John Macleod Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Stornoway, Isle Of Lewis

I've been a freelance writer, journalist and occasional broadcaster since November 1988, when I began a brief placement at BBC Highland in Inverness. I specialise in the op-ed opinion column and have written for The Scotsman, the Glasgow Herald, and on occasion The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, and such eclectic publications from Index on.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

I began writing regularly for the Scottish Daily Mail from February 2002, when The Herald reduced my contract. When I parted company with that paper finally, in September 2002, I began a weekly coilumn for the paper and continue with that and other duties, such as Saturday essays and op-ed leaders.

Glasgow

I began writing freelance pieces for The Herald from May 1989 and became a weekly columnist from October 1991. My work won six six awards for the paper - Journalist of the year 1990; Young Journaliat of the Year 1990, 1991; Columnist of the Year (Commended), 1991; Feature Writer of the Year (Commended), 1996; and British Regional Press Columnist of the.

Inverness, United Kingdom

Under the kindly interest of Magnus Linklater, I became a confident feature and interview-writer and wrote a fortnightly weekend column on matters of Highland interest.

Inverness

I learned basic radio journalism with the glorious technology of the time - manual Adler typewriters, carbon-paper, reel to reel tape, and how to edit with razor-blades and chinagraph pencils.