Journalism, leadership and the realities of change
Facebook has been on my mind this week. First of all it published some advice to the Meeja on how journalists can get the most out of using the social network which, while a little heavy on the exclaimation marks, seems useful and has some good pointers. It's a best practice guide for reporters who... Continue Reading →
An article in Poynters Online about the communications gap that exists between journalists and programmers struck a chord with me today. It’s a liveblog debate on the issue, with contributions from academics, journalists and developers, and the full discussion is here but to give a flavour of the issue, here’s the paragraph that initially caught... Continue Reading →
I'd guess a lot of people are in the dark about who to speak to when trying to obtain information about something other than bin deliveries or council surgeries.They also have no real idea how to go about finding out, short of ringing the local council switchboard (IF they can find such a general number)... Continue Reading →
Image via CrunchBaseI've been meaning to play with Photosynth for a while... over a year actually; Steve Clayton ran through the idea at TEDx Liverpool in 2009 but I stowed it away in the 'things to investigate' file and only got round to remembering it after it was mentioned again at the recent news:rewired conference.But... Continue Reading →
Here's a quick idea for some fun website content that takes seconds to make, and which can really personalise a story and make it sing a little... add a bespoke comic strip. This is my attempt, using Stripgenerator - it took me a couple of minutes from signing up to designing a character, to completing my... Continue Reading →
It was Liverpool's first Social Media Cafe Liverpool #smcliv last night and I'd be amazed, given the way it went, if there wasn't another one taking place very shortly.I was one of the speakers (report of the evening will be on my work blog later today) but this post is a bit different; I wanted to write... Continue Reading →
Really interesting presentation from Lee Rainie, the Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, on the latest data and trends at the Newhouse School’s MOB (“Monetizing Online Business”) Conference.The slides cover everything from how the 'media ecosystem' has been changed by digital developments to how Americans share news, participate and day-part.The... Continue Reading →
I'm at the News Rewired (#newsrw) conference organised by journalism.co.uk today. It's only the second session of the morning but there seems to be a real underlying theme for me: you can have all the tools and great content in the world but if you don't look after your customers you may as well give... Continue Reading →
Poshest invite *ever*Originally uploaded by Alison'spixAs a journalist, I get all manner of exciting things in the post. I've been sent bread (thanks, Warburtons), vodka (can't remember...hic), myriad self-published books, and - once - a pair of paper knickers. But this is possibly the most classy thing I've been sent - an invite to Peckforton... Continue Reading →
When a police officer is in the dock, you can practically bet your house on an attempt by their brief to get the accused's name/address/case details concealed. So anyone who has fumed from the press bench and attempted to catch the clerk's eye to lodge a protest as lawyers representing serving police officers try to... Continue Reading →
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