Posts about journalists and the way they work.
biglorryblog
busybusybusybusybusy So I share a couple of links with you. One of our bloggers, the venerable Brian Weatherley of Big Lorry Blog [http://www.biglorryblog.com/] has done a guest post for the Automotive PR blog giving some, hmm, vivid descriptions of what it’s like being a committed journoblogger
a-list
Been meaning to link this little anecdote from The Constant Observer [http://spap-oop.blogspot.com/2007/08/maybe-its-just-not-same-list-anymore.html] for a few days now*: > The young woman–some tall blond 20 something thing–who was bemoaning that she needed more “attention” at her blog. So I said, rather jokingly
Blogging
One of my collegues here in RBI’s editorial development team has decided to spread his blogging wings and move beyond theatrical whinging. He’s joining the publishing 2.0 debate over at [Engagement 101](http://engagement101.blogspot.com/).
Blogging
Like the hero in a 1980s cartoon series, I have learned an important lesson today. A lesson about friendship and trust… Well, no. But then, I won’t be holding aloft my magic sword later, unless I get really, really lucky. No, I’m talking about learning that trying to
apple
The Mac blogosphere has been busy eviscerating a journalist [http://www.macuser.com/steve-jobs/world_exclusive_bob_keefe_is_n_1.php] by the name of Bob Keefe [http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/plugged/entries/2007/08/10/and_they_call_it_the_cult_of_m.html]
Blogging
Noodlepie explains how a blog post differs from a magazine article [http://www.noodlepie.com/2007/08/how-a-blog-post.html], using pictures not words. Genius.
bloggers
All this begs the question: should we bother trying to get journalists blogging? Is there a value in it, if they find it hard to move beyond something that sits between traditional journalism and opinion pieces? Can’t we just leave journalists to do traditional journalism and use their work
Journalism
OK, yes, it’s a bit of a piss-take, done for the Computer Weekly MySpace page [http://www.myspace.com/computerweekly].
blog advice
The reason clichés become clichés is that clearly articulating ideas in an easily understood manner is actually pretty hard. When people hit on a really good formulation, they tend to stick to it. This has come home to me because I’ve spent the last hour looking at a set
Blogging
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2007/08/timscats.jpg] Now, this [blog post by Tim Relf](http://www.fwi.co.uk/blogs/rural-life/2007/08/my-pet-subject.html) makes me happy. You see, as well as being one of our bloggers, he’s one of our journalists.
andrew gilligan
David Quinn, a journalist and former colleague based in Manchester, posted on his blog that last night’s Dispatches by Andrew Gilligan was actually trading off a three year old story [https://web.archive.org/web/20070811180450/http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/2007/07/30/gilligan-dispatches-three-year-old-story-for-channel-4/] . And David should know,
digital doorstepping
Robin Hamman finds an interesting follow-up from one of the Virginia Tech Shootings witnesses [http://www.cybersoc.com/2007/07/virginia-tech-b.html] that he originally contacted. Well worth a read.
