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 →
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 →
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I read a brief from the Society of Editors conference the other day where an editor- a mate of mine, actually - told his assembled audience:"What we produce is niche. Nobody else sits in our courts every day. Nobody else scrutinises our public bodies". It's stirring stuff and I'm sure his audience swelled with pride... Continue Reading →
"This is a test from SpinVox to my blog to see how long I can talk before, before it runs out of characters and how many if any mistakes it mate cos in that time. I am speaking very slowly and clearly there's no background noise. So everything should work perfectly well past experience." spoken... Continue Reading →
I was reading a translated version of the Internet Manifesto (you can find it here) when I was suddenly and unexpectedly struck by an attack of cynicism. Because I agree with the statements it makes but the huge, clanging problem with the 17 stated fundamental points, basic as they are, is that they are on...... Continue Reading →
My Facebook page has had a serious clear out. I junked my Twitter feed, Friendfeed and Mento links (along with a host of other stuff that I never liked or really wanted but which I acquired every time a friend sent me something).The reason was simple: whenever I logged on I was faced with an... Continue Reading →
Two titans went up against each other in a desperate battle for supremacy this week, at the Walking With Dinosaurs show in the Echo Arena. Yes, amid earth-shaking, smoke machines and screaming children, I pitted an iPhone 3Gs and a Nokia N97 against each other to see which came out top. Actually, it wasn't quite... Continue Reading →
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