Iain who? Iain S Bruce is a multi award-winning journalist and pioneer of internet reporting with over 20 years experience as a reporter, feature writer and pundit in the international press & broadcast media. A journalistic all-rounder, while carving out a reputation as one of the country's most accomplished technology writers he has continued to report on an array of subjects ranging from crime and society to the arts and popular culture. Currently the Technology Editor of the award-winning Sunday Herald newspaper, his freelance work has appeared in most of the UK's major publications including The Guardian, Sunday Times, Independent, Scotsman and Telegraph. A regular expert on BBC Radio Scotland, he has also worked for a variety of international newspapers and technical journals. He was the founder of penpusher.com, the world's first bespoke internet content agency, and has been involved in numerous projects exploring web usability, commercial news services and computer-aided reporting. His first book, a no-holds-barred account of prison life told by murderers, bank robbers, drug dealers and burglars, is scheduled for publication in October 2008. Entitled CONS: Voices from the Inside, it has no agenda other than to present an authentic representation of what life is really like inside some of the UK’s toughest jails. AWARDS Best Weekly Newspaper on the World Wide Web (2004 Newspaper Awards); UK Internet Journalist of the Year (BT Media Awards 2002); Scottish Internet Journalist of the Year (BT Scotland Media Awards 2002); IT/New Media Writer of the Year (Scottish Press Awards 2001); UK Internet Journalist of the Year (BT Media Awards 2001); Scottish Internet Journalist of the Year (BT Scotland Media Awards 2001); Feature Writer of the Year (BT Scotland Media Awards 2000) EXPERIENCE SUNDAY HERALD since 2007 Multimedia & Technology Editor, Glasgow • Charged with driving integration of newspaper's print and online operations. • Responsible for advising editor on high-tech developments & market trends. • Supervising coverage of technology sector for business and news sections. SUNDAY HERALD 2000-2007 Technology Editor, Glasgow • In charge of newspaper’s website production & development team. • Won UK Weekly Newspaper Website of the Year 2004. • Increased online audience 400% since takeover. PENPUSHER.COM 1999-2003 Creative Director, Edinburgh • As founding director of UK’s first online content agency, managed teams of in-house and freelance staff producing bespoke content packages. • Wrote series of post-graduate courses in web usability and design for University College North London. • Clients included BT, PeopleSoft, Scottish Tourist Board, Scottish Enterprise, Great Universal Stores. NATIONAL PRESS since 1996 Freelance Journalist • Covered a wide range of news & feature beats including technology, business, social affairs & arts. • Clients include: Sunday Times; Telegraph; Guardian; Independent; Scotsman; Herald; Stockholm Metro; BBC Scotland. BIG ISSUE IN SCOTLAND 1993-1996 Arts Editor, Glasgow • Original member of team that founded street magazine, building to weekly sale of 90,000. • Created UK’s first mainstream magazine cover CD-ROM, including interactive features & MP3s. EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH 1988-1992 MA(HONS) Politics & Modern History Note: Most of the opening paragraphs were taken from the official blurb on an awards ceremony press release about me. It made me sound pretty cool, so I've been cutting & pasting it ever since. Finally - and only if you've really got nothing better to do - you can always read a rambling, indulgent and ultimately irrelevant account of my career from a more personal perspective.