Here’s another collection of Q&As from a correspondent, published here to prevent repetition: 1. How do you feel about the opinions published in your blog being used by journalists in the news? I’m not clear what you mean by this question, but broadly speaking if my opinions are properly attributed then I am fine with it. 2. Why do you
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I took a phonecall recently from a journalist writing an article on the increase in journalism degrees. The question – are there too many? – is one of those that recur every so often, so I thought I would lay out some of the thinking behind it and why I think the question itself is flawed. What and who are
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I spent today at the hyperlocal C&binet event, organised by Creative Industries MP Sion Simon at the Department for Culture, Media & Sport. I’ve already blogged my thoughts leading up to event but thought I would add some more links and context. For me, it is significant that this happened at all. Normally these sorts of events are dominated by
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This is the video I shot (with hand-held Flash camera, someone tweeted about how I managed to keep my hand up for an hour) of one of Twitter’s creators, Blaine Cooke, visiting Teacamp, a gathering of Whitehall webbies and hangers on. Cooke kindly spent a hour answering questions about Twitter – where it came from, is now and where it’s
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More notes from this morning’s train journey down to C&binet at the Department for Culture, Media & Sport. The word holistic annoys me for some reason, but I can’t think of any other. Journalism’s problem is holistic; the solution is likely to be holistic as well. There is no magic bullet, so here are 10 ideas of things that government
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I’m sat on a train on the way to the C&binet session at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport looking at the question of what the government should do – if anything – to save local journalism. Here are my notes: The problem is not journalism The vanity of journalists often leads to chest-beating deprecation of modern journalism. While
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In addition to the usual reading list I give to students on the new MA Online Journalism, I also provide an OPML file of around 50 RSS feeds they should be subscribing to – broadly, 5 feeds each in 10 categories. I thought I should make it available here, so: here it is. The idea is that a) they get
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For the last month or so I’ve been playing around with a review copy of Novatel’s MiFi, a portable wifi hotspot that allows you to connect to the web with multiple devices. It’s a cute bit of kit – slightly shorter than an iPhone, and ideal for journalists because it bridges the need for a wifi hotspot while addressing the limitations
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Following last week’s Question Time, the BBC’s Have Your Say forum was red hot with sympathy for old Nick. This led to some soul searching in the media, and across the social sphere. To what extent can we say that this mass-protest; much of which condemned the ‘bullying’ of a panellist rather than openly endorsing his party’s policies, fairly reflects
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5 things journalists should know about the report: The blogosphere continues to be dominated by male, affluent and educated bloggers Bloggers use Twitter far more than the average person and microblogging is changing blogging habits Blogging is becoming more mainstream and influential, but not replacing traditional media More bloggers are making money, but most don’t make any Most bloggers are
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