Journalism and politics are inescapably inter-twined.
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Stephen Fry just articulated withastonishing clarity and wit [http://www.stephenfry.com/2010/05/04/how-i-will-vote/] exactly what I was trying to say last week [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2010/04/an_electoral_retreat_from_twitter.html] . Choice quotes:> For a Labour voter to hate a Tory voter
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Iâm surprised by how little reaction to this story has cropped up amongst the social spaces I inhabit online: > I didnât, but I explained I was a journalist for [The Independent](http://www.independent.co.uk/ "The Independent") looking to speak to a man at
Politics
The reaction to my recent post to Twitter and politics has been, well, stimulating. By way of exploring this issues raised a little further, I thought Iâd run a quick poll: [Would you unfollow someone for expressing support for a political party?](http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/3122577/)[Market
Blogging
I am a perpetual floating voter. I have political opinions, but no strong party loyalty â and Iâve voted for all the main parties and some minority ones in the elections Iâve participated in over the last couple of decades. Thereâs a simple reason for this: I believe
bloggers
Read more about the campaign [http://www.march18.org/] and the man [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omid_Reza_Mir_Sayafi].
bloggers
Isnât it interesting how the broadening of the communication channel causes gatekeepers of all stripes (in this case, the Tory press office) to tie themselves into knots trying to define who is âmediaâ and who isnât? Incidentally, I think theyâll live to regret that attitude on display
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These are the perfect complement to your reflective caffeine moment today: - [Life as a modern journalist](http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/runway-girl/2010/01/like-wine-from-a-box-a-modern.html) (and why itâs like a box of wine) - [How to sound like a moron when talking about social media](http://www.
flightglobal
[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/assets_c/2010/01/19256_239017416075_186636391075_3846705_425986_n-1549.html] Even in my quasi-social media isolation, I became aware that there was some sort of run-in happening between bloggers and the US Transport Security Administration (TSA), based on bloggers republishing a new directive in the
france
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/12/IMG_2324_2.jpg] Iâm not *au fait* enough with French culture to blog [Nathalie Kosciusko Morizet](http://twitter.com/nk_m)âs speech well. (See what I did there? đ ) However, I liked the photo, so here it
Clay Shirky
Well worth watching, for an insight into what the âend stateâ of journalism might look like as we get through this transformational process: [via [DigiDaveâs Quickies](http://digidave.posterous.com/clay-shirky-on-journalisms-future-revolutions)]
Journalism
Credit where creditâs due time. The NUJ has come a long way since the kerfuffle [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2009/02/nuj_effing_blogs.html] earlier in the year. How so? - NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear has finally found his blogging mojo [http://jeremydear.blogspot.com/2009_
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[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/06/DSCF1183.jpg] Just been to exercise my democratic rights.12 different parties and four independents on the ballot paper, which was the longest Iâve ever seen. And a pencil to vote with rather than a pen.Hmmm.
