Journalism, leadership and the realities of change
The Future of Journalism conference (day 2) Plenary speaker was Robert W McChesney, Gutgsell Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.He had some l issues with the points made by the previous day's Emily Bell. His talk was lively and authorative but, while he might have considered Emily as one-eyed over the futrue of journalism,... Continue Reading →
I spent a couple of hours this morning at the Future of Journalism conference in Cardiff, where the plenary speaker was Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism and former director of digital content for the Guardian. Her talk was titled The (Many) Future(s) of Journalism,... Continue Reading →
Now I’ve moved from Liverpool I miss the social meets a lot. Things like Ignite Liverpool, tweetups, Twestival, TEDxLiverpool, and Social Media Cafe turned online mates into real life friends and it was great.Plus, there’s a kind of comfort in walking into a room and knowing you’re among people who can recognise any given Last... Continue Reading →
I saw an update on Twitter today that read: Editors: 'Traditional skills more important than new media' with a link that I clicked, and it took me to this Press Gazette story. (I appreciate the above isn't an award-winning opening sentence but bear with me, all will become clear I hope...)So once I'd clicked my link and visited... Continue Reading →
Sometimes a story can change how you see the world and your fellow man. And then there's this... I'm not singling out Yahoo News because a quick search revealed a whole host of other news websites were equally gripped by the drama - from Gulf News to Kentucky.com to CBS News; I clicked back 15 pages... Continue Reading →
If you manage online communities, this infographic by community102.com will no doubt strike a chord.
When does a story become a story? Could it be when it comes to the attention of the London media? The stick rattling my cage is an Observer article where the interviewer has discovered - in a style akin to a 13-year-old girl meeting The Biebmeister - Richard Parks.Now, Parks is someone I've learned a... Continue Reading →
Serendipity is a wonderful thing. I was talking to a colleague recently who mentioned the days of "pots of Gloy"and suddenly, for the first time in years, I recalled watching newspapers being literally pasted together, while trying to avoid being walked into by men wielding scalpels.Then I rediscovered a link Adrian McEwen sent me some... Continue Reading →
How do you spot a journalist in the chaos surrounding a disaster? As a general rule of thumb I'd suggest they'll be the ones running in the opposite direction to the rest of the crowd.I guess most journos have experienced different degrees of this - heading towards something that they'd prefer not to, either because... Continue Reading →
Image by Nils Geylen via FlickrThe topic of pay is a thorny one in any profession, and in journalism it can also be somewhat disparate. The wages I've pulled for getting my face in other people's and asking them annoying questions has zoomed around the scale during the course of my career, without any real across-the-industry... Continue Reading →
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