[Media-watch] FW: BBC meetings in Aberdeen and Glasgow

[david Miller]

this seems not to have got through the first time

Can anyone who wants to attend these meetings let me know.

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Please circulate widely in Aberdeen and Glasgow.

Dear all, 

The BBC are holding a couple of meeting in the next few days.  the first
is for students at Glasgow University and the other is a public meeting
in Aberdeen (details below).  Critics of the BBC's coverage of Iraq
might want to take the opportunity to question these representatives of
the BBC.

If anyone wants to go to these meetings and needs a briefing, can I
suggest that you email me or sign up to the newly launched media-watch
list (To get info about signing up send a message with just the word
'help' as the subject or in the body, to:
media-watch-request at lists.stir.ac.uk Alternatively, to sign up on the
web go to: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/media-watch) There
is an archive of messages there which will provide background on BBC
coverage of the war.  Also you might want to visit the Media-lens site
which has masses of material on the BBC coverage of the build up to war
(www.medialens.org).

If you go to these meetings the best advice is to try and be polite!


1. Members of the media are coming to Glasgow University to meet
students. 
They will give short talks about their careers and there will be
opportunities to ask questions and speak to them at the end.

Media Week is the 3rd to the 7th of March.

All events, unless otherwise stated, will take place in the Williams
Room - upstairs in the SRC John McIntyre Building, next to the Main
Gate, The Timetable

Monday 3rd March 
10.00am- John McCormick - Contoller BBC Scotland
Tuesday 4th March 
2pm Mark Douglas Home -  Editor- The Herald
Thursday 6th March 
2pm - Aziz Rasid - BBC Breakfast News

Friday 7th March 
11am Mark Coyle - BBC Online
4pm Richard Melvin - Producer - Radio Scotland

There will be printed timetables available from the SRC reception
upstairs 
in the John McIntyre Building. For more info e mail
vp-comms at src.gla.ac.uk

2. the BBC are planning a public meeting in Cowdry Hall Aberdeen
(capacity 300) on Thursday March 6.  Tickets are available from the BBC
on 0141 338 2835.  My advice is to ask for tickets in twos and threes.

Chaired by Tom Morton, Hosted by Robert smith of the Broadcasting
council of Scotland and featuring BBC Scotland Head of News Blair
Jenkins, Head of Network Ken Corry, Head of Radio Maggie Cunningham and
Head of North region, Andrew Jones.  7-7.30 arrivals, 7.30 - 9pm debate.

Please can anyone who goes to these meetings report back on their
impressions.

If anyone knows of any other meetings around Scotland, please let us
know.

Best,

David Miller