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This Intersex Awareness Day, it’s time to look beyond the struggle to celebrate three decades of building community and changing the debate | Jennie Kermode

Amanda Bland’s resignation from Reform UK to sit as an independent MSP throws the party into third place in Holyrood | James Jobson

The treatment of Jason Arday horrified many people. Where does legitimate journalistic scrutiny end and a media pile-on begin? Tonight at 7pm, we're bringing together journalists, academics and regulators to ask what responsible media should look like. 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia

Happening tonight our webinar on press and accountability starting at 7pm Delighted to announce that we have now added Jaldeep Katwala to the panel for Wednesday's webinar. A true champion of diversity, equality and inclusion in journalism In case you haven't booked you can here: bit.ly/bettermedia

Delighted to announce that we have now added Jaldeep Katwala to the panel for tonight's webinar. A true champion of diversity, equality and inclusion in journalism, running the Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity and Network Manager at Public Interest News Foundation 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia

French students have a long tradition of rebelling and demanding their rights. The September/October 2026 protests are not an exception | Naz Saad

The treatment of Jason Arday horrified many people. Where does legitimate journalistic scrutiny end and a media pile-on begin? This Wednesday, we're bringing together journalists, academics and regulators to ask what responsible media should look like. 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia

Neil Mackay of The Herald and Rhiannon Davies of The Scottish Beacon continue by calling for a renewal of locally-based citizen journalism | Naz Saad

Seasoned journalists Neil Mackay and Rhiannon Davies discuss how the media amplify the politics of division, and how to fight back | Naz Saad

I spend rather a lot of my life thinking about what good journalism should look like – and occasionally trying to produce some! So I’m looking forward to this on Wednesday: a conversation about who holds the media to account and how we build something better. Details and booking bit.ly/bettermedia

Our next event is coming up if you want to join us by emailing editor@bylines.scot see you there

Fourteen years after Leveson, who holds the press to account? And are the systems intended to prevent abuses actually working? That's one of the questions we'll be tackling next Wednesday.

The treatment of Jason Arday horrified many people. Where does legitimate journalistic scrutiny end and a media pile-on begin? Next Wednesday, we're bringing together journalists, academics and regulators to ask what responsible media should look like. 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia

A free press matters. So does an accountable one. Join Nafeez Ahmed, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Priyamvada Gopal, chaired by Mike Galsworthy, to ask what a better British media could look like. 📅 21 Oct, 7pm 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia

From the “emergency demo in Glasgow on the 12th of October

Pictures from the women reclaim the night rally in Glasgow

Opening centuries ago, Sanquhar Post Office is the oldest post office on the entire planet | James Jobson

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A free press matters. So does an accountable one. Join Nafeez Ahmed, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Priyamvada Gopal, chaired by Mike Galsworthy, to ask what a better British media could look like. 📅 21 Oct, 7pm 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia

Thinking about purchasing an exotic pet? Think again | Rachel Li

Every October, Pink October campaigns raise awareness towards breast cancer prevention, toxic chemical exposure and treatment | Naz Saad

🚨 In case you hadn’t noticed… …mainstream media is rapidly getting replaced by alternative and grassroots news efforts. That’s a combination of citizen frustration with mainstream media - an increased ability to DIY in digital media. So where is it all going? And how do we ensure standards?

A free press matters. So does an accountable one. Join Nafeez Ahmed, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Priyamvada Gopal, chaired by Mike Galsworthy, to ask what a better British media could look like. 📅 21 Oct, 7pm 🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia

Between Burntisland and Aberdour a walk of wonder awaits, nestled between two stunning settlements | James Jobson

In the Highlands, work is being done to protect the fragile ecosystem of the peatlands; one of the world’s most important stores of carbon | Naz Saad

A recent report in the PubMed journal exposes a case of anaphylaxis due to hair dye | Naz Saad

Rory Clements' latest spy thriller, Invitation from a Dictator, raises the stakes yet again and keeps readers glued to the pages | James Jobson

We went to see Humza Yousaf in Glasgow at the aye write festival tonight

For an MSP or MSPs to walk out of Holyrood is for them to abandon the democratic duty that their constituents elected them to perform | James Jobson

Top Palestinian talents offered opportunities in Scotland can't secure funding – will John Swinney keep his promise? | Jennie Kermode

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The AfD wins a major German state election, marking the far right’s most significant return to power since the second world war | Naz Saad

Come join us on world peace day

The Importance of Protest for Peace. A panel discussion in Edinburgh with Blue Kenrick, Janet Fenton, Jen Ang, Kate Nevens MSP (invited) and Will Brown. 📅 Monday 21 September, 6–8pm 📍 Words & Actions for Peace, 58 Ratcliffe Terrace, EH9 1ST 🎟️ Free – reservation required 📧 RSVP: editor@bylines.scot

Support independent bookshops, for if we don’t use them, we’ll lose them | James Jobson

The only ones who should have the power to say no to an independence referendum are the Members of the Scottish Parliament | James Jobson

As the politics of fear, exclusion and division dominate the news cycle, I return to the image of family through the image of a shared meal: who gets invited, who feels welcome, what is served, and whether there is room for people who do not look, think or believe like us | Naz Saad

From a natural haven to an exciting trail with stunning sights, Loch Leven is an explorer's paradise | James Jobson

We have a chance to influence the new government, using the power of our citizen journalism - and the weight, literally, of our Gazette - to make politicians do more to secure justice for those abused by Mohamed Al Fayed. We are raising £6,000 to print and send the Gazette to every MP 👇

We have a chance to influence the new government, using the power of our citizen journalism - and the weight, literally, of our Gazette - to make politicians do more to secure justice for those abused by Mohamed Al Fayed. We are raising £6,000 to print and send the Gazette to every MP 👇

More than a victim – a Palestinian artist on the right to love, to be hurt, and to be an ordinary human | Naz Saad

TONIGHT..... 7.00–8.15 pm Bylines Network webinar: “Cleaning Up Politics: How Britain Rebuilds Trust”, Speakers Neal Lawson, Prof Christina Pagel, Dominic Grieve KC and Gina Miller, chaired by Mike Galsworthy. Discussion on political standards and accountability bit.ly/politicsclea...

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Selina Ivy Robertson's The Participant introduces readers to a whole new world of storytelling and a coming together of genres  | James Jobson

TOMORROW NIGHT..... 7.00–8.15pm Bylines Network webinar: “Cleaning Up Politics: How Britain Rebuilds Trust”, Speakers Neal Lawson, Prof Christina Pagel, Dominic Grieve KC and Gina Miller, chaired by Mike Galsworthy. Discussion on political standards and accountability bit.ly/politicsclea...

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Bylines Network webinar: “Cleaning Up Politics: How Britain Rebuilds Trust”, Thursday 3 September, 7.00–8.15pm. Speakers Neal Lawson, Prof Christina Pagel, Dominic Grieve KC and Gina Miller, chaired by Mike Galsworthy. Discussion on political standards and accountability bit.ly/politicsclea...