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| 21st February 2010 The Changing Face of Media listen | |
| 14th February 2010 Valentines Day listen | |
| 7th February 2010 Superbowl Sunday listen | |
| 29th November 2009 Headlines // Creating and Publishing in Glasgow listen | |
| 22nd November 2009 Headlines // Jonny Nicholson Interview & Essay listen | |
| 15th November 2009 Headlines // Save Otago Lane listen | |
| older News Empire episodes | |
Every Sunday, the News Team provide opinion and analysis on the issues of the week.
Feature stories from Glasgow and the world over are covered by the News Empire team, who discuss the news and events, bringing an in-depth analysis to news that is rarely seen. Expect to hear about the most interesting events, people and news on News Empire!
Tune in to hear a rounding-up of the day's International, National and Local headlines as well as features produced and discussed by the News Empire team.
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the changing face of media
News Empire // 21.02.10 // The Changing Face of Media
With the launch of Scotland's first all-digital news magazine, questions about the vitality of traditional - that's ink on paper - print media arise. How widely read is it? How are changes in technology affecting it? Is the transition to digital media inevitable, and will that affect the way news is reported? As awed as we all are by the advance of the all-encompasing digital world, there's nothing like reading an actual newspaper.
Headlines
Read by Kirsty Malcolm and Rose Henderson. Written by James Humphries, Kitty Dan and Rose Henderson.
The Changing Face of Media It's 2010. iPhone is a household brand, the internet is everywhere and devices like the Kindle, smartphones and the soon-to-be everywhere iPad have had a massive effect on the way news is viewed and produced. Scotland's first all-online paper, The Student Punch just recently launched, posing some interesting questions. Why digital only? How do these changes affect the news cycle? Do papers on paper still have a place? Tom Bonnick of the Glasgow University Guardian and Rhona Campbell of the BBC weigh in.
Reporting by Louise Pollock, Fiona Day, James Humphries and Benzo Harris.
Posted at 10:22, 21st February 2010
valentines day
News Empire // 14.02.10 // Valentines Day
Break out the chocolates and roses if you dare. Headlines from around the world and around the corner, and a story by Kirsty Logan about the Follies of blind dating.
Headlines.
Read by Kirsty Malcolm and Euan Law.
Three Variations on Elizabeth.
Story written and read by Kirsty Logan.
Posted at 10:57, 14th February 2010
superbowl sunday
News Empire // 07.02.10 // Superbowl Sunday
Good morning, sports fans! Overwhelmingly American, the Superbowl is a massive sporting spectacle that sees the two top American football teams fight it out for the trophy, and in the process is the most-viewed television event worldwide. Always up for a party, Glasgow doesn't want to be left out. Leading the pack is Glasgow's Sports Cafe, who promise the city's largest Superbowl party. The News Empire team checks it out.
Headlines.
Read by Louise Pollock and Rose Henderson.
Superbowl in Glasgow. What goes on behind the biggest game night in the world? The Sports Cafe gears up for the biggest party in Glasgow, and even staff are planning to join in the fun.
Reporting by Benzo Harris and James Humphries.
Posted at 10:49, 14th February 2010
creating and publishing in glasgow
News Empire // 29.11.09 // Headlines // Creating and Publishing in Glasgow
This week sees News Empire focusing on a theme: creating and publishing. Writers struggling to tackle a novel in a month, a photographer documenting the party scene of Glasgow, and a nude calendar from GUSA are all featured on this week's show.
Headlines All of the breaking international, national and local news.
Read by Louise Pollock and Benzo Harris.
NaNoRiMo Now Everybody thinks they have a novel in them, but how many actually end up writing one? For those so inclined, the National Novel Writing Month sets would-be novelists the task (and gives them an opportunity) of writing an entire 50,000 word novel in the month of November. It's Katie Anderson's first NaNo, while Kirsty Logan is an old hand at the event- they both offer their take on the process and how it has shaped them as writers. Also, Professor Michael Schmidt from the English literature department at Glasgow University offers his thoughts on the event and it's place in the world of writing.
Reporting by Benzo Harris.
Photographing Glasgow Harrison Reid has been photographing parties in and around Glasgow for several years and is due to publish a book on the topic- eventually. He talks about what it's like to photograph in Glasgow and what the self-publishing odyssey is like for photographers.
Reporting by Benzo Harris.
GUSA Nude Members of Glasgow University Sports Association teams go buff for charity. Louise Pollock investigates.
Reporting by Louise Pollock.
Posted at 22:03, 1st December 2009
jonny nicholson: interview and essay
News Empire // 22.11.09 // Headlines // Jonny Nicholson Interview & Essay
Radicalism, race and immigration are hot on everyone's mind lately after the presence Scottish Defense Leauge, a racist organization of "football casuals," was felt in Glasgow. News Empire has reports from the field as well as an in-studio discussion.
Headlines All of the breaking international, national and local news.
Read by Kirsty Malcolm and Chris Ferguson.
Jonny Nicholson: Interview and Essay Jonny goes to a lot of protests, marches and rallys. He often brings his camera along, publishing photos and written essays on his blog, The Mirror Man. This week he sat down with Benzo Harris to discuss the SDL protest march on the 14th of November as well as the tide of radicalism in Scotland, and he read his essay reflecting on the protest.
Benzo Harris reporting.
Posted at 17:53, 22nd November 2009