Democracy and Broadcasting: Is Scotland Being Served?

Synopsis

Audio recording of the ‘Democracy and Broadcasting: is Scotland being served?' debate, organised by the Scottish Broadcasting Commission and held on the 6th May 2008. This event, held in Glasgow, was an opportunity for a panel of industry insiders and commentators to explore this issue and discuss questions raised by the audience.

On the panel were: Scottish Editor, The Daily Telegraph, Alan Cochrane; Head of Demos Scotland, Gerry Hassan; The Deputy Director General BBC and Chair of BBC Journalism Board, Mark Byford; The Editor-in-Chief for ITV News, David Mannion; and Sunday Herald Columnist and commentator, Iain MacWhirter. The Chair was broadcaster Stuart Cosgrove.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2008

Year of production

2008

Subjects

Media studies; Politics & government

Keywords

broadcasting services; discussions; Scotland; regional broadcasting

Online availability

URI

http://www.scottishbroadcastingcommission.gov.uk/about/Events/Listen

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed

Credits

Contributor

Alan Cochrane; David Mannion; Gerry Hassan; Iain Macwhirter; Mark Byford; Stuart Cosgrove

Distributor

Name

Scottish Broadcasting Commission

Web

http://http://www.scottishbroadcastingcommission.gov.uk External site opens in new window