Journalism, leadership and the realities of change
Twitter, is an integral part of my job as a journalist. So it was something of a surprise to learn this week there are still some journalism colleges that don't show its potential benefits to their students.I was talking to some J-students this week about how newspapers and journalists can use Twitter when one of... Continue Reading →
So now I know the worst; the newspaper industry is indeed doomed, broken beyond repair on the rock that is the internet. And I can say this with confidence because greater minds than mine have pronounced its fate... for Ben Affleck has predicted the imminent death of newspapers.He has a new film to promote, State... Continue Reading →
Sad news today as Willmington announced the closure of Press Gazette. I loved UKPG, as it was, and remember scanning it when the NCE results were published to see my name. Hell, I even remember when it had pages of real jobs in it; that makes me feel very old.Even though it was experiencing tough... Continue Reading →
The 'Newspapers are dead' discussion looks set to drag on (and on) without any real conclusion or particularly illuminating insights but there is a side debate that does interest me: Do we still need newsrooms?I read the Journalism Iconoclast blog regularly and was intrigued by a post there recently that suggested: Telecommuting can replace the... Continue Reading →
Florida's Palm Beach Post is giddy with happiness at the moment, because a judge has ruled journalists can report court cases in real-time.In a breakthrough which, I suspect, no other media source in Florida will acknowledge the Post's role in achieving, a judge overturned a rule that stated journalists could not bring devices such as... Continue Reading →
I'm back in the UK and blogging after two weeks of fresh air and exercise on the snowy slopes of Sun Peaks in British Columbia.And while the dearth of internet options up a mountain was a bit of a setback it did mean I got to read lots of so-called dead tree media, including the... Continue Reading →
The Rocky Mountain News is a paper I've admired for a few years now. Their soundslides have inspired envy in me, and their use of hyperlocal UGC showed UK papers like The Gazette the potential out there. I thought it was doing a good job of future-proofing itself (horribly misplaced Twitter moment aside). I was... Continue Reading →
I've started new chapter in my life as a journalist but I'm not alone in this - the collective newsrooms of the Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool Echo, and the Merseyside weeklies are travelling the same road as me.We've become (or, more accurately, are becoming) a single news-gathering operation, working together in what is being called... Continue Reading →
I've just realised this blog has notched up its first anniversary. Where has the time gone? So I thought it was an opportunity to take stock, consider how blogging has helped me become (I think) a better journalist and what I've learned.Please forgive the naval-gazing and, yes, it's going to take more than one post.February... Continue Reading →
I was lucky enough to spend a day with the Journalism Leaders Programme members last week. As ever, it was like having a brain-valet and I came away with a lot to think about. As part of the day I got to attend the University's Harris Lecture, which was an insight into the digital transformation... Continue Reading →
Alison Gow | Building the New 