Journalists
Posts about journalists and the way they work.
Blogger, author and hack Paid Members Public
Interesting. One of our bloggers, Tim Relf [http://www.fwi.co.uk/blogs/rural-life/] is a published author [http://www.timrelf.com/] and even has a Facebook group dedicated to his book [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2360956892&ref=mf] s. Cool.
Journalist Distracted by New Media Flim-Flam Paid Members Public
What happens to a journalist when he gets distracted by new media Flim-Flam like video (as demonstrated in my last post)? He gets his facts wrong [http://blog.bibrik.com/archives/2007/07/nyt_and_fact_checking.html]. For shame, Mr Pogue. For shame.
Hacks Doing Video Paid Members Public
I really can’t decide if this piece of work by NYT journalist David Pogue is really clever and amusing, or just plain painful: Still, experimentation is good and it beats most of the “queuing for the iPhone” videos
Kidnapped BBC Reporter Freed Paid Members Public
Alan Johnston is free [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6267928.stm] .
Still Supporting Alan Johnston Paid Members Public
Busy day today but, while rushing from meeting to meeting, I passed the BBC’s Bush House, and saw this poster reminding the world of the plight of Alan Johnston [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2007/alan_johnston/default.stm]. A man who has been
When The Rain Falls, People Write Paid Members Public
One of the ways that blogging complements traditional news is the way it can give you a real insight into the reality of people’s experience. Take this story of a farm being submerged [http://www.farmingfriends.com/farm-flooded/] by the deluge of the last couple of days, which I
New To The Blogroll: Words Dept Paid Members Public
One of my former colleagues from Estates Gazette has started his own blog: Words Dept. [http://www.wordsdept.co.uk/] Mr Quinn always fell into the category of “annoyingly talented”, so I’m looking forward to seeing what he does with his brand, spanking new WordPress blog. It should be
A room full of journalists, a room full of bloggers Paid Members Public
This is something of a token post. I’ve spent the day “facilitating” a workshop for all our bloggers within RBI, and I’m shattered. Never has my respect for those of you who do this sort of thing for a living been higher: it’s absolutely exhausting. However, it
