17th - 21st Jan

The media controls what you see and when. It informs, entertains and challenges.
It is responsible for the thousands of adverts which bombard us every day. Yet
despite its considerable influence on our daily lives, the workings, skill sets and
people behind it often remain exotically obscure to consumers.

Media Week is a rare opportunity to hear what some of the key figures from across
Glasgow’s vibrant and youthful Media Industry have to say and to quiz them about
just how ‘glitzy’ working in the Media actually is. All of the events are free to attend
and open to everyone. The talks and workshops mostly take place in the Williams
Room, just up the front stairs in the John McIntyre Building. We’re proud of what we
think is a fantastic programme of unique and interesting events organised for the
week. Have a browse of the event listings and hopefully we’ll see you soon.

Luke Winter
SRC VP MC

The SRC’s job is to support the students of the University of Glasgow and
ensure their time here is as enjoyable, safe and interesting as possible.
Day-in, day-out we’re here to help, or even just listen to, the concerns of
students. We also proudly support the four student media organisations.
Keep up with what’s happening from the SRC’s facebook- www.fb.com/
glasgowuniversitysrc

Thanks to our Partners ~

 Mon 17th Jan
Politicians and
the Media
Charles Kennedy /
Liberal Democrats
Being a politician can’t be easy. Unflat-
tering pictures of them are regularly
daubed as entertainment across blogs
right through to newspapers. We read
critiques of their every move; judge
their life’s work on one garbled 5 sec-
ond soundbite. What’s it like to be on
the other side of the lens? The Right
Honourable Charles Kennedy will dis-
cuss the complex relationship between
politicians and the media.
Charles is MP for Ross, Skye and
Lochaber and Rector of our fine
University. Ex-President of the GUU,
he also led the Liberal Democrat
party for 6 years and has recently
been a vocal critic of increased tui-
tion fees, voting against the meas-
ures in Parliament.
MON 2pm ~ Williams Room
Writing Workshop
Rena Smith & James Foley
/ GUM Magazine
“I wanna be a journalist, I can write,
easy”. Ok, let’s do it. Writing doesn’t
have to be rocket science, but Univer-
sity academics expect far drier prose
from your essays than is often needed
in the adjective soaked, neon coloured,
hyper reality of the media industry.
GUM are running this writing workshop
on common journalistic techniques
and style - transferring the academic
writing skills you University brainboxes
already have and looking at how to ap-
ply them to working in a print media
environment. We need to say a quick
thanks to Apple for lending us a suite of
Macs for the week’s workshop events.
Rena and James both work at Glas-
gow University Magazine (GUM)
the student magazine at this very
University. Published three times
a year it prides itself on tight,
edgy writing and stylish design.
www.gumagazine.wordpress.com
MON 4pm ~ Williams Room
Panoramic
Photography
Dr Daniel K Oi / PhotoSoc
Learn how to make interactive, high
res, 360 degree panoramas. Photo-
Soc's in-house technology sage Dr
Daniel K Oi will demonstrate how to do
this in software with photos taken from
any camera at all. The talk will be fol-
lowed by open questions and then a
dash to the pub with a bunch of pho-
tographers.
PhotoSoc meet regularly for
screenings, talks, workshops stu-
dio shoots, trips and exhibitions.
www.guphotosoc.co.uk
mon 7-8:30pm - Boyd
orr LT2 (ground floor)
 Tue 18th Jan
A GRAND TOUR
OF THE BBC
BBC SCOTLAND PACIFIC QUAY
The BBC have kindly invited us down to
have a look about the nooks and cran-
nies of their highly polished operation
down on the Clyde. They’re offering a
tour of the studio facilities, followed by
a special tour of the Archive services
and talk about digitisation - a rare
opportunity given it’s never normally
open to the public. Places for this one
are limited to 15, and we need to give
