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The Journalism Debate Needs to be More Prosaic

[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/06/IMG_0552.jpg] I’ve realised why I’ve not been blogging here much of late. Initially, I thought it was because I was just plain busy – but that’s not true. Busyness has never stopped me before. I

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The New RBI Blog Central

[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/06/DSCF1177.jpg] We’ve just moved from the 8th floor to the 6th floor of Quadrant House, and this is my exciting new desk.Web 2.0 Expo Berlin attendees might recognise something on it…

Blogging

On (New) Blogs and Blogging

Hectic day. Just wanted to link a couple of things I’ve been involved with: * Helped get a new blog live [http://www.estatesgazette.com/blogs/focus/] for Estates Gazette * Got involved in an interesting discussion over the nature of blogging [http://www.leafshine.net/2009/05/leafys-blogging-bootcamp-the-10-basics.html] over

estates gazette

Preparing for Pig Plague

Hand sanitisers have appeared by the lifts at RBI’s Procter Street offices:

Blogging

Thanks to my RBI Guest Bloggers

I’ve had one of those roller-coaster ride first day back at work sort of days. We are most certainly in a time of rapid change… However, I can’t let the day pass without saying a big thank you to my guest bloggers while I was away: 1. James

digital journalism

The blurring of journalist career paths

So much change but new models are emerging – hyperlocal blogs [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2009/apr/20/local-newspapers-digital-media] , for example. And all would-be journalists have no barriers to entry for publishing – it is so easy and cheap (well, free) to set up a blog and to share

flip

First Flip Mino HD Test

I took delivery of a new toy this morning: a Flip Mino HD. Here’s my very first experiment with it, quickly knocked up in the on-board editing software (remember to switch HQ on to see it at its best): Expect some more comprehensive tests over the weekend, once I’

corporate life

An Experiment in Corporate IT

I’m trying an experiment at work. For the last three or four years, I’ve always had my personal MacBook (or iBook before it) with me in the office, and have been able to turn to it when things got too difficult on my quasi-locked down work PC. But

Elevenses

Teaching Journalists About Twitter

[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/03/IMG_0365.jpg] It takes quite a lot to pack 50-odd journalists into a small room, especially when there isn’t a free bar in the offing. But it happened today. We launched a new internal initiative we’re

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A Change of Scenery

[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/assets_c/2009/03/IMG_0344-1248.html]I have a new view. And that’s because my job has changed a little. While I’m still overseeing the whole of RBI’s blogging, I’m now spending a significant chunk of my time with one of

Journalism

What Does a Web-Centric Production Desk Look Like?

[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/02/760199215_e5a5340870_b.jpg] Shock of the day: my boss, Mr Karl Schneider, editorial development director here at RBI, has actually posted to his blog!** He’s put up a post on the role of the production journalist as

rbi

Making A Point, My Way

You can always tell when I’ve been doing training: [https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/02/IMG_0255.jpg] Yes, there’s an inexplicable diagram on a flip chart. Visual thinker, *moi*?

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