birth_place article_title name occupation
scotland mark hirst
 mark hirst broadcast journalist
mark hirst

mark hirst is a foreign correspondent with ria novosti , -lrb- rossiya segodnya/russia today -rrb- , russia 's largest news organisation .
hirst is a former broadcast journalist with `` stv news '' .
he has also produced and appeared in a number of documentary films for uk and international broadcasters .
hirst is a graduate of queen margaret university obtaining a ba degree in communication studies .
