This week, the Chartered Institute of Journalists (in the UK) warned media organisations against encouraging people to put themselves or others at risk whilst taking photos on their camerphones: “Since the July bombs in London it has become common practice… Continue Reading
The news story about Russia cutting off natural gas supplies to the Ukraine was, at least until the countries came to agreement, a pretty big story. Most of the Western press was reporting it as the story of big powerful… Continue Reading
2005 was, writes Jo Twist for BBC News Online, the year of the digital citizen: "2005 was arguably the year citizens really started to do it for themselves. Raising mobiles aloft, they did not just talk and text, they snapped,… Continue Reading
Do you know your megabytes from your megapixels? If so, have a go at BBC News Online’s New Year Technology quiz. The ten questions will test your knowledge of the technology year. I got 7 out of 10 (4, 5,… Continue Reading
The BBC, and many other websites, keeps it’s message boards and have your say debates open 365 days a year, including Christmas and boxing day. Why? Well, for the BBC it makes perfect sense – our TV and radio broadcasts… Continue Reading
A few months ago, a colleague of mine let it slip that the BBC News website was moving it’s "Have Your Say" section to a new discussion platform. The main point of this was to ensure that there was transparency… Continue Reading
As many readers will know, I use typepad, a hosted blogging service, to publish this blog. I originally chose typepad over other blogging platforms because I thought they had nicer design templates and because I was hoping to, eventually, move… Continue Reading
This morning at 6.03 am I, like many thousands of others in England (and apparently as far away as Holland and Northern France) were jolted out of our sleep by a huge explosion at a fuel depot in Hemel Hempstead.… Continue Reading
UK independent broadcasting company ITV has reportedly bought Friends Reunited for £120 million in cash with a further £55 million bonus possible based on performance to 2009. Friends Reunited allows people to find and make contact (if they pay the… Continue Reading
According to the BBC North Yorkshire website, a Church in Harrogate has started podcasting their Sunday religious message. Pastor Tim Eldridge of Harrogate New Life Church told the BBC: "We put one message out on public view for about three… Continue Reading