Journalism, leadership and the realities of change
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 →
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 →
Interesting email from 140kit team, not least because I didn't realise TwapperKeeper - where you can archive your own and, export and download tweets - was affected. However, there are still good people out there; 140kit has come up with a workaround that satisfies new Twitter guidelines, and helps non-coders access once-freely available data: "...we... Continue Reading →
My world shifted on its axis last week with the news Delicious was closing. That state of affairs has now moved to to Delicious is not closing, it's simply breaking up with Yahoo, and has won custody of the dog, or something,Whatever. The upshot is that my trust in Delicious as the guardian of my... Continue Reading →
What is our audience - Chaired by: Steve Hewlett, Presenter, The Media Show, BBC Radio 4Jim Chisholm, Media consultant and analystMike Ironside, Chief Executive, National Readership SurveyStewart Purvis, Professor of Television Journalism, City University LondonJim Chisholm's claims:People spend 30 mins reading a paper and 3.8 minutes reading online news sites e every day; This is... Continue Reading →
I nosed around the newly-launched TBD.com website today, and came away a bit of a fan-girl.TBD, which is from the same brains as Politico, is a real foray into hyperlocal journalism and could just be one of the models the rest of us in mainstream media end up emulating. It offers local news and community... Continue Reading →
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