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The Scottish media turned out in force on Friday April 4 to celebrate journalism in Scotland and to raise funds for the Journalists’ Charity.

Harriet Harman, Ruth Davidson and Beth Rigby performed a live version of their podcast ‘Electoral Dysfunction’ to a crowd of more than 350 journalists, politicians, and other leading figures from across Scotland.

His Majesty The King has spoken of the ‘unique and vital role’ played by regional journalists as part of a media reception held at Buckingham Palace on March 26.

Around 400 journalists from across the country were invited to the event, which was hosted by The King and The Queen, who serves as the charity’s Patron. The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, the Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP also attended.

At a time when journalism has never been more important… we’re standing up for the journalists who make it all happen. Watch our new animation celebrating journalists.
Supporting journalists nationwide for 160 years.

The Journalists’ Charity is delighted to announce a very special – and very long – lunch as Jasper Carrott marks his 80th birthday.

And you can join the party at Edgbaston Cricket Club on Friday 2nd May.

Bill Newman was with the newspaper from its founding in 1964 and urged his colleagues to back Rupert Murdoch’s bid for it in 1969.

Newman not only kept Sun readers informed of the latest news, he also entertained them. Blessed with a sense of the ridiculous, he leapt into action when British truck drivers were caught in a European blockade in the 1990s, setting off in a helicopter equipped with a mobile newsroom to provide them with supplies of Yorkie bars and a morale-boosting visit from the paper’s Page 3 girls.

We say that our ‘first jobs fund’ is all about supporting the future of journalism, so let’s start with a great example of how we’re doing just that….
 
Claire came to us as a twenty-two-year-old graduate from Northern Ireland and the first person in her family to go to university. She graduated with 1st class honours and got a job fairly quickly. BUT then Claire realised how much it was going to cost to move from Northern Ireland to London, set-up a home and do it all quick sticks because her employer wanted her to start asap. Read more here…

The winner of this year’s Public Service prize is David Knowles from The Telegraph

David is a journalist who made a global impact in a short life. The daily podcast they launched – Ukraine the Latest – continues to this day and has now had more than 700 episodes and 100 million listens.

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