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Paydesk has 14 journalists in Glasgow. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography.

Our top journalists in Glasgow are Claire Gillespie and Norman Silvester.

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Journalists in Glasgow



Claire Gillespie

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Claire Gillespie is a journalist based in Glasgow, UK. Before the digital age, she wrote for several Scottish publications including The Herald, Daily Record and The Big Issue. A former parenting editor at SheKnows.com, the biggest women's digital lifestyle media brand in the US, she knows the Read moreimportance of crafting engaging copy, sourcing reputable experts, and meeting deadlines.
Languages
English
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Corporate Content
+2
Skills
Current Affairs Entertainment & Celebrity Health & Fitness
+2

Norman Silvester

Glasgow, United Kingdom
I am a freelance journalist based in Glasgow, United Kingdom with 45 years experience as a reporter.
I was a staff member for 25 years on Scotland's best selling newspaper, the Sunday Mail.
I have also contributed to its sister title, the Daily Record, the Scottish Sun, Sun on Sunday, Daily Mail, Read moreMail on Sunday, Sunday Post and Glasgow Times.
I was Reporter and Journalist of the year in the 2020 Scottish Press Awards.
No story is too big or small.
Languages
English
Services
News Gathering Live Reporting
Skills
Investigative Reporting Breaking News

Richard Matousek

Glasgow, United Kingdom
RICHARD MATOUSEK is a journalist and photographer based between Glasgow and Barcelona. He has written for Jacobin, New Internationalist, Rough Guides, The Guardian and other publications, specialising on housing issues and LGBTQ+ travel. His focuses are on Scotland, Italy, Portugal and Brazil and Read morehe speaks English, Portuguese, Italian, French, Spanish and Catalan.
Languages
Catalan English Spanish
+3
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) Investigative Journalism Photography
+1
Skills
Current Affairs Natural Disasters Investigative Reporting
+4

Scott Reid

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Scott Reid is a journalist based in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Richard Baynes

Glasgow, United Kingdom
I am a journalist based in Glasgow in Scotland, which is currently part of the UK. I have a wide range of skills from sub-editing to live radio and sound-rich audio packages, and can take a photo if needed. I specialise in Scottish environmental issues, land management, tourism, outdoor activities Read moreand sports, but my work as a producer and editor also takes me into politics, local government, planning - every sort of story. I do work for outlets ranging from the relatively small Scottish Nationalist press to the BBC to the Daily Mail.
I am British but not a Scot and can take a broader outsider's view of the place while being very familiar with the country, its culture its politics and its geography.
Languages
English
Services
Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) Vox Pop
+9
Skills
Politics Current Affairs Technology
+9

Peter Geoghegan

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Peter Geoghegan is a journalist based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. His work has appeared in a wide range of newspapers and broadcast outlets including BBC Radio 4, CBC, RTE, ABC,  the Guardian, the Times Literary Supplement, the Scotsman, the Irish Times, the Times Higher Education, RTE, the London Read moreReview of Books, Al Jazeera, and the Christian Science Monitor.
Languages
English
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Skills
Business Politics Current Affairs
+2

Laura Pearson-Smith

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Laura Pearson-Smith is a beauty, style and travel blogger & journalist based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. She chats regularly on TV & radio about beauty, style trends, social media, body confidence, pop culture and current affairs.
Languages
English
Services
Interview (Video / Broadcast) Vox Pop Feature Stories
+4
Skills
Fact Checking

Gregory Todaro

Glasgow, United Kingdom
I'm a Canadian multimedia journalist now based in Glasgow. My most recent position was as an associate producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Montreal where I used my interviewing, writing and reporting skills for the station's current affairs programs. I'm experienced with on-air Read moreand live radio, as well as writing for web or print and with investigative journalism. I'm also comfortable and capable of recording video and taking photos. 
I grew up in the USA and Canada and understand the interests of a North American audience which I can bring to my reporting.  
My favourite topics to report on are are science, environmental issues and issues facing marginalized communities-- but I enjoy working on a variety of subjects.
Languages
English French
Services
Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) News Gathering
+5
Skills
Current Affairs Technology Science & Environment
+6

Zuzana Martinkova

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Zuzana Martinkova is a junior reporter based in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Languages
English
Services
Documentaries Fact Checking
Skills
Fact Checking

Carla Jenkins

Glasgow, United Kingdom
I am a journalist, currently working as a reporter for Glasgow Live. Please send any stories you may have to ******.

