This is my new favourite thing, courtesy of the @GazetteBoro team in Middlesbrough (disclosure: yep, they're part of Trinity Mirror Regionals, like me). The gif (you might need to click to activate) is a simple, neat idea, and really summed up the how fans feel about being up in the rarified atmosphere of the top of the table. Lots... Continue Reading →
The how and why of Twitter lurking
It looks like there's an interesting new paper out on social media use. I can't be entirely sure because, y'know, academic paywalls, but when I saw this, I had to know a bit more... I have a new article out in Journalism: ‘Tweet or be sacked’: Twitter and the new elements of journalistic practice http://t.co/zNP6WGMIGX... Continue Reading →
Social media is humanising – it’s how we use it that can dehumanise
Discussions of what is and isn't acceptable for publishing on social media (specifically Twitter and YouTube in current debates) are occupying much of my timeline. Articles written around the role social media played in disseminating images and messages following journalist James Foley's murder will abound and I wasn't intending to add to the noise, but then a couple of... Continue Reading →
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