here...

Your Noon Briefing: Sports coverage, rethink required for Scots newspapers?, etc
August 5, 2014

BEGINS this blurb on the website of the Edinburgh International Book Festival: “Whatever the outcome...

Your Noon Briefing: CIPR Scotland shortlist, location manager training, etc
August 4, 2014

THE Edinburgh-based PR agency, Pagoda PR, has earned seven nominations in an annual competition recognising...

Wanted: Business editor
August 1, 2014

A BUSINESS editor is being sought by The Press and Journal, to be based in...

Your Noon Briefing: Radio slot for Ritchie, Future NEWS 2014, etc
August 1, 2014

GLASGOW-based PR person, Mike Ritchie, is set to start presenting a live, two-hour weekly show...

Your Noon Briefing: Local TV invite for five Scots locations, The Times, etc
July 31, 2014

APPLICATIONS are being sought to operate local TV stations for the Scots towns and cities...

Your Noon Briefing: Book shortlisting for Broadfoot, cameras at Commonwealth Games, etc
July 30, 2014

THE debut novel by a Scots journalist-turned-communications officer has been shortlisted in a Scotland-wide crime...

The Media in Figures: Trust and impartiality perceptions of viewers, listeners and readers
July 30, 2014

THE BBC commands a huge amount of trust among the general public, when it comes...

Your Noon Briefing: Shaun Milne, Castle FM, etc
July 29, 2014

ONE of STV’s most senior journalists is leaving, after believing he has reached a natural...

Media Broth: Inspired by…
July 29, 2014

THANKS to The Herald’s Russell Leadbetter, for pointing readers to this ‘great apology of our...

Your Noon Briefing: STV shares, marketing and indyref, etc
July 28, 2014

BEGINS John Phelps, in the Sunday Herald: “Shares in Scottish media group STV raced ahead...

Your Noon Briefing: Johnston Press, Frankie Boyle, etc
July 25, 2014

BEGINS the website of the Newspaper Society (here): “Johnston Press chief executive, Ashley Highfield, has...

In My Opinion: Lauren Pennycook: Six lessons for Neighbourhood News
July 25, 2014

FIVE years ago, it was predicted that half of the UK’s 1,300 local and regional...

Media Awards: PPA Awards
July 25, 2014

IT was the awards ceremony that saw the managing director of Glasgow-based The Drum media...

Your Noon Briefing: Express Newspapers, 1576, etc
July 24, 2014

BEGINS The Guardian: “Richard Desmond is planning 30 per cent staff cuts – about 200...

Your Noon Briefing: New MD for Scotsman titles, BBC annual report, etc
July 22, 2014

THERE is to be a new managing director for The Scotsman and its sister titles,...

Wanted: Editorial assistant (web and social media)
July 21, 2014

THIRD Force News, the newspaper of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, is seeking an...

Your Noon Briefing: Govan Press for sale, strike off at BBC, etc
July 21, 2014

A LOCAL, free newspaper serving the south of Glasgow is up for sale, following a...