Politics
Journalism and politics are inescapably inter-twined.
Why this general election is a great test of news sites' digital evolution Paid Members Public
The advent of fixed term parliaments [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-term_Parliaments_Act_2011] in the UK will make this a particularly interesting general election from a digital journalism point of view. This will be the first election where the newspapers (and others sites – but the newspapers are the
The radical politics of Peanuts Paid Members Public
What happened when Peanuts introduced a black kid [http://hubpages.com/hub/How-The-Peanuts-Comic-Strip-Got-Its-First-Black-Character] ? > I remember telling Larry at the time about Franklin—he wanted me to change it, and we talked about it for a long while on the phone, and I finally sighed and said, “Well, Larry, let’
Freedom of Information at 10: a debate Paid Members Public
A panel discussion on the Freedom of Information Act after 10 years, held at City University, London. [https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2015/02/city-uni-foi-at-10-panel.jpg] As Chair Roy Greenslade [http://www.theguardian.com/profile/roygreenslade] points out, we’re meeting in the shadow of Press
Charlie Hebdo, the French tradition of satire, and cherry-picking cartoons Paid Members Public
There’s been a growing consensus online that Charlie Hebdo [http://www.charliehebdo.fr/index.html] is a “racist” magazine. In fact, I’ve ended up in a couple of online skirmishes with people because of their insistence that use of #jesuischarlie was tantamount to identifying positively with racists. I
Êtes-vous Charlie? Paid Members Public
Alan Patrick [http://www.broadstuff.com/archives/2840-The-game-theory-of-Je-Suis-Charlie.html] : > One can actually measure just how much any media outlet is “je suis” Charlie. There is an arcane part of game theory that looks at the actions people take to prove how strongly they support a proposition, idea or movement.
Satire is a powerful weapon of democracy Paid Members Public
Satire is a wonderful part of our political debate. Satire is an under-appreciated part of journalism. Satirical websites and magazines are a celebration of what it means to be human, and a powerful tool to undermine those who would control us. No wonder people want to destroy it [http://www.
LeWeb: The delightful, dangerous, diversifying drone debate Paid Members Public
A LeWeb session on drones, curated by Mr Robert Scoble [https://www.facebook.com/RobertScoble]. Robert Scoble Robert loosely puts drones in three categories: * Toys – and other things you’ll chase your cat with * Professional drones – made to carry cameras and other payloads. * B2B drones – soil analysers for farmers, architectural
LeWeb: The age of Twitter diplomacy is here Paid Members Public
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/12/matthias-lufkens.jpg] Liveblogged notes from Matthias Lüfkens’ talk at LeWeb 2014 There are now hundreds of accounts of political leaders and foreign ministers on Twitter. Very few world leaders actually do the tweeting themselves. Those that do are normally
