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Why do so many publishers hate their journalists? Paid Members Public
Roy Greenslade, talking about Trinity Mirror [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/aug/07/daily-mirror-digital-media] : > But nothing I have heard has changed my thinking. Kelly’s going is part of a pattern, confirming that a company that publishes newspapers and news websites has no respect for journalism… and
Sign of the Christmas Times Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/12/IMG_0008.jpg] It’s been a year for hatin’ on News International [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_International], what with the whole phone-hacking business. But, give them their due, they’re still experimenting. This morning, for the
Essential reading: Reuters on the NotW culture Paid Members Public
Compelling stuff [http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/16/us-newscorp-notw-brooks-idUSTRE76F0O420110716] : > “We used to talk to career criminals all the time. They were our sources,” says another former reporter from the paper who also worked for Murdoch’s daily tabloid, the Sun. “It was a macho thing: ‘My contact is
Jon Snow on phone-hacking and the decline of the press Paid Members Public
Fascinating post from Jon Snow on the whole Politics/Press/Broadcast issue [http://blogs.channel4.com/snowblog/britains-watergate-mea-culpa] thrown up by the phone-hacking saga: > The relationship between print and broadcasting has always been tense. We both resent and depend upon each other ‘out on the street’. But these days, the
After NotW: what might the future of media look like? Paid Members Public
I’m loathe to join the general mob of bloggers posting about every little twist and turn of the phone-hacking scandal, and the closure of the News of the Screws World. That market niche is filled sufficiently. I’m more interested in trying to discern the long-term consequences of what’
What does Cameron's statement on the News of the World mean for journalists? Paid Members Public
Charlie Beckett nails what’s been bothering me [http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/polis/2011/07/08/a-massive-moment-for-media-and-politics-in-britain/] since I saw the Prime Minister’s press conference this morning: > But the bigger story is the proposed review of the whole relationship between the press and power. Cynics will say that
Of Paywalls and Cupcakes Paid Members Public
It’s the tail end of the day, and I’m just emerging from a long meeting with my boss. It was a good meeting, but I’m tired and ready for a weekend. And then reception calls. A very puzzled security guy tells me there’s someone down there
Cross-platform subs: sign of The Times Paid Members Public
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/02/Photo-Feb-17%2C-13-06-03.jpg] Spotted on my morning commute: heavy promotion for subscriptions to *The Times* as a cross-platform offer.
