Posts by Mark Fisher

After the success of our meeting in May about women in the media, we are returning to the theme this month – this time in a new venue, the Stills Gallery on Cockburn Street. Claire Sawers will be chairing a tremendous panel to discuss topics including:

I’m delighted to announce the fantastic panel we’ve got together for Monday’s discussion. They are: Simon Barrow, director of religious think tank Ekklesia Cat Boyd, co-founder of the Radical Independence Campaign, columnist on the National and co-author of Scottish Independence: A Feminist Response Kevin McKenna, Observer columnist and former deputy editor of the Herald and…

What are the limits of free speech? How much protection should we give those who are offended by another’s views? Now the public sphere has extended beyond the civility of the letters page and into the Wild West of social media, has the nature of civic discourse changed – and should we do something about…

Hello everyone, I’m thrilled to invite you to a great free training day we’ve lined up for NUJ members in the autumn in association with Google News Labs. It follows a successful event in London at the start of the year that was very popular.

Hello everyone, I’m delighted to invite you to a summer party this Monday featuring special guests Vic Rodrick and Annie Gunner, who’ll be previewing their topical comedy Edinburgh Fringe show Playing Politics: Playing Politics

We’re delighted that our June meeting will feature a guest appearance by branch member Christopher Silver, talking about his book Demanding Democracy: The Case for a Scottish Media, with a discussion chaired by Joyce McMillan.

At this month’s meeting we’ll be focusing on the voice of women in journalism and in society at large. We’ll be taking into account the intake of the new Scottish parliament, looking at how cuts are having a disproportionate effect on women and considering ways to achieve a better gender balance in public and professional…

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