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Scotsman Selects Argentina Over Euro 2008
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted June 10 2008, 8.13am
In these cash-strapped times, it seems reasonable that, given the choice, The Scotsman should prefer to send a reporter to Argentina to report on the Scottish rugby team rather than to the Euro 2008 football championships, where the four UK nations are conspicuous by their absence. There would... (more)

Scotsman apologises to Robert Murat for defamatory Madeline McCann story
From Press Gazette. Posted May 16 2008, 12.00am
One year after alleging that he had joked about being the "no.1 suspect" in the police hunt for Madeline McCann, The Scotsman has apologised to Robert Murat and admitted publishing defamatory allegations about him. (more)

Revamp Scheduled for Scotsman
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 9 2008, 8.25am
The Scotsman newspaper is be slightly revamped, to devote more space to debate and opinion. The move - which will also see the creation of a Life & Arts section - comes as the paper launches a series of debates, including on the future of the Scottish media. The 28th of this month... (more)

Scotsman Teams up with Galleries in Free Prints Offer
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 29 2008, 8.01am
Free prints from various art exhibitions in Edinburgh are to be made available to readers of The Scotsman and sister title, Scotland on Sunday, following a summer-long deal agreed by the papers’ publishers. The Scotsman Publications Ltd is to partner the National Galleries of... (more)

New Environment Corr at Scotsman
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 16 2008, 7.54am
The Scotsman newspaper has appointed a new environment correspondent. Jenny Haworth succeeds Ian Johnston. She was previously chief reporter at editor, Mike Gilson’s former stomping ground: The News, Portsmouth. * Send your Scottish media news and gossip, in the strictest... (more)

Pay Deals at Scotsman and S&UN
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 8 2008, 7.50am
Journalists at The Scotsman newspaper - and its sister titles, Scotland on Sunday and the Edinburgh Evening News - have voted to accept a pay deal negotiated in recent weeks with owners, Johnston Press. The vote - by a large majority - was among members of the National Union of Journalists and... (more)

Scotsman Makes Two Business Appointments
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 4 2008, 8.19am
The Scotsman business desk is to welcome two, new appointments. Erikka Askeland, currently chief reporter at Business 7, is joining the desk as business correspondent, and Jeff Salway, currently senior reporter at Moneywise, has been appointed personal finance editor. Both start on the... (more)

Scotsman's New Political Corr Starts Monday
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 28 2008, 9.00am
Monday sees a new, political correspondent begin at The Scotsman. David Maddox joins from the Aberdeen Evening Express, where he has been political reporter. * Send your Scottish media news and gossip, in the strictest confidence, to  info@allmediascotland.com Or phone us on... (more)

Moore Makes it a Double for Scotsman Sport
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 20 2008, 8.50am
The Scotsman newspaper has picked up a second, top sportswriting award within the space of two days. Hard on the heels of writer, Mike Aitken, taking the Regional Sports Writer prize at awards hosted by the Sports' Journalists Association, columnist, Richard Moore, has taken the top spot... (more)

Scotsman's Readers' Ombudsman Accused of 'Environmental Vandalism'
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 18 2008, 9.20am
The Scotsman's deputy editor, Ian Stewart, is to be admired for his honesty, or dare we say it, chutzpah. In his always readable Readers' Ombudsman. on Mondays, he is prepared to take the stick from readers, and give his honest opinion on their opinions. And The Scotsman should be... (more)

Clinton 'Monster' Story a Web Winner for Scotsman
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 13 2008, 8.54pm
The Scotsman's website has just clocked up one its most popular visitor rates ever, with over 300,000 page views and almost 600 comments. It was the tale, here, on Friday, by Gerri Peev, which had an adviser to US presidential hopeful, Barack Obama, calling rival contender, Hillary... (more)

Scotsman Says Sorry to Reader
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 13 2008, 8.50pm
The Scotsman has apologised to a reader who complained that an in-paper promotional campaign could be construed as racist. Deputy editor, Ian Stewart, who also acts as the newspaper’s Readers’ Ombudsman, explained in his weekly column: “I received complaints over... (more)

Scotsman article prompts launch of 'anti-buzzword' campaign
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 11 2008, 8.00am
Corporate buzzwords breed "terrible cynicism" about the political process - claim (more)

Masthead goes green as Scotsman aims to make a difference
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 23 2008, 12.00am
Serious issue prompts unusual move as paper makes environmental pledge (more)

Former Scotsman.com general manager named head of new media at SMG
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 8 2008, 12.00am
Alistair Brown appointed head of new media by SMG with responsibility for STV website    (more)

Scotsman hires head of content
From Press Gazette. Posted November 26 2007, 12.00am
?The assistant editor of The News in Portsmouth, Colin McNeill, has joined his former editor Mike Gilson on The Scotsman as head of content. (more)

Scotsman to launch upmarket glossy magazine
From Media Guardian. Posted November 12 2007, 7.06am
The Scotsman is launching a glossy guide to urban living magazine in Edinburgh next week. By Stephen Brook (more)

More multimedia from new Scotsman.com editor
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 21 2007, 9.58am
Video and audio increase planned under former icBirmingham news editor's stewardship.email this article   digg this   del.icio.us (more)