security names by Friday 14th. To book
a place email vp-comms@src.gla.ac.uk
quicksharp.
The BBC make original television
and news programming from their
shiny Scottish headquarters on Pa-
cific Quay in Glasgow.
Tue 10am ~ booking required
Sexing Up The Durex
Social Media Presence
Kirsty Bell / Yomego
Have you ever liked a brand on Face-
book? Have you ever tweeted about a
brand and wondered if anyone at the
company has actually read it? Brands
are increasingly investing in social me-
dia to increase awareness and drive
customer loyalty. Yomego has been
working with Durex to sex up their so-
cial media - from global strategy devel-
opment, to implementation and daily
monitoring. If you want to learn how to
build a brand on social media, whether
you are a university society or a global
company, the principles are the same.
Come along to find out more.
Kirsty works for Yomego, a lead-
ing social media agency based
in Glasgow who help brands to
build, retain and monetise digital
communities. They were recently
featured on BBC News for an app
which compiled festive wish lists
based on analysis of public mes-
sages posted to Facebook and Twit-
ter. www.yomego.com
Tue 12pm ~ Williams Room
How I met Benga
94 times - The
mysterious world
of Music Promoting
Boom Monk Ben / Mixed Bizness
Working in student media can lead
you down the rabbit hole of the mu-
sic promotion industry - a labyrinth
of email addresses, foreign mobile
numbers, tour managers, promoters,
handshakes and wry glances. If there’s
anyone in Glasgow who knows how to
de-tangle that mess it’s former Subcity
Head of Events Boom Monk Ben. Glas-
weigan DJ extraordinaire, he’s toured
the world spinning platters for brands
who want to matter, and booking some
of his fellow super-luminary DJ friends
to play at many of his outstanding par-
ties in this fair city. He’s also an ace at
promotion, both online and offline and
he’ll be sharing some of his professional
know-how and stories of his exploits.
Ben started Mixed Bizness in 2004
to share music that excited him.
In 2010 he put on acts including
Big Boi, Starky, Fake Blood, Mag-
netic Man and, of course, Benga.
www.mixedbizness.co.uk
Tue 2pm ~ Williams Room
How to Get 200
Strangers on a
Bus to a Party in
a Secret Location,
and Why 400 Want
to Come next time
Shaun Murphy
& Sam Murray / Vitamins
Starting up a brand which aims to do
things a little differently is no small
task, and recently Vitamins have been
making a name for themselves in the
Wed 19th Jan
Digging For Dirt
The Digger
After falling spectacularly out of favour
with a certain national newspaper, a re-
porter who has now landed at the Dig-
ger will be coming in to talk candidly
about the ups and downs of a roller
coaster career in the national news
media and how working at The Dig-
ger keeps them on their toes as they
dig for dirt reporting on stories about
Glasgow’s criminal underworld.
Glasgow clubbing scene primarily for
a party they threw in August 2010 in
a secret wooded location a hundred
miles outside the city. Shaun & Sam will
explain how the event was managed -
from conception to booking acts, pro-
moting it, selling tickets, setting up a
tented mini-club in a forest and organ-
ising 3 coach loads of people there and
back safely. Topics will include brand
building, online promotion, event or-
ganising and general skulduggery.
Shaun has worked at Subcity
since 1806 - previously as sta-
tion manager and head of events
and currently as a general guru.
Sam is ex- Subcity head of PR
and currently part of the events
team. Along with Cheesy and Luke,
they’ve been selling out unique
parties as Vitamins since May 2010.
www.fb.com/vitamins.glasgow
Tue 3pm ~ Williams Room
The Digger reports on gangs, drug
dealing, guns and police. Its bold
stance on investigation has led to
well-known individuals suing the
magazine and harassment from
lawyers in a bid to keep them from
reporting the news they publish in
their weekly paper.
WED 11AM ~ WILLIAMS ROOM

