Media coverage
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Media coverage
Title Slavery Derived Wealth and Land Ownership in the Highlands and Islands Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet BBC ALBA Media type Television Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/01/21 Description Appearance discussing this research on the BBC Alba current affairs programme Eorpa URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000p9x0 Persons Iain MacKinnon Title How Profits from Slavery Changed the Landscape of the Scottish Highlands Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Smithsonian Magazine Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 17/11/20 Description This feature article examining Scottish connections with slavery leads on the findings of the research report and places them in an Atlantic economy context. Producer/Author Nora McGreevy URL https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-research-investigates-how-enslavement-profits-changed-landscape-scottish-highlands-180976311/#.X7TpmyLC97o.twitter Persons Iain MacKinnon Title Landed Highland and Island wealth strongly linked to the slave trade Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet West Highland Free Press Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 13/11/20 Description Article discussing the research findings Persons Iain MacKinnon Title Slavery and the Highland Connection Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet West Highland Free Press Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 13/11/20 Description Editorial comment devoted to discussing the research findings in relation to contemporary land ownership patterns Persons Iain MacKinnon Title The £100m of slavery wealth that bought up the Highlands and Islands Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet The Scotsman Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 10/11/20 Description A feature length article in The Scotsman newspaper devoted to this reseach Producer/Author Alison Campsie URL https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/the-ps100m-of-slavery-wealth-that-bought-up-the-highlands-and-islands-3030230 Persons Iain MacKinnon Title Understanding the moral depravity that financed the clearances as important as agonising over statues Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet The Press and Journal Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 10/11/20 Description Column devoted to analysing the findings of this research Producer/Author David Ross URL https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/2631781/david-ross-understanding-that-moral-depravity-financed-the-clearances-just-as-important-as-agonising-over-statues/ Persons Iain MacKinnon Title Slavery wealth used to buy dozens of Highland estates Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet The Times Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 10/11/20 Description Newspaper article covering the research findings Producer/Author Paul Rodger Persons Iain MacKinnon
Media contributions
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Title Slavery Derived Wealth and Land Ownership in the Highlands and Islands Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet BBC Scotland Media type Radio Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 5/12/20 Description Extensive interview on the BBC Scotland flagship Saturday morning magazine show 'Out of Doors' on the subject of my research. I was interviewed alongside my co-author Andrew MacKillop Producer/Author Helen Needham Persons Iain MacKinnon Title Slavery Derived Wealth and Land Ownership in the Highlands and Islands Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet BBC Scotland Media type Podcast Duration/Length/Size 30 minutes Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 2/12/20 Description A special edition podcast by BBC Scotland's Out of Doors team covering the research. Producer/Author Helen Needham URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0908hjr Persons Iain MacKinnon