Journalism
Posts about the skills, ethics and practicalities of being a member of the fourth estate.
Five Up: some reading to start your day Paid Members Public
Five good reads to kick off your week.
Megan Lucero: Why do we need new models for news Paid Members Public
Can we find a new model of collaborative journalism, working alongside existing local journalists, and the communities they serve?
Press - a new BBC drama set in a newsroom - gets a trailer Paid Members Public
Oh, no. The BBC is making a drama about national newspaper journalism…
Solutions journalism: a possible antidote to news apathy and disengagement Paid Members Public
A relentless stream of problem stories makes the world feel worse than it is, and makes people more susceptible to manipulation. Can solutions journalism reverse that?
Medium: destroyer of journalism Paid Members Public
Ev Williams is full of a world of good intentions - but journalists who trusted Medium are paying the price.
Hyperactive reporting is a problem. Let’s fix it. Paid Members Public
Have we let the internet’s hype cycle shorten our attention span for big stories? Yes. And that’s a problem.
The dangerous ignorance at the heart of Facebook Paid Members Public
The attitude Mark Zuckerberg is displaying towards news suggests a deep ignorance of the true dynamics of news and its role in society.
Apple's acquisition of Texture, and what it might mean for the iOS news ecosystem Paid Members Public
Apple has acquired a major US digital magazine subscription service. If you needed evidence it was serious about Apple News, this is it. But does this mean publishers should take Apple News more seriously?
