india
Malayala Manorama and the flooding of Kerala
Kerala in India has been hit by devastating floods over the summer. A year ago I was over there, working with the journalists who are now covering the tragedy.
Social Media
“Spray and Pray” is not a viable social media strategy for newsrooms
There are too many social platforms now, so you need to have intelligent focus to make the most of them.
Facebook
The Imperious Imposters of Journalism Innovation
Two worthy targets of satire, well satirized…
blogosphere
Don't be an influencer: earn influence (a grumpy old blogger writes)
Is "influencer" really a useful catch-all term for creators on social platforms? And is there a danger in the way it's become the default label?
whatsapp
India's WhatsApp murders - is this a technology or a human problem?
People are dying in India thanks to intentional disinformation being spread over — principally — Facebook's WhatsApp. This needs to be addressed - but how?
read it later services
A healthy news diet: how and what we read changes our brain
One of the responses to political polarization and toxic community could — and should — be paying greater attention to our information diets
ghost
One Man & His Blog is now running on Ghost 2.0
I've just updated the Ghost CMS I use to run this blog to version 2.0 - and it's a little glimpse of the future.
drama
Press - a new BBC drama set in a newsroom - gets a trailer
Oh, no. The BBC is making a drama about national newspaper journalism…