Ewan Spence
Scottish storyteller in online, media and tech; podcasting, smartphones, music, Eurovision, retro gaming, Scotland's baseball scorer, (he/him), #freelance #cats #podcaster #smartphones #forbes #eurovision #music #EliteDangerous ewanspence.co.uk/blog
- And it’s gained that image because of queer and trans artists performing their pride at representing their 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ identity and their nation at once. Now this year they can’t show a flag celebrating that personal identity (or anyone else’s) next to their national one in the parade.
- "Eurovision has never needed a flag to show how inclusive and diverse it is." I have to disagree with this. ESC for many was the only time they were reflected on screen. Visibility counts. As I recall the first Trans flag picked out by directors was in Liverpool? It is CRITICAL to be seen...
- Any event is a compromise between different pressures. What does the smaller press room and reduced media interaction with the performers tell us about Eurovision in 2025.
- The Basel Press Centre host just 1,000 accredited media. Even as digital interest soars in the Eurovision Song Contest, the media footprint has shrunk further. Ben Robertson investigates how this impact on the way the storytelling of the Song Contest is told today? escinsight.com/2025/05/11/t...