THE chief football writer at The Herald is leaving to join the Scotland edition of The Times.
Michael Grant has been at The Herald since 2009 having previously written for sister title, the Sunday Herald, which he joined 16 years ago, from The Press and Journal.
In December, allmediascotland.com noted (here) that former Scotland on Sunday editor and Daily Mail sports editor, Les Snowdon, was the new Scotland editor of The Times, following the death of Angus Macleod.
Grant is expected to join The Times, as Scottish football correspondent, in the middle of next month.
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BEGINS STV: “New talent initiative, This is Scotland, is welcoming pitches for the second year following the successful broadcast of two documentaries from upcoming Scottish filmmakers on STV.
“This is Scotland, a documentary new talent initiative run by the Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) in association with Creative Scotland, offers a unique opportunity for filmmakers to work with SDI Productions and secure a peak time broadcast on STV.”
Read more, here.
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A GLASWEGIAN photographer has been shortlisted in one of the world’s biggest photography awards.
It is understood that a record 173,444 photographs from 171 countries were entered into the Sony World Photography Awards.
And London-based freelancer, Dougie Wallace, is in the running for the professional portraiture category prize.
It was for a photo essay, ‘Glasgow; Second City of the Empire. On the run up to the Scottish Referendum’.
Read more, here.
See a selection of the shortlisted images, here. And also here. And here.
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BEGINS a feature by the Scotland director of the Marketing Society, Graeme Atha: “From memory, I was around 14 years old when I first became aware of the advertising legend, David Ogilvy.”
Read his article, in today’s Scotsman, here.
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THE Herald speculates that an Edinburgh-based audio software company has become the first Scots purchase by computer, phone, etc giants, Apple.
Read more, here.
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BEGINS a media announcement, issued yesterday by the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN): “The NFRN’s Scottish district members were welcomed to Holyrood on Wednesday (February 18) to a reception to celebrate independent retailers.
“Following the launch earlier in the day of the NFRN’s Scottish Public Affairs Agenda for 2015, Annabel Goldie MSP hosted the reception enabling independent retailers to share their experiences with the 20 MSPs in attendance.
“Welcoming the NFRN and other industry guests, Baroness Goldie said: ‘It is a pleasure to have so many independent retailers with us today. The retail newsagent is one of the most ubiquitous and welcome business presences in our communities; you are often the hub of local news and intelligence.'”
Read more, here.
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SAYS the blurb, accompanying details of an event taking place tomorrow evening, being hosted by the Scots division of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations: “How can PR people work better with the digital team for Media Scotland [publisher of the Daily Record, Sunday Mail and several Scots local newspapers]? Come along and find out from Gordon Stevenson, head of Digital for Media Scotland.
“Gordon has worked in publishing for over 25 years, joining the Scottish Daily Record in 1994 to assist in their change management of pre-press systems. Stevenson has lectured in web design at what was previously known as the College of Building & Printing, is an advanced WordPress web designer in his free time and currently has one mission in his professional life: to grow digital audiences and revenue growth – by ensuring that Media Scotland’s titles create engaging content that readers want to share.”
For ticket details, go here.
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