Wee snippet
Little snippets of me in this fab short video created by the Young Media Voices team for the recent Children in Scotland conference (I ran a workshop at it): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6z9CskHks0&feature=youtu.be .
BBC Scotland The Nine
I talked about the new Scottish Government Healthy Relationships guidance for professionals working with young people. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00054t6
BBC Radio Scotland Kaye Adams: what is sexting?
I talked about sexting, & my tips for parents with Kaye Adams this morning. I’m on from 1 hr 36 mins (segment starts 1 hr 23). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0004kyf.
STV Scotland Tonight: pupil school photos harvested by paedophiles
On behalf of the UK Safer Internet Centre, I was interviewed on the Scotland Tonight programme, talking about this news story. It’s the top story and my input begins at 8 minsRead More…
Your kid wants to be a You Tuber? 4 tips.
No more doctors. Or vets. Or teachers. No aspirations for superhero-dom. When I asked my son what he wants to do when he grows up, he said ‘I want to be aRead More…
BBC Radio Scotland – Amazon fake five star reviews
You can hear me chatting with John Beattie today. We talk about the Amazon fake five star reviews story, and why this is a bigger issue than just identifying a bogus review.Read More…
BBC Scotland The Seven – Facebook and new rules for the internet
I’m interviewed by Carole Erskine for BBC Scotland’s The Seven programme. We talk about Mark Zuckerberg’s proposal for internet regulation. The segment is 3 mins 20 secs in.
BBC Radio Scotland – the future of the internet
I had the pleasure of chatting with Laura Maxwell on the radio this morning. We talked about the future of the internet (2 hrs 42 mins in).
Let’s talk about sex(ting), consent and online relationships
Update 8.3.19: TES published a version of this article: https://www.tes.com/news/lets-talk-about-sexting-consent-and-online-relationships. The statistics paint a picture: one in ten young people have been pressured by their boy/girlfriend to share a nude image; andRead More…
Radio Scotland – You Tube and ASMR
Hear me on BBC Radio Scotland’s Mornings with Stephen Jardine, talking about You Tube, ASMR and online parenting (the segment is at 10:47 – 1hr 47 minutes in).