Journalism, leadership and the realities of change
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Updated 13/4/11: I posted this here by accident and I was going to delete it but frankly it's too cute.On the right is the Superlambanana my lovely colleagues at the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo bought me when I vacated the premises; on the left is an inflatable Cardiff Bluebirds ram, which was given away... Continue Reading →
This started out as a tweet rather than a blog post but it's going to take more than 140 characters. If I were microblogging, I'd settle for saying I disagree with Kelvin MacKenzie's views on getting into journalism and the mertits of college courses, and leave it at that.But I think it's a bit more... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure what the hand-wringing is about with regards to the Washington Post prematurely publishing an article that featured the editor's notes to the journalist, which was quickly grabbed and reproduced on Gawker (where it remains long after the Wash Po took the story down and put up an apology for the mistake instead). In... Continue Reading →
I have, at times, been less than complimentary about certain types of forum users. I know I'm not alone in this as there are various index, category, definition and analysis pieces to be found online which look in detail at the psychology of the WUMs and trolls - and if I didn't point you at... Continue Reading →
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