The Scottish Broadcasting Commission ( gd, Coisisean craolaidh na h-Alba, sco, Scots Braidcastin Commeesion) was established by the Scottish Government in August 2007. Its purpose is to conduct an independent investigation into

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and

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, and to define a strategic way forward for the industry. All commissioners are to be unpaid.

Members

The commission is to be chaired by Blair Jenkins, former Head of News and Current Affairs at

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and former Director of Broadcasting at STV. The ordinary members are: *

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, former

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MSP, playwright, member of the

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and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain * Norman Drummond, former BBC National Governor for Scotland and Chairman of the Broadcasting Council for Scotland *

Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie Peter Lovat Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, PC, QC (29 May 1945 – 22 June 2013) was a Scottish politician and advocate. Early life and family Fraser's mother died when he was 12 while living in Zambia, where his father was serving as a ...

, former Conservative MP, former Lord Advocate, convener of the

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, writer and film director *

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, former

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, a

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-speaker and a member of

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, former Vice-Chairman of the

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* Professor

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, Director of

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and former Director of the

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* Elaine C Smith, actress * David Wightman, chief executive of computer games company Edgies, member of the

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The Scottish Broadcasting Commission published their final report on the Morning of 8 September 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

References

External links

final report
2007 establishments in Scotland Mass media in Scotland Broadcasting in the United Kingdom Reports of the Scottish Government Scottish commissions and inquiries {{Scotland-gov-stub

Members

See also

References

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