New publication in the Scotsman

Newly enrolled PhD student John Forsyth is a frequent commentator in The Scotsman. here’s his most recent contribution

Forsyth, J. (2009, March 4) Far from whole story on domestic abuse, The Scotsman [journalism]

Ken Pratt, Lecturer in Journalism publishes in Guardian

A long journey to independence
Disabled people are some of the poorest in the world, and often
overlooked in developing countries’ plans. But in Uganda, amid the
general neglect, some are starting to make their presence felt.
Kenneth Pratt guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/journalismcompetition/long-journey

Is Sport Winning the War on Drugs?

Miah, A. (2006). Is Sport Winning the War on Drugs? No. The Guardian. London: p.7.

The press is in a bit of a frenzy this week over the doping issue. I arrived back in the UK to receive a bunch of calls from journalists wanting to interview. One of these was Duncan MacKay at The Guardian who asked me to write a response to the above question. The piece is published in today’s Guardian alongside the counter position written by Dr John Scott at UK Sport.

The final push – Live8 and celebrity in Scotland

This is rather delayed notice, but I only just found out that the MeCCSA newsletter is online. So, here is a link (select issue 5/6) to a brief piece by Phil Drake and I from last year amidst  the Live8 concerts and the Celebrity Culture conference frenzy. Also, is a link to some images of the Edinburgh concert we attended for 'research' purposes.

Terror of the Scottish Raj

New political commentary published in The Guardian by Ewan Crawford:

"Thanks to Gordon Brown the next major election in the UK is set to be dominated by something he used to hate – nationalism. More than anyone else, the chancellor, in his increasingly ludicrous attempts to pretend he's not really all that Scottish, honest, is putting political nationalism centre stage in the run-up to the next Scottish parliament election, now less than 12 months away" [continue reading]