Journalism, leadership and the realities of change
BIRTHS: Tindle/The Media: Sir Ray Tindle and the UK regional press are relieved delighted to announce the safe arrival of a newspaper, the Pembroke and Pembroke Dock Observer; a sister title for Tenby, and Narberth&Whitland. Born July 1, zero pounds and 50 pence.There's a new kid on the Tindle block (there's two actually - he's... Continue Reading →
I guess most of us were stunned by the News of the World announcement on Thursday. Of course it was a calculated move and, considering it now, I imagine it was business cased some considerable time ago, and placed in the 'In Case of Emergency, Break Glass' box. After all, multinational corporations don't just have Plan... Continue Reading →
I have a lot of questions; I don't have many answers.Four years ago, I thought the questions I should ask were: Why aren't we tweeting? Do we have a Facebook page? Shall we start a Flickr group? How do we go about running a 3-day liveblog? etc etcAbout two years ago I started asking new... Continue Reading →
So, this whole 'what can we call citizen journalism' thing is starting to annoy me in the same way the whole 'journalist or blogger' debate makes friends of mine start breathing into brown paper bags.I spotted a tweet from Heather Brooke, attending a conference somewhere, about something (yes, I checked and no, I couldn't find... Continue Reading →
Social media happenings I will never understand: 1. Farmville: Agri-vation of the worst kind2. Twitter rage: Just unfollow Piers Morgan if he annoys you that much3. Measurements of online influenceTake Klout ('the standard measure of online influence', according to its biog); a tweet from Mo Krochmal asking if anyone understood +k sent me to the... Continue Reading →
Hashtags give me headaches.Not the #somethinghasjusthappenedandIamtweetingit hashtag or the #iamaddingahashtaginanironicwayhere or even #myfootballteamisplayingandIwanttofeelpartofthetribe - it’s the interesting hashtags that are being shouted into a void that perplex me.Curation is an important word for journalism at the moment; we’re all about the curating of content and adding context around it. But hashtags often do little add... Continue Reading →
How do you turn a newspaper inside out? That's been the question bugging me for about a week and I've found myself thinking about it more and more in the context of the Register Citizen Open Newsroom project.I broached the subject with Glyn Mottershead and Neil MacDonald over a pint recently; this is how it unfolded.Me:... Continue Reading →
How do you moderate a community on Facebook? Should the same policy exist as for a title's website moderation or do the disparate fans and friends it has there require different handling?I use Facebook for content, for sharing information, for instant polls, news gathering and just taking the temperature of the public mood on an... Continue Reading →
I was thinking about the importance of attribution today after reading Mike Glover's take on the issue in his post on the coverage of Bin Laden's death and the "outrageous gullibility of the media in the wake of the Bin Laden incident".It's a thought-provoking piece of writing and well worth a read. (Also, incident is a great word,... Continue Reading →
Interesting stuff on the Guardian site this week, courtesy of Dr Who commenters.An article on the Media section about the lower-than-expected stats for the show's latest outing led to a host of comments, with three that particularly caught my eye.First teganjovanka who highlighted Moffat's contention that "TV programmes are really just publication dates"Then feelinglistless* who suggested the... Continue Reading →
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