How do you innovate in smaller newsrooms, was one of the questions that was sought to be addressed at the WAN IFRA international newsroom summit I attended in Hamburg on October 5. My answer is an emphatic: “Better, and more ambitiously than anyone tends to give us credit for”. The big guns, like the NYT and The Guardian,... 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 →
Talking innovation, blockers and culture change at WAN-IFRA summit
I was amazed and delighted when WAN-IFRA contacted me recently to invite me to speak at the upcoming 13th International Newsroom Summit during World Publishing Expo in October, in Amsterdam. I said yes - what an opportunity to hear industry leaders from around the world talk about things I passionately want to learn as much as I can about! - and then... Continue Reading →
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