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Statement from union

Dwindling Scotsman staff ‘struggle’ to produce papers

Scotsman
Journalists at The Scotsman newspaper have criticised “constant cost-cutting” by owner JPI Media as more staff leave amid concern that the printed paper could be lost. JPI Media, owned byRead More

Media appointments

Orbit Communications adds four staff after client wins

New Orbit staff
Ariadna Roca Beroy, Laura Burton, Anwen Dobson and Andrew White (pic: contributed)   A Scottish communications agency has added four members of staff to its roster on the back ofRead More

Media moves

McFarlane for Pagoda as Mars takes Big Four role

Colin McFarlane
After four years at Indigo PR, Colin McFarlane is moving next month to Pagoda as director and head of public affairs. He previously worked as a senior policy, research andRead More

Islanders get new title

Publisher fills gap left by closure of The Buteman

The Buteman
Closing: The Buteman is the latest local paper to be closed, but a new title will emerge   Argyll Media, publisher of the Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard, has steppedRead More

Latest casualty

Island newspaper The Buteman to publish final edition

The Buteman
Weekly newspaper The Buteman will publish its final edition later this month, ending almost 165 years of serving the Isle of Bute. It is understood its circulation has fallen belowRead More

More cost cutting at Edinburgh titles

Scotsman cuts offices by half and considers paywall

Scotsman
The owner of The Scotsman, Evening News and Scotland on Sunday is closing half the floorspace at the newspapers’ head office in Edinburgh in the latest move to cut costs.Read More

Media round-up

Eggenberger named new editor of Scots glossy Hood

Maxine Eggenberger
Maxine Eggenberger: new role   Maxine Eggenberger has been appointed editor of Hood, the Scottish glossy lifestyle magazine, taking over from Jennifer Crichton-Gibson who launched the first issue in OctoberRead More

More speculation around media group

Scotsman sale rumours re-surface as bankers hired

Scotsman
US bondholders who own The Scotsman and the i newspaper have appointed bankers to look at a potential sale of the titles. The appointment of advisers at Stella EOC followsRead More

Tech firm opts for London agency

Text-to-speech firm CereProc hires PR firm Firefly

Barack Obama in Edinburgh
CereProc has cloned the voice of Barack Obama   Edinburgh-based text-to-speech company CereProc which creates digital voices with character, has engaged  London-based PR agency Firefly Communications. Founded in 2005, CereProcRead More

BBC under fire

Brown demands inquiry over Question Time audience

Fiona Bruce question time
Fiona Bruce: since taking over Question Time the programme has faced questions about itself   The SNP has demanded media watchdog OfCom asks why the BBC allowed Tory councillors andRead More