Shooting
Professionally
Tommy Ga-Ken Wan /
Photographer
Everyone’s a photographer now: the
notion has quickly become cliche. Few,
however, make the leap from amateur
snapper to professional. The greater
the volume of information shared
online, the harder it’s increasingly be-
coming to stand out amidst the digi-
tal deluge. Tommy Ga-Ken Wan is an
exception. Arguably Glasgow’s most
popular photographer he’s amassed a
huge following on Flickr and works pro-
fessionally for a host of exciting clients.
He’s coming in to talk about his work,
and life as a professional photographer.
Tommy is a freelance photographer
based in Glasgow, whose photos
have been viewed over 3 million
times on Flickr. Recently he was
flown across the ocean to be a judge
on reality photography TV show
‘The Big Shot’, for Channel 5 Singa-
pore. www.tommygakenwan.com
WED 2pm ~ Williams Room
Technical DJ Workshop
-One for the Geeks
Steve Laing & Emily
Tilbury / Subcity Radio
Where would the media industry be
without those of high technical know-
how and problem solving abilities?If
it wasn’t for the geek, the fan-dan
wouldn’t have platforms which rotated
under them or flashy lights with which
to sun themselves. This session gets
into the nitty gritty of some sound engi-
neering principals - setting up and trou-
bleshooting common DJ playback and
control systems, from vinyl to Ableton
to Serato, Traktor and CDJ’s. No tech-
nical knowledge required, come and
have a fiddle about, for one day geeks
shall inherit the earth, and it’s probably
best to be among them.
Steve and Emily head up the tech
team at Subcity Radio which regu-
larly sets up recording sessions for
bands and brings in the ridiculous
PA’s the station hires in for its par-
ties. Their most recent success was
constructing a two-tier 10 foot high
stage from steel deck for the Hal-
loween event. www.subcity.org
WED 4pm ~ Williams Room
Writing a CV to get
noticed in Media
and Getting into a
Career in Media
University of Glasgow
Careers Service
The University Careers service,
staunch advocates of finding full time
employment, are running two sessions
to dispense practical advice about the
in’s and out’s of the generally form filled
entrance paths to the media. First up
is a session on writing effective CV’s
targeted to roles in the media, helping
you to know what mistakes other kids
are making when applying, and how
to avoid them yourself. The following
day they’re going to be talking about
the nitty gritty of getting into a full on
career in the industry - hint: it’s more
than just sending out CV’s left right and
center.
The University Careers service
are on hand throughout your stint
at University (and a wee bit be-
Thu 20th jan
U can get PAID
to do internetz.
This is da futr!
Rosie Davies / The Arches
Writing for the Internet can be a com-
pletely different kettle of lolcatz than
for print media. In a space where eve-
ryone is shouting as loud as they can
about their product X or rave review Y,
the smart thing to do is shout different,
not louder. Rosie will explore how online
debate can be fermented and things
made interesting enough to attract the
interest of both citizens and press alike.
After studying English Lit at Glas-
gow Uni, Rosie became Digital
Press Officer for The Arches, the cav-
ernous vaults which regularly host
the city’s most exciting gigs, club
nights and theatre performances.
She can also write much better copy
than this here what you’re reading.
www.glisco.wordpress.com
Thu 2pm ~ Williams Room
yond) to help you quit lounging
around and get you a proper job.
www.gla.ac.uk/services/careers/
WED & Thu 12pm
~ Williams Room
Screening of
Raising Arizona
Screens GU
“Screens GU is Glasgow University’s
society for the appreciation of film, as
well as the occasional bit of great tel-
evision. Each Thursday afternoon sees
the society present, on one rather big
screen, a cinematic treat for viewing
pleasure. Each semester has screen-
ings of films from a wide array of eras,
styles and countries of origin” - so they
say, and who’s to doubt them? During
Media Week they’re screening Raising
Arizona, a devious adventure / comedy
/ crime film. Splendid.
Thu 3pm - Andrew Stewart
Cinema, g12 Theatre
 Fri 21st jan
Running a Gallery
and Making Friends
Amy Whiten / Recoat Gallery
Recoat gallery is one of the gems of
Glasgow’s West End. Tucked away
just off Great Western Road it’s always
chocka with exciting new art that your
Grandma probably wouldn’t like. Gal-
lery director Amy will talk about how
they set the place up, some of the
projects they’ve worked on, how they
find new artists, promote themselves
and obtain funding and sponsorship.
There’ll also be an abundance of pretty
pictures. Sold.
Amy works as a freelance illustra-
tor, mural and exhibiting artist, and
lecturer. She founded and is man-
aging director of Recoat Gallery,
the only gallery of its kind in Scot-
land. They exhibit graphic art, illus-
tration, street art and photography.
www.recoat.blogspot.com
FRI 12pm ~ Williams Room
Make Posters
Not Words
Spacewood /
WeCanNeverStop.com
Knowing how to turn words upside
down or rearrange clauses is all well
and good, but how are you going to
publicise anything without a good bit
of eye candy to chow-down on? Tal-
ented designer Spacewood is coming
in to talk about what makes a good
design and effective poster, before get-
ting stuck in and showing you how he
does it, right in front of your very eyes.
Hone up on (or begin to learn) Photo-
shop skills, no experience necessary,
just turn up.
Spacewood is a freelance graphic
designer and illustrator who re-
cently designed an entire shop
in Glasgow Airport. He also runs
popular Glasgow-centric arts blog
www.wecanneverstop.com.
FRI 1pm ~ Williams Room
48 Hour Filmmaking
Challenge
Cut! Filmmaking Network
Cut’s challenge is to write, shoot and
edit a film in only 48 hours. Really. They
plan on splitting into two teams to write
a film on Friday, shoot it on Saturday,
edit on the Sunday and screen it that
night at the Buff Club. The assembled
crowd will decide which is the better
film, whilst the filmakers presumably
huddle around some caffeine dispens-
ing oracle by that stage. Get filmmak-
ing experience and to meet other
student filmmakers, everyone from be-
ginners to experts are welcome. Exact
details are still TBC, check www.cutfilm-
making.com for updates.
Cut! Film-making Network acts as
a meeting point for students inter-
ested in collaborative film-making
projects.
Exact details TBC on
www.c u t f ilmma k i ng .c om
Subcity says
who da best
Subcity Radio

The next in Subcity’s long lineage of

highly-regarded parties is taking place
on last night of Media Week in the
classy basement of Stereo. By the end
of Media Week everyone’ll be down
enough with the media speak to call
this the ‘wrap party’ and act likes it’s no
big deal - we’ll see. What’s for certain is
that Subcity have taken their usual self-
deprecating irony to a new level with
the press for the event lashing:

“After abandoning our initial resolution

to give up hyperbole (it was too enor-
mous a task), we’ve decided to make
this the year of bringing you more. Why
have two DJs when you can have four?
Why have four when you can have
eight battling it out across four differ-
ent genres? Aye, why not. In this race
against the clock showdown, Stereo
will become our battleground, as we at-
tempt to discover WHO DA BEST?”

By the week’s end the SRC will be gag-

ging for a good dance after all this or-
ganisng. See yous there.

Subcity Radio continue to run some

of the most respected club nights
in Glasgow. After conquering The
Arches for their 15th birthday last
year, they’ve recently run packed
out parties in SWG3, The Art
School, and Nice and Sleazy using
DJs who have shows on the station.
www.subcity.org

11pm ~ £6/7
Stereo ~ Renfield Lane