Incisive Media has published a PDF document on its company intranet of sub-editors’ contact details on the web. However, the document link is freely accessible to anyone without any login protection. The document contains names, email addresses and phone numbers of 67 freelance sub-editors. In addition, some entries include a home address and professional history, […]
Following on from last Friday’s all-action newsday-cum-BJTC accreditation visit (entirely successful, with a fresh, no-quibble three-year accreditation in the bag – well done everyone), here’s a behind-the-scenes video of UCA Farnham TV journalism students in action on the day. Excuse the over-loud dad-rock backing track…
Here’s more evidence, if any were needed, that newspapers are filled with vacuous, self-referential nonsense. From Saturday’s Daily Mail comes this double-page spread about a Christmas TV advertisement featuring a dog. That would probably be bad enough, but the ad in question was advertising – yes – the power of TV advertising itself. So – […]
For those who haven’t seen it, here’s a curious item – an alarmist video about the future of media (in 2014) made (or at least uploaded to YouTube) in the far-off days of 2007. The general thrust is familiar – software-driven news aggregation and user-generated content have combined to drive “the press as you know […]
Anyone who fancies the glory, riches and kudos of becoming a published author should listen to Sunday’s fascinating BBC 4 Food Programme on food writing. Much of the focus was on ground-breaking 1950s food writer Elizabeth David, but at about the 24-minute mark came this from food critic and publisher Tim Hayward: In the past […]
As a gentle introduction to 2011, here’s what happens when a simple message is delivered by corporate communications and marketing. So, so true… [HT: Bren]
As the rest of the UK, Freelance Unbound is downing tools for a, possibly, well-deserved Christmas break. Normal service will be resumed in the new year, unless the festive media provide an irresistable topic for posting. Until then, my editorial assistant wishes you all a very merry Christmas…
Anyone wanting to take us back to the solid Victorian values of the three “R”s in education should take pause. If you take a turn round the duck pond in Bath’s delightful Victoria Park, you’ll come across this handsome piece of Victorian sculpture – an urn commemorating the anniversary of the opening of the park […]
In case anyone has missed it, here’s an interesting infographic from Tweetsmarter.com comparing the profiles of Facebook users versus Twitter users. A couple of interesting points: Twitter is a publishing platformOnly 27% of Twitter users log in every day – but 52% update their status every day. That means those updates are coming remotely from […]
Tired of the short-term focus of Twitter’s #trending topics? Here’s a great geeky toy to play with over Christmas – Google Books’ Ngram Viewer. The Ngram Viewer allows you to enter search terms and see how frequently they are used over time. This is a kind of historic version of Twitter trends – nothing after […]