Tag: Jackie Bird
BBC Scotland channel: the nationalist case for optimism… almost
Commentary by Derek Bateman
I’ve just been interviewed by BBC Scotland for their new digital channel.
‘So, Derek. What do you think of our plans for...
Fewer people are dying in Scottish hospitals, should we celebrate?
John Robertson claims success for NHS Scotland
The BBC slipped in a wee bit of good news for NHS Scotland, to the lunchtime report last week, but it...
Media watch: Unionist case tailored for TV rather than online news?
Reporting the Run-up to the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 2016: STV and BBC Scotland News: Number 6.
Dr John Robertson continues his analysis of TV news...
Broadcast News: First Minister’s China trip is all about the ‘R’...
Newsnet's armchair viewer Professor John Robertson is on the trail of Reporting Scotland once more
‘The First Minister’s trade trip to China is dominated by...
TV review: Labour’s circular firing squad holds forth
By Derek Bateman
BBC Scotland is like the family dug – there to be kicked and shouted at one day, embraced with treats the next...
BROADCAST NEWS 23: Sally Magnusson, superstar of Pacific Quay
Professor John Robertson brings his last-but-one analysis of election-time TV news, a week before the May 7 poll.
The prof's slightly more academic analysis -...
Labour leader’s close encounter of the third kind
Something's been stirring in Paisley again. Citizen Cuddis investigates
Professor Klaus Vier at the Heedrum Hodrum Collider in Paisley has hardly had time to draw...
BROADCAST NEWS 19: Are the propagandists losing their nerve in election...
Professor John Robertson reviews the daily TV news for March 30 - April 2
Here’s a thought. It’s only that, so far. Is it likely...