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Shaun Milne

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As seen in: Medium, MSN UK, Yahoo News UK, Edinburgh Evening News, Scotland on Sunday, The Scotsman, Scottish Daily Record, The Herald (Glasgow), The National (Scotland), The Glasgow Times and
Covers:  climate, environment, sustainability, international news, national news, hyperlocal
Media, Communications & PR Consultant & Strategist. Formerly @dailymirror @daily_record @stvnews @scottishsun @heraldscotland @thescotsman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇳🇴

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Shaun Milne’s Biography

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Journalist, News Editor, Media Consultant, PR & podcast host. Specialisms include climate crisis, politics, breaking news and long form

An award winning journalist, editor and entrepreneur, Shaun Milne has led progressive digital transformation projects for some of the world’s best known news brands and has steered businesses in PR, media and communications since 2000.

He has also contributed to work and talks for a range of corporate, educational and charitable organisations including top rank…

Shaun Milne’s Journalist Portfolio

Sustainable Scotland

Sustainable Scotland

Sustainable Scotland hosted by Shaun Milne is a new podcast from The Scotsman, where we will focus on the peo…

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Choose Something - The Making of An Award Winning Front Page

Choose Something - The Making of An Award Winning Front Page

The Herald on Sunday newspaper won Front Page of the Year in the UK Regional Press Awards 2019 for a poster c…

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Shaun Milne - Editing Portfolio

Shaun Milne - Editing Portfolio

Examples of editorial style, creativity, decision making and collaborative working on print editions.

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Planet Scotland | Climate focused journalism

Planet Scotland | Climate focused journalism

Climate focused journalism | Shan Milne

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Home

Home

A complex ecosystem consisting mainly of trees that buffer the earth Skog Media Associates are a climate and …

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Articles

Celtic Connections brings £6m boost to Scotland as festival begins

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By Shaun Milne
| MSN UK
Shaun Milne The world's biggest winter music festival will support 207 jobs and pump £6million into the economy. Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival kicked off yesterday and will feature Deacon Blue stars Ricky Ross and Lorraine MacIntosh and Elbow lead singer Guy Garvey. Stars Billy Bragg, Karine Polwart and Scots poetry favourite Len Pennie will also take the stage during 18 days of shows.
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Progressive taxation is a force for good, Scotland must go further

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By Maggie Chapman MSP, Shaun Milne
| Scottish Greens
Economy Fairer taxes are funding vital services across Scotland. Progressive taxation is a force for good, says Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman MSP, who has called for Scotland to go further and do more to use tax powers to redistribute wealth and protect people and families from grinding poverty.
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Recession is further proof Tories have failed voters 

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By Maggie Chapman MSP, Shaun Milne
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Economy Maggie Chapman MSP explains how the UK Government is bungling the economy and the impact that has on Scotland Official figures showing the UK plunged into recession is proof the Tories are failing voters, say the Scottish Greens. New data showed two months of the economy going backwards, including during the usually peak Christmas trading period, immediately after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Six week stint as a forward planning assistant at Scottish Television [expenses only] followed by reporter's job at Wigtown Free Press.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. It was a condition of contract for my first job at the Wigtown Free Press newspaper in 1994.

How is social media changing news?

Making it real time, inclusive & transparent but delivering challenges for resourcing and fact checking. Positive in my view.

Awards

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Scottish Press Awards

2000 - Team of the Year

Runner-Up for Team of the Year Award for 'War in Europe' - Scottish Daily Record coverage of the war between Serbia and Kosovo in 1999.

PPA Scotland Magazine Awards

2007 - Magazine of the Year

Magazine of the Year winner with my company Planet Ink for ScottishPower News - an internal staff magazine we redesigned and relaunched for client as a tabloid newspaper with associated digital edition to reduce carbon footprint and costs.

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PPA Scotland Magazine Awards

2007 - Consumer Magazine of the Year

Runner up in this category with Planet Ink's home grown title - Planet Hearts - a 32 page full colour paid for weekly tabloid following the fortunes of Heart of Midlothian Football Club.

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PPA Scotland Magazine Awards

2007 - Customer Magazine of the Year

Runner up for Customer Magazine of the Year with Switch On to Setanta - which was then Scotland's first fully digital only magazine, marketing the Irish broadcaster.

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PPA Scotland Magazine Awards

2008 - Customer Magazine of the Year

Runner up for second year in the row with the digital only magazine we produced for Setanta Sports, Switch On.

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