Podcasts By The Scottish Parliament

What makes a memorable news image so powerful that it achieves a global shorthand and conveys emotions, detail and context about an event? And who ultimately decides what makes a classic news image: the photographer, editor, politician, platform or viewer? Can a news image shift perspectives and change views?

This Festival of Politics panel discussion took place during the World Press Photo Exhibition, hosted at the Scottish Parliament. It was chaired by Graham Simpson MSP and features:

David Pratt, award-winning photographer, journalist and writer

Jane Barlow, senior photographer at Press Association

Dr Paul Reilly, senior lecturer in Communication, Media and Democracy in the School of Social & Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow

This is an edited recording of the session. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the Scottish Parliament or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.

The First Minister fields questions of national importance from Party Leaders in this weekly question time.

Read the full transcript from the Official Report https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report

The First Minister answers questions from backbench Members in this weekly question time.

 

A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions will be available on the Scottish Parliament website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report

The First Minister fields questions of national importance from Party Leaders in this weekly question time.

Read the full transcript from the Official Report https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report

The Deputy First Minister answers questions from backbench Members in this weekly question time.

 

A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions will be available on the Scottish Parliament website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report

The First Minister fields questions of national importance from Party Leaders in this weekly question time.

Read the full transcript from the Official Report https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report

The Deputy First Minister answers questions from backbench Members in this weekly question time.

 

A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions will be available on the Scottish Parliament website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report

The curator of this year's World Press Photo Exhibition chats to us about some of the themes covered by this travelling collection of the best photojournalism from around the globe. Also joining the conversation is freelance photojournalist Nicole Tung, who is featured in the exhibition.

Find out more about it by visiting parliament.scot/wpp

The First Minister fields questions of national importance from Party Leaders in this weekly question time.

Read the full transcript from the Official Report https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report

The First Minister answers questions from backbench Members in this weekly question time.

 

A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions will be available on the Scottish Parliament website: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report