Helensburgh Advertiser editor moves to scotsman.com
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 20 2007, 12.00am
News boss will develop future strategies and help website move to "next level" (more)

New editor for Scotsman.com
From Press Gazette. Posted June 20 2007, 12.00am
Alan Greenwood, currently the editor of the Helensburgh Advertiser, has been appointed as the new editor of Scotsman.com. (more)

Scotsman hits all-time high
From Press Gazette. Posted April 16 2007, 12.00am
Management at The Scotsman are celebrating this week after figures revealed that the paper's readership has grown to more than four million people for the first time in its history. (more)

The Scotsman launches TV advertising campaign
From Media Guardian. Posted April 13 2007, 1.00am
4.45pm: The Scotsman newspaper is to launch a TV advertising campaign promoting both its web and print products. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Scotsman.com attracts record traffic levels
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 12 2007, 12.00am
ABCe figures show site had 3.8m unique users in January (more)

The Scotsman boosts Johnston Press revenue and profits
From Press Gazette. Posted March 7 2007, 8.04am
Johnston Press has warned "a widespread state of flux" will lead to further consolidation in the regional newspaper industry. (more)

Quirk to head Chambers - from The Scotsman
From Breaking Radio. Posted February 24 2007, 12.26pm
NORMAN Quirk, a leading Scottish business figure who has held a number of senior roles in the Scottish radio industry, is set to replace David Ross a (more)

Major industry award win for Scotsman
From The Scotsman. Posted October 27 2006, 11.23pm
THE Scotsman has been named as Regional Financial Newspaper of the year in the prestigious Association of British Insurers (ABI) Financial Media awards for 2006. (more)

New Scotsman editor sets out to emphasise paper’s unique identity
From Press Gazette. Posted September 7 2006, 12.00am
The new editor of The Scotsman, Mike Gilson, has said carving out a unique identity for the paper is one of his main priorities. (more)

Portsmouth's Gilson to edit The Scotsman
From Press Gazette. Posted September 4 2006, 2.05pm
Mike Gilson, editor of The News in Portsmouth, has been named as the new editor of The Scotsman. (more)

Johnston Press Scotsman takeover approved
From Press Gazette. Posted June 2 2006, 9.18am
Johnston Press's £161m acquisition of Scotsman Publications will not be referred to the Competition Commission. (more)

Former Scotsman editor dies, 83
From Press Gazette. Posted May 18 2006, 12.41am
One of The Scotsman’s most illustrious editors — Eric B Mackay — died on Tuesday, aged 83. (more)

McGurk quits Scotsman for Telegraph
From Press Gazette. Posted May 15 2006, 9.51am
John McGurk is quitting his post as editor of The Scotsman on 23 June for what is believed to be a top editorial management post at the Telegraph Group. (more)

Scotsman.com claims video podcast first
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 22 2006, 6.30pm
Site explores revenue potential in new features format (more)

Ex-Scotsman diarist Pia joins Talk107
From Press Gazette. Posted January 12 2006, 5.30pm
Scotland’s newest radio station — Talk107 — has hired Simon Pia, The Scotsman’s former diary writer, as co-presenter of one of its flagship news and current affairs programmes. (more)

Johnston says Scotsman integrity will remain
From Press Gazette. Posted January 12 2006, 12.06pm
Johnston Press has issued assurances over the editorial independence of The Scotsman titles after purchasing them from the Barclay brothers for £160m. (more)

New boss appointed at Scotsman
From Press Gazette. Posted January 9 2006, 9.12am
Johnston Press has appointed Michael Johnston as managing director of its latest acquisition - The Scotsman Publications Ltd (TSPL). (more)

New Scotsman owners promise to stay out of politics
From Media Guardian. Posted January 5 2006, 4.41pm
Johnston Press chief executive Tim Bowdler today assured staff at Scotsman Publications their new owners would not enforce any political line on the newspapers. By Claire Cozens. (more)

Bowdler: Scotsman cuts not in newsroom
From Press Gazette. Posted January 5 2006, 12.31am
Journalists at Scotsman Publications (TSPL) may be reassured that new owners Johnston Press will not be seeking to make its usual big profit margins at its latest titles. (more)

Johnston pledges no job cuts as it buys 'Scotsman' for £160m
From The Independent. Posted December 20 2005, 12.00am
The regional newspaper group Johnston Press has promised not to cut jobs and to invest in the editorial content of The Scotsman, which it bought yesterday for £160m. (more)

Question mark over The Business as Neil confirms Scotsman sale
From Press Gazette. Posted December 19 2005, 1.12pm
Press Holdings publisher Andrew Neil has given weekly newspaper The Business a year to show signs of breaking even and hinted that if it doesn’t it could face the threat of closure. (more)

Johnston to buy Scotsman
From Press Gazette. Posted December 19 2005, 11.13am
Johnston Press has entered an agreement to buy Scotsman Publications, publisher of the Scotsman, the Scotland on Sunday, the Edinburgh Evening News and the Edinburgh Herald & Post series for an estimated £160 million. (more)