I posted a message on Twitter today...... because I thought this feature on one of our Flickr group members was so good it was worth sharing.And then I got this message back...And you know what? I was so wrapped up in the idea of the Post getting a story out of our Flickr group that... Continue Reading →

November 6, 2008 1

No escape…

I'm bored of the US election, of Lewis Hamilton (yes, it was exciting but it was on Sunday), of Clarkson's latest gaff and of Ross&Brand, but there's no escape.Because between bloggers, my Google Reader, Twitter and Plurk, I'm getting the news even if I don't want it.Which got me thinking: In a networked world, is... Continue Reading →

November 4, 2008 1

Our own worst enemy?

Here are some cheery words for journalists, courtesy of Michael Wolff, founder of Newser: "The advice [to journalists] is probably not to get up for work today, sleep in and, you know, hope your retirement account will take care of you."If I wasn't already downcast by that little spot of advice, these two overheard comments... Continue Reading →

October 22, 2008 5

Why the deadline isn’t ‘Now’

I suspect most of us find it comforting to work to a deadline; it's satisfying to cross a mental finishing line and feel a job is completed. But a deadline is a also a mindset... and that's not the most useful thing for a journalist to possess right now.Dictionary.net has this to say about the... Continue Reading →

September 14, 2008 3

Mobile post sent by Alison using Utterz. Replies. mp3

August 19, 2008 1

Mobile post sent by Alison using Utterz. Replies. mp3

July 29, 2008 2

Liverpool teen bands competition

July 26, 2008 0

What now for newspaper journalists?

I grew up with hot metal; visiting my mother's workplace as a youngster was a cue for ink-stained men to start shouting at me to 'mind yer fingers' and to keep away from the hot wax. Of the eight papers I've worked for, six had presses rumbling away deep in the heart of their buildings.... Continue Reading →