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January 7, 2013
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My Media: Alastair Pringle, National Director of Scotland, Equality and Human Rights CommissionJanuary 7, 2013
ALASTAIR Pringle is the recently-appointed Director of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland,...
Dunfermline Press believes it’s a Scots first, on SoundCloudJanuary 4, 2013
THE Fife newspaper, the Dunfermline Press, can be now ‘heard’ online, via the audio sharing...
10,000 mark passed by allmediascotland twitter accountJanuary 4, 2013
THERE was festive cheer for allmediascotland.com when, a few days ago, the site’s main twitter...
Wanted: Two account/senior account executivesJanuary 4, 2013
THE BIG Partnership PR agency is seeking two account/senior account executives for its Edinburgh office,...
In My Opinion: Andrew Collier: Time for media outlets to protect their own journalists from online abuseJanuary 4, 2013
SEVERAL years ago, I interviewed Gene Robinson, the Bishop of New Hampshire and famously the...
Philosophy professor urges against any attempt to regulate Press ethicsJanuary 3, 2013
REGULATION of the Press should remain as it is and should not involve the State,...
CBE for former Scotsman editor, Magnus LinklaterDecember 31, 2012
THE former editor of The Scotsman, Magnus Linklater, has been awarded a CBE in the...
The Scottish Farmer prepares to celebrate 120th anniversaryDecember 31, 2012
TOMORROW will be the 120th anniversary of the weekly agriculture title, The Scottish Farmer. Thought...
In My Opinion: Richard Walker: Don’t believe a word of it; the Press is not risk averseDecember 28, 2012
IN the current, post-Leveson climate, the problem with comments about the Press supposedly doing its...
Referendum and Murray among most written-about in 2012December 24, 2012
THE upcoming referendum on Scotland’s constitutional future was one of the most written-about topics of...
Media Person of the Year? Graham Bryce, managing director, Bauer Media ScotlandDecember 24, 2012
AS the year draws to a close, it’s time to give credit where credit is...
Almost £67million estimated to have been spent on PR by Scots quangosDecember 22, 2012
ALMOST £67million is estimated to have been spent in one year by Scotland’s quangos on...
Scotsman launches app for Android devicesDecember 21, 2012
THE Scotsman newspaper is now available as an app on Android devices following its launch...
In My Opinion: Derek Masterton: ‘Tis the season to be jolly?December 21, 2012
‘TIS the season to be jolly – but not, alas, it appears, in newspaperland. The...
Media Person of the Year? Ellis Watson, chief executive (newspapers and magazines), DC ThomsonDecember 21, 2012
Community radio DJ makes swift return, despite heart attackDecember 20, 2012
A COMMUNITY radio DJ returned to work yesterday – barely a week after suffering a...
Media Person of the Year? David Shearer, MD, MediaCom EdinburghDecember 20, 2012
Broadfoot does want to be interviewed, after allDecember 19, 2012
THE former Rangers player, Kirk Broadfoot, yesterday lent his support to a book raising funds...
‘Looming apocalypse’ has at least one Scots media figure reaching for the… er, mince piesDecember 19, 2012
FROM skydiving to eating mince pies – several Scots media figures have revealed their final...