Bit of a glitch at the BBC web site this afternoon – either that or the viewing public has developed a fascination with “Unnamed pages”. (Actually, it’s kind of fun – makes visiting the site a bit of a lucky dip… ) UPDATE: Oh, and it’s all over. Everything’s back to normal now. A shame […]
Nine-year-old Anna Carnochan has been in the news today, taking the prime minister to task over a potential tax on toys. She wasn’t happy with his reply, it seems, and is pursuing the matter with the tenacity of a young Jeremy Paxman. Apparently Anna “wants to be a news reporter” when she’s older. She’s currently […]
#VOJ10 – I’ve no idea who or what “Topsy” is (or what this verdict actually means), but whoever’s behind it clearly has impeccable judgement – at last someone has recognised the pivotal importance of Freelance Unbound to the world of meejah commentary. I’m still a bit behind Charlie Beckett, obviously – but I’m slowly clawing […]
The view from my desk on this sunny Wednesday afternoon…
Via the ever-dependable Soilman comes news that an Oxford academic has set up a prize for the most inaccurate reporting of a piece of academic work. It sounds like a one-off joke – but the nominations process is outlined comprehensively enough, so it might take off. The project is the brainchild of Dorothy Bishop, a […]
In association with the Martin Cloake blog So far we’ve covered a wealth of ground on editorial skills, the audience for journalism (and its shortcomings), the need for narrative in human experience and, most important of all, why sub-editors are the backbone of the media. Today, my blogging colleague Martin Cloake rightly takes me to […]
In association with the Martin Cloake blog If journalism is about telling stories to make sense of human experience, my blogging colleague Martin Cloake argues that our most pressing task is to tell them better and “not fall into the trap of disregarding the accumulated knowledge of the trade”. Our key task is to focus […]
Via @KarlSchneider comes the news that venerable HR/personnel trade publication Personnel Today is to ditch its print edition. As a result, 12 print jobs are to go – though in part compensation there will be four – count them – new online positions. This is a trend we’ll see much more of, especially in the […]
In association with the Martin Cloake blog So far, we’ve covered the need for a coherent set of standards for journalism, the question of whether the audience actually cares, or appreciates those standards, and the difference between literacy and communication skills. And, crucially, why sub-editors are the cornerstone of the media. Now I’d like to […]
In association with the Martin Cloake blog Yesterday, media blogger Martin Cloake argued for a definition of standards to separate “journalism” from simply sounding off. My view is that it’s all very well going on about the importance of quality in journalism practice, but the audience (arguably the most important component of the media process) […]