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| Jon Snow will present the flagship bulletin from the Reid Building on 1 May |
Channel 4’s flagship 7pm news programme, presented by Jon Snow, will be
broadcast from the Reid Building at The Glasgow School of Art tomorrow, 1 May
2014.
broadcast from the Reid Building at The Glasgow School of Art tomorrow, 1 May
2014.
As part of the channel’s coverage of the forthcoming referendum on
Scottish independence, the programme will visit Stornoway tonight and broadcast
live from The Glasgow School of Art tomorrow.
Scottish independence, the programme will visit Stornoway tonight and broadcast
live from The Glasgow School of Art tomorrow.
“We are delighted to welcome
Channel 4 news to The Glasgow School of Art,” says Scott Parsons, Director of Marketing,
Communication and Strategic Planning at the GSA. “This is an
important time for Scotland and the GSA has been actively engaging in the
debate. Over the last few months we have been exploring in particular the role
and position of culture within the context of the Scottish independence debate
through the Cultures of Independence series of events.
Channel 4 news to The Glasgow School of Art,” says Scott Parsons, Director of Marketing,
Communication and Strategic Planning at the GSA. “This is an
important time for Scotland and the GSA has been actively engaging in the
debate. Over the last few months we have been exploring in particular the role
and position of culture within the context of the Scottish independence debate
through the Cultures of Independence series of events.
We are looking forward to
hosting the Channel 4 news broadcast on Thursday as the programme rolls out its
coverage of the issues raised in the referendum campaigns.”
hosting the Channel 4 news broadcast on Thursday as the programme rolls out its
coverage of the issues raised in the referendum campaigns.”
Channel 4 News Head of Home News Rhodri Jones said:
“We are keen to cover
all aspects of the referendum campaign, the night before we will be in Stornoway,
and we are looking forward to a lively programme in Glasgow.”
all aspects of the referendum campaign, the night before we will be in Stornoway,
and we are looking forward to a lively programme in Glasgow.”
The Reid Building, part of a £50m development of the GSA’s Garnethill
campus, was officially opened earlier this month by former student Robbie
Coltrane along with current student Alejandro Moreno and “future student”,
Antonia Graham, a P7 pupil from the local Garnetbank Primary School.
campus, was officially opened earlier this month by former student Robbie
Coltrane along with current student Alejandro Moreno and “future student”,
Antonia Graham, a P7 pupil from the local Garnetbank Primary School.
Sited opposite the world-famous Mackintosh Building, the Reid Building
houses studios and facilities for students in the School of Design along with
workshops, a gallery, the refectory and the GSA’s new visitor centre: The
Window on Mackintosh.
houses studios and facilities for students in the School of Design along with
workshops, a gallery, the refectory and the GSA’s new visitor centre: The
Window on Mackintosh.
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Further information:
Lesley Booth
0779 941 4474