Justine Sacco’s aftermath: The cost of Twitter outrage - Salon.com tags: twitterstorm Croydon Citizen launches print edition after hitting £2,000 crowdfunding target "James Naylor founded The Croydon Citizen as a part-time project, targeting people who are actively involved in the community and who want to further intellectual debate on local issues." “We talk about the... Continue Reading →
My ‘interesting reads’ roundup (weekly)
IFTTT Launches iOS Location Channel With Integrations For Foursquare, Twitter, Instagram And Facebook | TechCrunch I find IFTTT very useful but I need to spend time working out more recipes for storytelling on the move. The iOS location move has huge potential I think ". The channel will allow users to specify an ‘area’ that... Continue Reading →
Goodnight, sweet Post
The Liverpool Post is to close.The last Post will be printed on December 19; the website will go dark and the Business Daily e-edition fold.The details are here if you want to know more; I want to talk about the Post I remember, and love.When I joined the Liverpool Daily Post, as it was then,... Continue Reading →
Don’t Do Digital, just Do.
There is a thing that keeps bugging me, and it's this: Until we stop thinking about digital as a discrete thing in our news operations, our mindsets, cultures and workflows will never really change.If we just stop thinking that digital is a special thing with differing needs to print, it would be a massive step... Continue Reading →
The Changing Face of Journalism panel at the Society of Editors Confence
Liveblogged notes from The Changing Face of Journalism panel comprising: Steve Aukland, formerly Local World David Dinsmore, editor of the Sun Simon Fox, CEO of Trinity Mirror Geraldine Allinson, chairman KM Group Peter Barron, Comms and public affairs director, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Google* Chaired by Raymond Snoody, journalist, presenter and media commentator... Continue Reading →
The Policing and the Media panel debate at the Society of Editors Conference #soeconf13
Live notes from the Police and the Media panel Keith Bristow, DG, National Crime Agency Alex Marshall, CEO, College of Policing Andrew Trotter, Chief Constable, British Transport Police and national policing lead for the communication advisory group KB: NCA brings number of other organisations and our mission is to cut serious and organised crime. It... Continue Reading →
Society of Editors conference Freedom of Information panel notes
Rather than live tweeting the Society of Editors conference, I thought it might be easier to blog it and have a written record to mull over. So these notes are taken live, and then tidied up and posted via Blogger email. Freedom of Information session with: Heather Brooke, FOI campaigner Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty... Continue Reading →
Home Secretary Theresa May’ SOE keynote speech on the future of newspapers
Rather than live tweeting the Society of Editors conference, I thought it might be easier to blog it and have a written record to mull over. So these notes are taken live, and then tidied up and posted via Blogger email. Home Secretary Theresa May, keynote speaker, said the most serious issues faced by journalism... Continue Reading →
My ‘interesting reads’ roundup (weekly)
I challenged hackers to investigate me, and what they found out was chilling "What I learned is that virtually all of us are vulnerable to electronic eavesdropping and are easy hack targets. Most of us have adopted the credo "security by obscurity," but all it takes is a person or persons with enough patience and... Continue Reading →
My ‘interesting reads’ roundup (weekly)
How many top newspaper editors are from digital backgrounds? Still darn few | Poynter. " “It’s more than being slow. It remains hard to find people who understand digital and who have run newsrooms.”" Jim Brady on why there are few editors with digital backgrounds heading up US newspapers. Interesting read. tags: editors newspapers innovation... Continue Reading →
Alison Gow | Building the New 