Journalism, leadership and the realities of change
Lovely infographic to pore over here from Wikibon.. It forecasts consumer generated content, how it will impact on business - and where all this information will be stored.The last section 'Who's responsible for the content' is particularly interesting; if enterprise is responsible for the content created, they have to find a way of storing it... 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 →
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 →
There's nothing like the sweet tang of revenge and Canada's National Post is in gleeful form after the London 2012 Olympic mascots were revealed, with no less than four articles dedicated to poking fun:Olympic mascots: Who’s laughing now, London? London’s Olympic mascots are a couple of one-eyed monstersGallery: Horrific Olympic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville and, finally,Gallery:... Continue Reading →
Sir Ray Tindle was speaking at the Local Heroes conference last week and, from Twitter, I detected a lot of love in the air for what he was saying, but it was only when going through my rss reader today that I got the full gist of what he was saying.His take on the future... Continue Reading →
TV Land is great. Just about every time you see a newspaper reporter on television they are incompetent or unscrupulous and - of course - the libel and Contempt of Court Act is something that doesn't exist in UK Soapland. It's a familiar - and lazy - story.But there's another newspaper scenario in TV Land... Continue Reading →
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