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Daily newspaper launched
The consultancy was commissioned by Nigeria's new national newspaper – the Peoples Daily (no apostrophe!) – to relaunch the title as a daily publication in November 2009. Since its launch a year earlier, the Peoples Daily had been published weekly, but we assisted the editorial team to redesign the newspaper and successfully switched the title to daily publication within a tight timescale of less than one month. The paper now publishes Monday to Friday and will eventually move to seven-day publication.Read more about the relaunch.
Crown Office review
Scotland's Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service COPFS commissioned Charles McGhee to review its communications and media services in late 2009. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is Scotland's prosecution authority, employing 1700 people, including 510 prosecutors, throughout Scotland. Its HQ is the Crown Office in Edinburgh and there are 48 district procurator fiscal offices, from Stornoway to Stranraer. Each district office is part of one of 11 areas led by their own area procurator fiscal. The Lord Advocate, The Rt Hon Elish Angiolini QC, is Ministerial Head of COPFS. Her deputy is the Solicitor General, Frank Mulholland QC.Business breakfast debate
A breakfast debate on the proposed Scottish Budget, organised by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI), was chaired by Charles McGhee in Glasgow on October 27, 2009. Around 50 SCDI member companies were represented and they quizzed four leading politicians. The panel, which comprised Andy Kerr, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth (Labour); Joe Fitzpatrick, Finance Committee Member (SNP); Derek Brownlee, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth (Conservatives); and Ross Finnie, Shadow Secretary for Health (Liberal Democrats), were questioned on a range of topics including the controversial cancellation of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link (GARL). For the SCDI's full submission on the draft budget to the Scottish Parliament's Finance Committee, go to: http://www.scdi.org.uk/pi/2009/ScottishBudget-2010-11.pdfBusiness Club Ambassadors
First Minister Alex Salmond has announced new ambassadors of BusinessClubScotland. Leading figures from business, sport and the media, including Jim McColl, Chair of Clyde Blowers, Olympic athlete Lee McConnell, Charles McGhee, former editor of The Herald, and John McGlynn, Chair of Airlink Group, will join the First Minister as Ambassadors for the club. As part of the new programme, BusinessClub Scotland members will benefit from the Ambassadors’ time, expertise and networks. The Ambassadors will also help to mentor and support members as they look to grow and expand their business and networks through club activity. Pictured below are: Lesley Sawers, Chair Business Club Scotland; Lee McConnell; John McGlynn; First Minister Alex Salmond and Charles McGhee.
Xinhua training
The Chinese state-owned news agency is the world's largest, employing 10,000 people and operating from 107 international bureaux. In 2009, our consultancy conducted training in Social Affairs Reporting for Xinhua journalists selected from various divisions within the organisation. The journalists produce their reports in English as well as Chinese to meet the increasing demand for Xinhua's English-language news service. The training, which took place in Beijing, was run in conjunction with the UK-based Thomson Foundation.
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