# Ruth Watson (@ruthwatson.eurosky.social)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/ruthwatson.eurosky.social
Headline: Consultancy, Journalist, Campaign Manager, Public Relations

## About

Consultant, journalist, and campaigner with many years of experience working across continents.

## Experience

- **Columnist at The National Newspaper** (2022 – present)
- **Member Board Of Directors at Common Weal Scotland** (2022 – 2024)
- **Lecturer in Radio Journalism at Dundee College** (1999 – 2000)
  Teaching enthusiastic students the fundamentals of ethics, standards, and reporting skills, from budgeting to broadcast.
- **Food and Drink Ambassador at Bioregioning Tayside** (2022 – present)
  Working to support and promote the aims and objectives of Bioregioning Tayside in matters relating to food and drink, biodiversity, agriculture, community growing, and more.
- **Columnist at Farming Scotland Magazine** (2019 – present)
  Keep Scotland the Brand
  \- farming, food and drink
- **Founder at Keep Scotland the Brand** (2017 – present)
  Supporting Scotland's global reputation
- **Consultant Sub-editor at Empire Media Holdings, Malaysia** (2012 – 2013)
- **Sub-editor (freelance) at Department for Education, UK (via 'Scroll LLP')** (2004 – 2005)
  Sub-editing and writing copy relating to UK Government policy and education issues.
- **Freelance Journalist at Ruth Macaulay** (1998 – 1999)
  Press and Public Relations Officer with Angus Council (maternity cover); as a freelance, providing news, interviews, reports, packages and copy for BBC, Grampian Television and the broadsheets; studio guest commentator in televised discussion programmes.
- **Journalist at BBC Scotland** (1993 – 1998)
  Reporter, Researcher, Producer: News and Current Affairs, Features and Documentaries (Television and Radio) Producing and researching live discussion programmes for BBC Scotland and BBC 5Live; creating documentaries: from researching the topic, sourcing and interviewing contributors, to producing the complete product.
- **Freelance Journalist at Ruth Macaulay** (1989 – 1993)
  Reports, interviews, packages, and copy for BBC Radio and Television News and Current Affairs, specialising in an 'on the ground' approach, broadcasting breaking stories from the people making the news.
  
  Studio host and guest in live news and talk shows. News and features for the broadsheet press across the UK.
- **Owner at Sub-editing Services Online** (2013 – 2017)
  Articles sub-edited on demand; public relations material created to order; news and feature articles provided.
- **Director at Watson Consultants Ltd** (2022 – present)

## Education

- **University of London (Goldsmiths)**

## Skills

- Documentaries
- Journalism
- Feature Articles
- Interviews
- Public Relations
- Radio
- Politics
- Sub-editor
- Broadcast Journalist
- Radio Producer
- Commentator
- Editing
- Writing
- Television
- Production
- Social Media
- Research
- Editorial
- Online Journalism
- Media Production
- Documentary
- Copy Editing
- Audio

## Volunteering

- Founder member at Sustainable Kirriemuir

## Honors and awards

- CRE Race In the Media Awards

## Languages

- French (limited_working)
- Bahasa Malaysia (limited_working)
- Scots (native)
- English (native)