The legendary editor of the Washington Post who presided over the Watergate investigation that brought down President Nixon is to deliver the Society of Editors lecture at the annual conference in October. Ben Bradlee, and the investigation that was filmed
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RAMS on the move
Ranald Allan Media Solutions has relocated to Aberdeenshire but will continue to have a presence on Teesside to represent its client base in the North East. Former editor Ranald Allan has been operating as a media consultant for a year
Where are they now?
Our Who’s Who has turned into a popular guide for people to find out what happened to their colleagues as they move around the regional press. It’s proving so popular that we’re starting to add the contact details of people
Big investment in Scotsman.com relaunch
A massive 10-week TV advertising campaign is one of the methods being employed to publicise the Scotsman.com website which relaunched in September. The site, which was generating more than 1.3 million page impressions before the official relaunch, now covers all
New post for SoS editor
John McGurk, the editor of Scotland on Sunday, has been appointed editorial director of The Scotsman Publications. He will take up his new position in January and his replacement will be named in the new year. Mr McGurk, 47, was
Big changes at the Buchan Observer
Big changes are on the way for the Buchan Observer which is to have front page news and photos for the first time in its 140-year history. It is the last weekly paper in Scotland to still have only advertisements
Life IS local ABC figures show
For the third consecutive year more than half of all regional newspaper titles have sold more copies, with 61% of weekly titles enjoying a year-on-year increase. Newspaper Society marketing director, Chris Stanley, said: “As media choice continues to grow and
Union targets Northcliffe titles
Three Northcliffe papers have been targeted by the NUJ as it bids for recognition under the new Employment Relations Act. The move follows discussions between the union and other media companies including Trinity Mirror, Johnston Press, Southnews and Newsquest –
Busy Craig books a deal
Journalist Craig McGill is burning the candle at both ends. But instead of pubbing and clubbing after each day’s work at the Aberdeen Press and Journal, he’s working hard to become a published author. You can expect to see his
Awards hopefuls line up for prestigious BT final
The cream of the regional media will be saluted on Thursday as the prestigious BT national awards for excellence are handed out. A quality field of entrants, already crowned regional winners in nine heats across the country, has been chosen
Editor's job for Outterside
Nic Outterside is leaving the Aberdeen Press and Journal to edit a weekly newspaper in Scotland. Mr Outterside (44), chief investigative reporter with the P&J since last year, will take up his post as editor of the Buchan Observer on
Heading says it all
We are indebted to the contributor who sent us this classic piece of subbing work at the top of Sharon Symon’s column in The Scotsman. If you’ve got anything for us, fax it, marked for the attention of Elaine Pritchard,
A few of my favourites…
Our recent crop of courtroom howlers and headlines – bizarre and brilliant – has prompted this from Nic Outterside at the Aberdeen Press and Journal: My favourite headline of all time was written by a sports sub at The Scotsman
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Times accepts woman died from natural causes – plus more news from the PCC
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
The majority of complaints made to the Press Complaints Commission, which raise a possible breach of the Code of Practice, are resolved directly between the Commission’s staff, editors and complainants. These are either settled to the express satisfaction of the
Co-operate on complaints, editors warned
Press watchdog the Press Complaints Commission is warning editors to co-operate as quickly as possible on accuracy matters – or risk undermining the strengths of self-regulation. The comments came after The Scotsman failed to respond to three letters from the