Friday, 16 May 2008, 18:09
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"Professor Phillip Meyer has forecast that Scottish titles such as The Herald and The Scotsman will not survive beyond 2018."
Saturday, 10 May 2008, 09:40
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In a rare exception to the usual rules, the BBC was given permission to film inside the courtroom when judges delivered the verdict in a murder trial.
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 00:26
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[Scottish Information Commissioner Kevin] Dunion wants ministers to change the law and bring private companies working in the public sector under the scope of the Freedom of Information Act.
Monday, 4 February 2008, 12:30
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And finally, the West Lothian town Linlithgow wants to premier the next Star Trek movie even though it has no cinema. The Evening News explains: "it is the future birthplace of Enterprise engineer Montgomery Scott…"
More Southside hyperlocal websites planned for Glasgow
Wednesday, 9 January 2008, 10:02
Southside Media, a not-for-profit citizen media project in Glasgow, is planning to launch five hyperlocal websites covering the G41 and G42, G5, G44 and G45 postcodes of the city, AllmediaScotland reports.
Since 2005, the company has published newspapers for the G41 and G42 postcodes. Drupal-powered web sites are live for those two postcodes.
Last July, the [...]
The big questions for the Scottish media in 2008
Saturday, 5 January 2008, 21:12
The Sunday Herald yesterday took a look at the issues that will be facing the Scottish media in 2008:
What will News International’s pricing strategy be under James Murdoch? Will the price war that saw the Scottish Sun sold at 20p continue?
How will the Scottish Executive’s plans to launch a jobs portal affect newspapers’ recruitment revenue?
What [...]
Monday, 24 December 2007, 11:04
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"[G]enealogical research revealed that he can count bankrupts, outlaws and even a man charged with being a murderer among his Aberdeenshire ancestors…"
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 10:31
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"[Trinity Mirror] says that after 10 weeks Business7 is already distributing 18,000 copies, hitting 90 per cent of its target of 20,000."
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:15
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"The latest addition to a growing list of hyper-local media in Scotland sees two community magazines being pushed through the letterboxes of homes in the Bearsden and Milngavie districts of Glasgow."
Sunday, 18 November 2007, 10:58
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"BBC chiefs have ordered a wide-ranging review of Scottish news coverage, amid growing claims licence fee payers are being short-changed north of the Border.:
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 11:07
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"The [Scottish] information watchdog today launches a strong attack on the way privatisation removes the public’s right to know."
Friday, 28 September 2007, 09:22
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"Public bodies have become more open since the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act was implemented but are still reluctant to give details, new research suggests."
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 12:36
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"The new commission set up to look into the future of broadcasting in Scotland … has been given a £500,000 budget, including a day rate of £387 for its chairman, the former BBC news and current affairs chief Blair Jenkins."
Sunday, 16 September 2007, 14:06
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"After two and half years of secrecy and prevarication, the Scottish government has been forced by the Scottish information commissioner, Kevin Dunion, to name those who have benefited most from agricultural subsidies in the past."
