Category Archives: media
Tories’ “radical” local newspaper replacement idea – meh
So the Tories are suggesting the creation of around 80 independent cross-platform, ad-funded news companies staffed by professional journalists and community volunteers, in an attempt to fill the gap local newspapers are leaving behind. Oooh. The suggestion comes in the … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism, media, trends
Response to research on journalists’ use of Twitter
Aussie journo and former ABC reporter Julie Posetti has published the results of research on the usefulness of Twitter to journalists. Part one was based on interviews with 25 mostly Australian twittering journalists and informed by her own experience of … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism, media, Microblogging, Webby wonders
Do we need to teach social media?
A Masters (MSc) course has been launched at City University in London to teach social media. The implications of social media for campaigning and to enhance democratic engagement are fascinating, don’t get me wrong. The current collection of MPs expense … Continue reading
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Charging for online content in the US – the Google question and an alternative model
As many UK newspapers continue to slim down as print version sections are ditched in exchange for online-only content, the noise around charging for online content by newspapers is amplifying. The owner of philly.com (the 180 year-0ld Philadelphia Inquirer’s online … Continue reading
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Another print edition bites the dust
After writing about the end of the print version of Maxim in the post on this blog about the demise of the Lads’ Mag, I’ve just found out The Ecologist is about to close down its print edition after 40 … Continue reading
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Why microblog when you can nanoblog
Just discovered this piss take on Mashable, the online social media blog, a mockumentary from video site Slate V, which is a spinoff of the Washington Post’s satirical Slate online magazine:
Filed under everyday social networking, media, Webby wonders
Blogging: what’s the point?
Since I’ve resurrected this blog recently I’ve been thinking carefully about what it should include. While pondering on the point of a blog at all I remembered that just to be able to publish writing and images on pretty much … Continue reading
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My first blog
Finally – I did it. I sorted out a personal blog. It took coming to another country and having no social life (yet) to get here! So. . . I hereby pronounce – blah-de-blah – Melpoluck’s blog open for business! … Continue reading
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