Journalism, leadership and the realities of change
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 →
I wrote a post about how I felt like it was time to start learning again in March 2010 and now, finally, it's going to happen; next month I start up where I left off with UCLan's Journalism Leaders Course, with the ultimate goal being an MA.The first assignment pack arrived this month, which has made... Continue Reading →
Just a quick post to share an image I found via a social work blog (the original source is here) because it has, I think, real resonance for newspaper journalists right now.I'd say that currently there are more opportunities than ever before to change something that's making you unhappy - whether it's learning new skills... 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 →
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