DEMOCRACY AND BROADCASTING: IS SCOTLAND BEING SERVED?
19:00 - 20:30, 6 MAY 2008, ST ANDREW'S IN THE SQUARE, GLASGOW
The question of whether democracy in Scotland is being served well by broadcasting is to be the subject of a panel discussion held by the Scottish Broadcasting Commission in association with the Sunday Herald on 6 May 2008.
Chaired by Stuart Cosgrove, Channel 4's Director of Nations and Regions, on the panel will be:
- Deputy Director General BBC and Chair of BBC Journalism Board, Mark Byford;
- Editor-in-Chief for ITV News, David Mannion;
- Head of Demos Scotland and Glasgow Caledonian University Honorary Research Fellow, Gerry Hassan;
- Sunday Herald Columnist and commentator, Iain MacWhirter and;
- Scottish Editor, The Daily Telegraph, Alan Cochrane.
This Glasgow evening event is being held at St Andrew's in the Square and is part of the Commission's public engagement in its work. An audience of members of the public and those in the industry will have the opportunity to submit questions for the panel to discuss. A selection will be made in advance and chosen questions put to the panel on the night.
This event was announced on 6th April. To receive one of 50 tickets to this free event people simply need to email their name, address and daytime telephone number to marketing@sundayherald.com using 'Scottish Broadcast Commission Event' as the subject title or send their details to the Scottish Broadcasting Commission Event, Marketing Department, 200 Renfield Street, Glasgow G2 3QB. The first 50 tickets will be chosen at random from the assembled emails and postal mail.
Anyone can enter a question for the panel by emailing their name, address, daytime telephone number and question to marketing@sundayherald.com marking 'Scottish Broadcast Commission Question' as the subject title or by sending their question to the Scottish Broadcasting Commission Question, Marketing Department, 200 Renfield Street, Glasgow G2 3QB. A selection of questions submitted will put to the panel.
People can also have their say by taking part in a series of public events is currently being undertaken by the Commission across Scotland.