Correspondence with Sputnik or RT

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Dear Edinburgh Napier University,

Please treat this email as an FOI request.

1. Have people acting in an official capacity for Sputnik or RT made an approach to the university journalism or media school with an offer to meet with students, become involved in university teaching programmes, or support the university in any other way?

2. If so, please supply copies of all recorded communications, internal and external correspondence, project proposals, meeting minutes and briefing papers that the university may have received or hold in relation to Sputnik or RT working with the university.

I understand that you may need to redact some materials in order to mitigate against data protection concerns.

For the avoidance of doubt, here are the websites of the two organisations I refer to:

https://sputniknews.com/
https://www.rt.com/uk/

I look forwards to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

Ally Tibbitt

Freedom of Information, Edinburgh Napier University

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Dear Ally Tibbitt,

 

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Freedom of Information, Edinburgh Napier University

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FOI 076-18

 

Dear Ally Tibbiitt,

 

Thank you for your information request dated 18 March 2018.  Please find
the response to your request embedded within the attached document, please
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Edinburgh Napier University

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Edinburgh EH11 4BN, or email: [1][email address]

 

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St Andrews

Fife

KY16 9DS    

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Appeals can now be made online via the Commissioner’s website, please see
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Yours sincerely,

 

Elaine Clark

Governance Adviser (Freedom of Information)

Governance & Compliance

Edinburgh Napier University

Room 5.B.18

Sighthill Campus

EDINBURGH

EH11 4BN

email: [4][email address]

phone: 0131 455 6255

fax: 0131 455 6269

 

 

 

 

 

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