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Chamber and committees

Carla Basu Wins Royal Television Society Scotland Student Award

  • Submitted by: Fulton MacGregor, Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-13148

That the Parliament congratulates Coatbridge resident and student journalist, Carla Basu, on winning the Royal Television Society Scotland Student Award for her film, Bruised; understands that the film concerns domestic abuse, and explores the various types of support that are available to survivors; praises Carla for what it sees as her diligent work on making the film, which took two years of extensive research; notes that this research involved interviewing and corresponding with victims, survivors and experts of domestic abuse; commends those survivors who shared their experiences; notes that Bruised was produced with the support of University of the West of Scotland, where Carla is an MA Broadcast Journalism student; understands that Bruised is currently being distributed to schools in Scotland through Committed to Ending Abuse, in order to foster discussion and awareness of domestic abuse; praises Carla and the University of the West of Scotland for the success of the film, and wishes Carla continued success with her promising broadcasting career.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Stephanie Callaghan, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Bill Kidd, Rona Mackay, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Tess White