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Blogging is Good for Journalism. Honest. Paid Members Public
Reading pieces like this [http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/08/the-hard-line-opinions-of-journalists-are-no-substitute-for-the-patient-fact-finding-of-bloggers/] reminds me of my long-held opinion that blogging isn’t bad for journalism, as seems to be the received wisdom in some circles. No, it’s good for it. Very good for it. Mind you, a pack of predatory
Blogging is IT, not Journalism? Paid Members Public
If you were to say to me “Adam, old chap, what’s the toughest challenge you face in getting journalists to blog?”, two things would cross my mind. The first is that you have an incredibly mannered way of speaking, and good on you in this age of enforced casualness
How To Approach (Irish) Journalists Paid Members Public
Damian Mulley has done some research on how Irish journalists would most like to be approached by PRs. [http://www.mulley.net/2007/05/01/when-contacting-irish-journalists-some-tips-from-journalists-themselves/] It’s pretty much applicable to journalists anywhere in the world, although I’m quite surprised not to see “in humble supplication” on the
Le Web 3: One Man's Verdict Paid Members Public
Loïc Le Meur has responded to the criticism made about Le Web 3 in a long, thoughtful post [http://www.loiclemeur.com/english/2006/12/the_end_of_blog.html] . [http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/323029515/] I do want to directly address some of the issues mentioned, but I’
Le Web 3: The Old Media Strikes Back Paid Members Public
An unfulfilling LeWeb discussion about online communities and the media.
Le Web 3: Blogs, both Worldwide and European Paid Members Public
Dave Sifry of Technorati [http://www.technorati.com/] is up and giving the live version of his State of the Blogosphere speech. One interesting thing he has pointed out is that there are spikes of blog activity whenever a major world event happens. And now, he’s begging the French
Publishing The Topshop Way Paid Members Public
Sign of the times: I discover, via Alice Bachini-Smith [http://www.aliceintexas.com/teatray/?p=496] that Topshop not only allows you to subscribe to fashion update by RSS [http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaticPageDisplay?storeId=12556&catalogId=19551&identifier=ts1%20rss] , it also has
Why Teenagers Don't Read Magazines Paid Members Public
John Naughton [http://molly.open.ac.uk/Personal-pages/OAQs.htm]‘s speech to the Society of Editors [http://www.societyofeditors.co.uk/] conference last week has reprinted in The Observer as Young people don’t like us. Who can blame them? [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1945553,
