THE two Edinburgh branches of the National Union of Journalists are discussing the possibility of merging.
The Edinburgh Freelance branch is meeting on Monday to consider the merger proposal which, says branch chair, Mark Fisher, has the backing of the NUJ’s Scotland Organiser, Paul Holleran.
Meanwhile, the Edinburgh & District branch met on Monday, deciding to defer a vote, as it awaits feedback from its own members and also from the Edinburgh Freelance meeting.
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BEGINS The Guardian: “Sensitive portrayals of people with mental health problems in television programmes such as Homeland and Coronation Street are helping to promote much better understanding of the conditions and even prompting sufferers to seek help, according to a report [by the Glasgow Media Group] published on Tuesday.”
Read more, here.
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THERE’S been a refresh this week of The Big Issue magazine and the reasons why are explained here.
Begins the magazine: “The Big Issue has had a makeover. This week, with the one and only Benedict Cumberbatch featured on the cover and a wonderful interview with the Sherlock star inside, we launch a new-look, even better magazine.
“We’ve added new sections, freshened up old favourites, recruited exciting, respected new correspondents and columnists and – the big one – we’ve brought back Spot The Ball.”
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BEGINS an article on pressgazette.co.uk: “‘There are two big myths in journalism at the moment. The first is that journalism is dying and the second is that journalism is very, very hard to get into and they both aren’t true.’
“So said Sun social media editor, James Manning, at a panel discussion about new journalism jobs held at City University in London.”
Read more, here.
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A KINROSS-based farmer and ‘budding journalist’ has been named runner-up in a media competition hosted by the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists.
Fiona Turnbull took second place in the guild’s John Deere Training Award news writing contest, insodoing securing a cheque for £100.
The article which secured her the runners-up spot was on how lamb producers can earn better returns from their flock, which was published The Courier newspaper, in Dundee, where she attended for work experience.
Read more, here.
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BEGINS an advice piece on journalism.co.uk: “The number of open-source tools and platforms that have emerged to help contextualise and verify information from social media has been one of the biggest developments in journalism in recent years.”
Read more, here.
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