16 December 2015
The First Minister welcomed representatives of the Scottish media to Bute House for a Christmas reception.
The event, which is held annually, was attended by members of the Scottish Parliamentary Journalists Association who cover the proceedings at the Scottish Parliament.
The First Minister thanked the journalists for their contribution over the past year, noting that the media performs an invaluable role in any democracy.
The political editor of the Herald, Magnus Gardham, responded on behalf of the guests and presented the First Minister with her very own selfie stick.
FM @NicolaSturgeon welcomes @ScotParlJournos to Bute House for media reception using new selfie stick! pic.twitter.com/5wmofWfGnF
— First Minister (@ScotGovFM) December 15, 2015
The MSM wishing @NicolaSturgeon a very merry Christmas, with her selfie stick present from the @ScotParlJournos https://t.co/LNnwJpN7dj
— SPJA (@ScotParlJournos) December 15, 2015
Thanks to @ScotParlJournos for my Christmas pressie – my very own selfie stick!
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) December 15, 2015
The First Minister was delighted, but the present didn’t go down too well with everybody. The First Minister’s husband now has to go back to the drawing board for a suitable Christmas present!
Well that's that pressie ruined, thanks @ScotParlJournos! What can I get @NicolaSturgeon for Christmas now? https://t.co/0UZ3rCVfVN
— Peter Murrell (@PeterMurrell) December 15, 2015