Journalism, leadership and the realities of change
I was thinking today about an upcoming reader project and started jotting down what I'd want from a regional news provider. I don't mean section headings ('news' or 'information' are givens, surely?) ; I mean, what values would make me think of them as more than a purely geographic recorder and pusher of information. In... Continue Reading →
Several years ago, when the words ‘content is king’ was everywhere, I remember Joanna Geary observing 'collaboration is queen’. I loved that. I’ve been thinking about Jo’s twist on King Content because the phrase ‘audience engagement’ is so prevalent right now, and I think that if collaboration is queen bee then being part of the... Continue Reading →
Been catching up on some thinking around "what future for newspapers?" this week; this one by Michael Wolff was part-anguish and part-nostalgia and of the "on the one hand, [opinion], nevertheless, having said that [counter-opinion]..." school of writing. This one is a pretty unsentimental look at the issue from David Carr, of the NYT, which warns against the cosy sentiment that... Continue Reading →
There's an interesting post on the WAN-IFRA blog now, which details are the key attributes of an effective editor, leading at a time of industry disruption. It’s a subject close to my heart as it was the topic of my MA, and I agree with a lot of the points made by David Boardman, Dean of the... Continue Reading →
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