1. Scottish newspapers and Scottish journalists â especially Newsquest Scotland titles â feature prominently in the Regional Press Awards 2020, organised by the Society of Editors and which attracted close…
1. A controversial after-dinner speech at the Scottish Football Writers’ Association (SFWA) annual awards event in Glasgow on 8 May has produced a storm of criticism from some of Scotland’s…
Autumn has been seeping its way into my bones the past few weeks. I thought of Elizabeth Jennings’ line ‘Autumn is bonfires, marbles, smoke’, conjuring up the smells of burning…
1. Be prepared for some fun and games between the UK Government’s new Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, and the BBC in the coming months. Still settling into her new role,…
1. US giant tech platforms earn £16bn-plus in UK A leading academic has discovered that news content created by British publishers helps generate billions of pounds every year in UK…
I never imagined I would feel sorry for Jeremy Paxman. Not that he would welcome that from me or anyone else. I was no fan of his blunderbuss style of…
1. Vehement abuse, harassment and even threats of physical attacks on journalists is fast becoming a major problem across Britain. So much so, that the UK’s largest newspaper group, Reach…
1. Scottish Business Insider magazine ceases print publication The demise of Scottish Business Insider glossy A4 magazine, after a 38-year-long publication run, has prompted its most recent editor to declare…
A couple of weeks ago, I jumped at the chance of a ticket for a performance of Rona Munro’s fourth medieval play, James IV, Queen of the Fight. I’d already…
1. Four Scottish entries are shortlisted in this year’s prestigious British Journalism Awards event which has attracted more than 800 submissions across 28 categories, including entries from every major news…