I have had a varied background that demonstrates my versatility and skill in multiple spheres of the industry. My writing credits include writing freelance for a varied number of Read morepublications including The Guardian, The Times & Sunday Times, The Herald and Herald on Sunday, The Daily Record, The Scottish Sun, The National, The Sunday National, Wales on Sunday, The Clydebank Post, The Skinny, Snack Magazine and District Magazine among others. I have assistant edited SNACK Magazine, and currently edit the Big Birds Arts Collective.

I like to use varied platforms to create content which is honest and interesting. My interests lie in music, the LGBTQ+ community, gender equality, human interest pieces and general advancements in Arts & Culture. And lots of Glasgow news.

I have written both journalistically and academically about music, the LGBTQ+ Community, gender-equality and the socio-political landscape of student lives in Scotland and Ireland.

I completed my M. Phil with a thesis exploring the influence of Ireland on gender and sexuality in Contemporary Irish Writing. I also hold a MA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of St Andrews.

Some writing found at: 
https://muckrack.com/carla-jenkins-3
Languages
English
Services
Journalism
Skills
Breaking News

Shirley Whiteside

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Shirley Whiteside is a journalist based in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Languages
English
Services
Journalism
Skills
Arts & Books

Andrew Connelly

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Andrew Connelly is a British freelance print and radio journalist based in London but frequently on the road covering central and eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Caucasus. 

On the homefront, Andrew has recently reported on Britain's migration policy, London's Somali communities debating the Read moreban on khat, the Alexander Litvinenko murder inquiry and has also covered the recent Scottish referendum from whisky distilleries on the west coast and isolated peninsulas. April 2015 he is currently back in Scotland to focus on the Scottish National Party's possible balance of power in the upcoming general election.

Internationally, Andrew has recently reported on Armenia's commemoration of the centennial of the genocide, Syrian-Armenians fleeing Aleppo to Yerevan, anti-corruption initiatives in the Czech Republic, tensions along the Georgian-Russian border, the Azerbaijan presidential election and anti-government demonstrations in Bulgaria.

His work has appeared in Al Jazeera English, Vice, Newsweek, The Independent, Politico Magazine, Radio France International, Deutsche Welle and others.
Languages
English
Services
Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast) Vox Pop
+10
Skills
Fact Checking

Mona Lisa Maclean

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Mona Lisa is a writer, editor and creative copywriter who specialises in captivating and informed copy across different mediums. Former contributing features editor for Hope Street Magazine, she has written for acclaimed publications The Skinny, Crave Magazine, The Guardian and Surface Zine. Mona Read moreLisa has also worked with some of the biggest independent creative brands in Scotland, including Isolated Heroes, DIY Nails, Sara Hill Makeup and Abandon Ship Apparel, producing content and bespoke branding. As well as planning, designing, and facilitating tutorials and seminars, Mona Lisa has presented full lectures in subculture at Duncan of Jordanstone, a duty previously held by one of her biggest influences, Ted Polhemus. 

What makes Mona Lisa stand out is her process; with a Masters Degree in Design, she employs a self-developed research methodology devised from Service Design practises, mapping out and dissecting the topic, documenting the research, then reconstructing it for the task at hand. The end result is fully realised copy with depth, a richness of tone and informed conclusions. In a world of 'quick' content, it's the great content that stands out, and Mona Lisa's process was developed to provide clients with great content, quickly.

When she's not too busy writing great content, Mona Lisa can be found dusting her massive library of books, zines and magazines, lighting candles at her altar to John Waters, being a crazy cat lady, living for Drag Queens and binge watching Korean Variety Shows. Mona Lisa is always on the hunt for new innovators in fashion, and anyone who can keep up with her encyclopedic knowledge of subculture.
Languages
English
Services
Feature Stories Content Writing Corporate Content
+4
Skills
Current Affairs Arts & Books Film & Theatre
+2

Hannah Mcneish

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Hannah McNeish is a journalist based in Glasgow, U.K.
Languages
English French
Services
Video Package (Web / Broadcast) Audio package (Radio / Podcast) Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+15
Skills
Business Politics Current Affairs
+15
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