Scotland’s newspapers are some of the oldest, and were once among the most prestigious, in the world. But there are few foreign correspondents left. None of our newspapers has a staff correspondent covering Ukraine - a major war in Europe! - or a foreign correspondent on the staff at all. In an age rife with disinformation and lies, we desperately need this expertise … [Read more...] about Let’s reverse the decline in Scottish journalism
Jen Stout
About Jen Stout
Jen Stout is a Scottish freelance journalist who has covered the war in Ukraine for major outlets including BBC radio, London Review of Books, Prospect, and the Sunday Post. Previously she had jobs in TV and radio with the BBC, and was a local newspaper reporter. Her work in Ukraine has been shortlisted for prizes by Amnesty International, the Foreign Press Association and the Scottish Press Awards, among others. Jen's book about covering the war in Ukraine, Night Train to Odesa, is published by Polygon.