THE new, pro-Scots independence daily newspaper, The National – launched yesterday by the publishers of The Herald and the Sunday Herald – has been hailed as a ’cause for thanksgiving’, by the director of the Scottish Newspaper Society.
Says former Scotsman editor, John McLellan, in an article on the website of The Drum media and marketing magazine: “For anyone in the news business these days, the launch of a new daily printed publication is a cause not just for celebration but thanksgiving; giving thanks that in the age of digitally-driven agnosticism, there is still belief in the printed word.”
Read more, here.
The National is being published on a trial basis until Friday.
Meanwhile, the editor of the Sunday Herald and now The National – Richard Walker – speaks to The Drum, in a video interview, here:
Meanwhile, Libby Brooks – here, on The Guardian website – rounds up reaction to the new title, plus gives her own assessment.
And again on The Drum website, former Yes Scotland digital chief, Stewart Kirkpatrick, welcomes The National while urging – here – its digital presence is soon more than a holding website page.
And why you might not have seen a copy of the paper in your local supermarket? Read more, here.
And further reaction can be found on the website, Scot-Buzz, from former Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, etc editor, John McGurk (here), and Scotsman columnist, George Kerevan (here).
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AND McGurk has just been named co-editor of Scot-Buzz…
Says the website: “John has been a lively current affairs columnist on Scot-Buzz for the past year and his appointment heralds an expansion and refreshment of the site early in the New Year. “
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BEGINS The Herald, on page 23, today: “Andrew Dobbie, owner of Glasgow-based graphic, digital and branding agency, Made Brave, has co-founded a gift company focused on marketing memorable experiences around the world.”
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SAYS the standfirst to an article on journalism.co.uk: “We all know Kickstarter, but what are some of the specialised platforms out there that could help journalists fund their projects?”
Read more, here.
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BEGINS an announcement issued by STV: “[Our production arm] STV Productions has been commissioned to make a fifth series of Celebrity Antiques Road Trip for peak time broadcast on BBC Two.
“Antiques Road Trip and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip are STV Productions longest-running series for BBC.
“Celebrity Antiques Road Trip follows pairs of celebrities as they take on the challenge of finding the most profitable antique. Filming will take place throughout the UK with each celebrity teamed with one of the show’s popular regular experts to guide them through the antiques trail. The 20 x 60” episodes will be on screen in 2015.”
Read more, here.
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BEGINS a media release posted on allmediascotland.com by The BIG Partnership: “After a period of significant business growth, The BIG Partnership has invested in a new custom-designed premises for its Fife operation.
“Scotland’s largest PR and digital marketing agency has moved to a new studio in the city of Dunfermline after more than nine years in Kirkcaldy.”
Read more, here.
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