Tagged: Media

Media after Leveson

I’ve not posted much about journalism recently, leaving this blog to become pretty dominated by Spurs-related stuff. But discussions about two important issues to do with my trade are coming to a head so, with apologies to those new followers who simply wanted a regular dose of Spurs blogging, I’m going to be writing about them. Readers who did read my stuff on journalism may be pleased for a break in the football. One issue is that of payment for content – whether it’s desirable or even possible to sustain. The other, made more immediate because of Monday’s vote in Parliament, is media regulation. Continue reading →

Print’s not dead

I’ve been subscribing to The Times iPhone app. I’m not a massive fan of reading  on my phone screen. Especially as I spend my working day looking at a screen. But I read The Times for years in print and I still like reading the sport, and the opinion – even though I disagree with most of it – and I just think there’s more in it and less to annoy me than in The Guardian, which I read for years before it became too smug to bear. But this isn’t a newspaper review. It’s a tale of digital failure. Continue reading →

Murdochgate: Public, politicians and celebrities

There can be few, if any, workers in the media industry who have not thought almost constantly about the News Corporation scandal and what it means for journalism and for our lives in general. I’ve been attempting to organise some of these thoughts in a series of blog posts. Continue reading →

Sensation! The impact of Murdochgate

I’ve never seen a story quite so big, far-reaching and fast-moving as the News Corp story. I haven’t blogged much recently because there has been so much happening so fast and I’ve been covering some of it. In fact, I speculated that Rupert Murdoch might close the News of the World before it happened. What follows are some collected thoughts about the story, its impact on journalism and on me as a journalist, and on the bigger picture – pulled together as I’ve staked out some time to take stock. Rather than one enormous blog, this is going to be a series of posts. Hopefully my thoughts will stimulate discussion, so please pitch in with your comments. Continue reading →

Why it’s time for Journalism First

The week’s started with plenty of fuel for the ‘what next for journalism’ debate. And it seems we’re still arguing the toss over form rather than content. My previous post contained some initial thoughts on The Guardian announcing its ‘Digital First’ strategy, and now Jeff Jarvis has added a few thoughts. Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger also fleshed out the idea. And there was a very good post on Wannabee Hacks this morning which takes things off at a tangent, in the process sparking some interesting discussion. Continue reading →

Media, politics and protest

It’s almost a week after the 26 March events and there’s still quite a media storm raging, although that storm has gone further down the agenda. I blogged in the immediate aftermath of spending the day on the streets live covering the march and the activity around Oxford Street and Piccadilly. Having had time to think, and having followed much of the fallout closely, here are some more thoughts – mostly about the media and how it covers politics and protest. Continue reading →

#26march embedded reporting live – part 2

On Saturday I spent 10 hours on the March for the Alternative. I was there as an activist to support the political point that there is an alternative to the current government’s policies. I was there as a freelance journalist to report on the march and on the UK Uncut actions planned for later in the day. That’s the disclosure bit done. What follows is the story of my day, with some reflections thrown in. I posted the first part of this last night, and my colleague Chris Wheal has also recorded his impressions.  Continue reading →