Yesterday, a journalism student wrote to ask: Do you feel blogging is a valid form of journalism? I responded with: Journalism and blogging need not be seperate activities undertaken by separate people and I certainly don’t believe that journalism is… Continue Reading
When the BBC’s Political Editor, Nick Robinson, went to the White House for a press conference with George Bush and Tony Blair, he did something fairly extraordinary – he composed it on his Blackberry and hit send as the President… Continue Reading
A Canadian court case [R. v. LeBlanc, 2006 NBPC 37 (CanLII)] appears to have created two important legal precedents: that blogging can be an occupation and that bloggers are reporters (and have the same responsibility to follow the law as… Continue Reading
Manchester City Council is consulting the public about a bid they hope to make for Government funding to build Europe’s largest wifi hotspot – a whopping 400 square miles worth of wire free internet access. Sounds great to me but… Continue Reading
I was just updating this blog, which is hosted on typepad, when I came across a promotion for blogblurb. It’s a new service that takes the contents of your typepad blog and turns them into a book. The first 250… Continue Reading
I’ve been using statcounter on this blog for three months now. It’s possible to make those statistics publicly available but I’ve always been concerned compromising the privacy and, potentially, the safety of visitors, particularly those from less than democratic countries… Continue Reading
As previously mentioned here, I’m taking part in a Readers’ Revolution panel discussion, organised by Journalism.co.uk, and taking place on Monday, 04 December, at Imperial College, London. Tickets for the event ran dry almost as soon as it was announced… Continue Reading
The first BBC Manchester Blogging Workshop, part of the BBC Manchester Blog Project, will take place on 6pm on Thursday the 18th of January, 2007. This free two hour workshop is for anyone who wants to learn more about blogging… Continue Reading
If a dispute between The Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia and the publishers of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News isn’t settled by midnight tonight, the union has announced that instead of simply manning picket lines, members will immediately… Continue Reading
A few months ago I went on holiday and left my blog at home. This presented a dilemma for me and I sought, and received, advice from a number of regular readers. I’m not, of course, the first blogger to… Continue Reading