Posts Tagged ‘Media’
The Caledonian Mercury: “Scotland’s first truly online newspaper”. Plus, Useful Scots Words.
I’ve just discovered a “new” Scottish online newspaper that’s been around for nearly 3 years but which I hadn’t heard of until yesterday. It’s the Caledonian Mercury, which was launched in January 2010. Their Heritage pages include a section on Useful Scots Words that looks very tempting. I discovered the Caledonian Mercury itself (I wonder […]
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Tags: Caledonian Mercury, Language, Media, media, online newspapers, scots
I became an “empty-nester” when my daughter moved away in September to attend Leeds College of Music. Harry, our son, had left two years earlier. So lots of changes — emotional changes and practical ones too (for example, loading up the washing machine far less often and struggling to get to 30 items to qualify for […]
Filed under: English, Italian, Language | 17 Comments
Tags: empty-nesters, English, Italian, Language, Media
Well, that’s International Women’s Day over for 2012. I’m not a big fan of this particular “day” because I think that on 9 March, after all the fine words and the gifts of mimosa (in Italy, at any rate), everything just goes back to normal. I also think that girls and women in the (still […]
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Tags: BBC Radio Scotland, feminism, Janice Forsyth, Life and work, Media, petition, Pink, women and girls
Signing up to The Sunday Times…+
tarting next month, the Sunday Times will be charging for access to its online edition. One day’s access will cost £1, a week’s subscription £2. The weekly subscription will include special digital services, such as an e-paper and new applications. Judging from the following invitation (in today’s “Culture” supplement), those new applications might give subscribers […]
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Tags: Communicating, Media, online newspapers, subscriptions, Web