In conversation with John Coster @citizenseye and Adam Perry @adpez #mtnewsnet [video]

In conversation with John Coster @citizenseye and Adam Perry @adpez #mtnewsnet [video]

We were joined by John Coster, Editor of Citizen’s Eye and Adam Perry from Newsnet in Manchester on Friday for the #media2012 catch up and the #citizenrelay hack-day event during Future Everything.continue reading
Hacking #citizenrelay at Future Everything [via @HMIOlympics]

Hacking #citizenrelay at Future Everything [via @HMIOlympics]

Last week some of the #citizenrelay team were in Manchester at Future Everything for the #media2012 pre-games meeting (we are the Scottish hub of the project) to present on what we have been up to so far – and to hear what the other hubs were up to in preparation...continue reading
Slides from Adam Perry's session on interview skills for the web

Slides from Adam Perry’s session on interview skills for the web

If you took part in one of our training sessions in Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh over the last few days, you would have experienced a session on interviewing using audio and video without the need to edit from Adam Perry from Newsnet, an exciting community journalism project and resource...continue reading
#citizenrelay reporter training roadshow: join us Scotland! 3rd-6th May, in your area!

#citizenrelay reporter training roadshow: join us Scotland! 3rd-6th May, in your area!

Thanks to our space partners somewhereto_, we have now secured the venues for the #citizenrelay reporter training roadshow between the 3rd and 6th of May across various locations in Scotland. We will be offering free training in social media, citizen reporting and much more. The tour kicks off in Inverness...continue reading
Save the dates! Reporter training across Scotland in May!

Save the dates! Reporter training across Scotland in May!

We are currently in the process of securing venues across Scotland to deliver #citizenrelay reporter training to the masses. Over a 4 day roadshow, we will unlock spaces in Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh to training citizen relay reporters who will join us on the torch route and enable them...continue reading
Citizen Relay Intern training day on the 16th of April, 2012

Citizen Relay Intern training day on the 16th of April, 2012

As the deadline approaches to find the remaining 3 interns in the North and North East of Scotland, the citizen relay team are beginning to prepare for the first training session for interns on the 16th April at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow. In total there will be 8 citizen...continue reading
Recruitment Open: #citizenrelay reporters

Recruitment Open: #citizenrelay reporters

Do you want be involved in reporting the Olympic Torch Relay in Scotland as part of a team of citizen reporters? Join us and become a member of the #CitizenRelay project tracking the Olympic Torch Relay as it travels around Scotland in June, 2012. What will I learn? As a...continue reading
Get Involved

Get Involved

CitizenRelay is a participatory project which relies on the involvement of people from across Scotland to effectively report on the untold local stories and creative ways that Scotland’s citizens are interacting with the Olympic Games.  There are a number of ways that you can become involved and join the project....continue reading
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Ian Goldie interviews Rutherglen Torchbearer, Steven Hynd [audio]

Ian Goldie interviews Rutherglen Torchbearer, Steven Hynd [audio]

Ian Goldie from Camglen Radio interviews local torchbearer, Steven Hynd on the phone for #citizenrelay ahead of the torch arrival in Rutherglen on the 8th June, 2012.   Ian Goldie interviews Rutherglens Torch Bearer – Steven Hynd from Rosyth by Yanzta Goldie on Mixcloud continue reading
Interview with Harry Reid, business owner of Tot Spot on TronGate on visibility of torch relay in Glasgow

Interview with Harry Reid, business owner of Tot Spot on TronGate on visibility of torch relay in Glasgow

Interview by Gerry McGuire continue reading
Two days in: Prescribed media narratives

Two days in: Prescribed media narratives

As you’ll see if you’ve been following #citizenrelay on Twitter or subscribing to this website, we’re already seeing citizen reporters on the streets of Scotland’s villages, towns and cities generating content on the Olympic Torch Relay as we prepare to ‘welcome’ it to the country in a couple of weeks.  We’ve had interviews with Torchbearers... continue reading
Ideas for #citizenrelay interview subjects? Interview your friends and family!

Ideas for #citizenrelay interview subjects? Interview your friends and family!

The Olympic torch relay in now underway in the UK, if you hadn’t guessed through the constant references from our own public service and accredited broadcaster – the BBC. It’s on the telly, it’s on the radio, it’s all over your internet. Love it or hate it, people are starting to talk about it –... continue reading
Interview with Matthew Haley from @Podiumfor2012 [audio]

Interview with Matthew Haley from @Podiumfor2012 [audio]

listen to ‘Interview with Matthew from Podium #media2012’ on Audioboo continue reading
Interview with South Queensferry Torchbearer John Beaton #Edinburgh

Interview with South Queensferry Torchbearer John Beaton #Edinburgh

Interview with Olympic torch bearer John Beaton. His selection process story is here.   continue reading
#CitizenRelay interview with Olympic Torchbearer Lesley Forrest #Edinburgh [video]

#CitizenRelay interview with Olympic Torchbearer Lesley Forrest #Edinburgh [video]

Read Lesley’s nomination story here. Recorded by Jad Baaklini. Edited by Christine Bingham. continue reading
#CitizenRelay: People in Edinburgh talking about the Olympic torch relay [video]

#CitizenRelay: People in Edinburgh talking about the Olympic torch relay [video]

A selection of videos from the Edinburgh training day where our reporters were asked to hit the streets to gather opinion on the Olympic torch relay (and also practice their interview skills.) continue reading
A view from Tomintoul on the Olympic Torch Relay (highest point on the map!) [audio]

A view from Tomintoul on the Olympic Torch Relay (highest point on the map!) [audio]

listen to ‘A view from Tomintoul on Torch Relay’ on Audioboo continue reading
Participation and possibility: #citizenrelay gathers momentum

Participation and possibility: #citizenrelay gathers momentum

The Olympic Torch Relay has arrived in the UK, accompanied by the media spectacular and celebrity-fuelled symbolism we come to expect of the world’s most significant mega event.  It’s going to be difficult for any one media organisation to capture the attention of the public during the Torch Relay, especially when in reality what’s happening... continue reading
Moray will not be left out of torch celebrations.

Moray will not be left out of torch celebrations.

The Olympic Torch route comes within 10 miles of 95% of the population of the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey – however Moray won’t let the remaining 5% be left out. Walk, Jog, Run Moray, the Moray Council and Creative Scotland have set up their own relay to take part in the celebrations... continue reading
So what does the Olympic torch relay *actually* mean?

So what does the Olympic torch relay *actually* mean?

The Olympic torch arrives in the UK, having been lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece last week. We are going to be following it around for the next few weeks, but really what is the big deal? The International Olympic Committee have put together a factsheet to try and tell us what it means – be... continue reading