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OverviewThe newspaper business is an adrenaline rush from start to finish. Scotland has its own media environment, a journalistic village where everyone knows each other and is engaged in an exuberant battle that has been raging for over half a century. Deadline: A History of the Scottish Press covers the scoops, the rivalries, the larger-than-life characters, politics, religion, sport, and much much more. It reveals the story behind the stories. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Harry ReidPublisher: Saint Andrew Press Imprint: Saint Andrew Press ISBN: 9780715208366ISBN 10: 0715208365 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 17 October 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Readers from the South, no less than from the North, will be fascinated by the media frenzy regarding the voting rights of Scottish MPs on purely English matters, which reverberates through British politics today. Reid's analysis will be a future quarry for those who wonder how on earth Scotland could be on the brink of divorce from the UK.' -- Tam Dalyell The Oldie '...a superbly written, engaging and sometimes hilarious memoir of the profession.' -- Rosemary Goring The Herald 'Reid's account is fascinating, unashamedly nostalgic and full of mischief, madness and militancy'. -- Claire Smith The Scotsman 'Written with verve and spirit, this is a fascinating account of an important subject.' Sunday Herald 'Deadline, Harry Reid's history of the Scottish press, is not only an enlightening read on the subject but it's a fund of hilarious anecdotes too.' -- Book Worm The Scotsman 'A must-read for understanding the Scottish press - Harry Reid tells the story, warts and all, with panache, rare insight and authority.' -- Prof. Tom Devine 'Readers from the South, no less than from the North, will be fascinated by the media frenzy regarding the voting rights of Scottish MPs on purely English matters, which reverberates through British politics today. Reid's analysis will be a future quarry for those who wonder how on earth Scotland could be on the brink of divorce from the UK.' -- Tam Dalyell * The Oldie * '...a superbly written, engaging and sometimes hilarious memoir of the profession.' -- Rosemary Goring * The Herald * `Reid's account is fascinating, unashamedly nostalgic and full of mischief, madness and militancy'. -- Claire Smith * The Scotsman * `Written with verve and spirit, this is a fascinating account of an important subject.' * Sunday Herald * `Deadline, Harry Reid's history of the Scottish press, is not only an enlightening read on the subject but it's a fund of hilarious anecdotes too.' -- Book Worm * The Scotsman * 'A must-read for understanding the Scottish press - Harry Reid tells the story, warts and all, with panache, rare insight and authority.' -- Prof. Tom Devine Author InformationHarry Reid is a former editor of The Herald. He holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow for his services to journalism and is a life vice-president of the journalists' charity, the Newspaper Press Fund. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |