Posts about journalists and the way they work.
Journalism
A couple more responses to the “students want to work on national newspapers [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2010/05/who_cares_about_the_front_page.html] ” debate: * Laura Oliver writes that she felt pressured to focus on national newspapers [http://careers.guardian.co.uk/careers-blog/journalism-students-may-crave-old-media-but-who-s-pushing-this-view] during her time
adam westbrook
Some of my most popular blog posts have been written when I'm really, really cross about something. But sometimes, I read something that puts me into such an incandescent rage that I just have to put the keyboard down and walk away. And so it was when I
books
Stuck at home, in bed, making an exciting variety of unpleasant chesty noises. Be glad this isn’t an audio blog. Here are some things that have caught my eye: - [Twitter Media](http://media.twitter.com/) – A blog and set of advice from Twitter to journalists about getting the
estates gazette
How do you make your annual press lunch stand out from the pack? You make [the journalists cook it themselves](http://www.estatesgazette.com/blogs/focus/2010/04/property-masterchef-aka-allsops-press-lunch.html). *Awesome*.
cameras
[](https://i2.wp.com/commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:EOS5D-img_0020-a.jpg)Image via [Wikipedia](http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:EOS5D-img_0020-a.jpg)I find it interesting that, while
Blogs
So, the thing that seperates journalists from the blogger pack is reliability, accuracy, research and fact-checking, right? So, how come [this happens](http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=45155)? > “Girl with a One Track Mind” blogger and author Zoe Margolis has said she is
Blogging
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/02/IMG_2298.jpg] Once more unto the feed reader, dear friends: - [The Rise of Social Algorithms](http://broadstuff.com/archives/2100-The-real-Buzz-is-in-the-Rise-of-Social-Algorithms.html): Referrerals from social networks are beginning to eclipse those from Gooogle. Is this the end of
attention
I’m busy pulling together my normal links for the day, but this post from Fleet Street Blues [http://fleetstreetblues.blogspot.com/2010/01/missing-out.html] [Link now dead] in the wake of last week’s conferences really needs a response: > It’s all very well talking about building
drinks
Whisky is so very down-market these days… 😉
events
I’m one of the particpants at next week’s [news:rewired](http://www.newsrewired.com/) event organised by [journalism.co.uk](http://www.journalism.co.uk). In fact, I’m speaking as part of a troubleshooting panel, [the very panel that troubles Ben](http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/01/06/
icons
An e-mail arrives from Amber Johnson, pointing me to a list of the 10 Iconic Jourmalists Every JStudent Should Study [http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2010/01/04/10-iconic-journalists-every-jstudent-should-study/] . I imagine most journalism bloggers got one this morning. And this list is, well, very American and fairly predictable. But I do
2009
And so 2009 prepares its exit, and what an interesting year it has been. I’d be hard-pressed to describe it as a good year, but at least it wasn’t as bad as 2008, by virtue of not having something really traumatic happen. But a year that has seen