Yes, it's the second time The Telegraph has come knocking on my door this week – do these things come in threes? "People in the area affected by the Samoa tsunami', writes The Telegraph's Emma Barnett, 'have been documenting the… Continue Reading
I was on BBC Radio Jersey a couple weeks ago discussing citizen journalism and, in particular, whether bloggers should be allowed to cover government reviews and inquiries. Here's the audio of the interview as it was aired: Download and Listen… Continue Reading
Marta Kagan has published a “one year on” update to her hugely popular slide presentation, What the F**K is Social Media. It’s as good an explanation as you’re likely to find anywhere: What the F**K is Social Media: One Year… Continue Reading
On Monday I was interviewed by Al Jazeera about the use of social media, in particular twitter, by protesters in Iran. Here’s the clip: Next time I’ll have to remember that Al Jazeera uses a split screen format rather than… Continue Reading
Last Friday I attended Jeecamp – the Journalism Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Unconference - in Birmingham. The event, organised by Paul Bradshaw from Birmingham City's School of Media, brought together journalists, editors, academics and entrepreneurs for a day of interesting discussion.… Continue Reading
Last week I spoke at the Eurasian Media Forum in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The conference brings together journalists, business leaders, academics and politicians for two days of discussion ranging from news coverage of global events such as the current economic crisis… Continue Reading
In July 2007, as I announced here, the BBC/AHRC partnership selected eight projects to go forward. I was, along with Liz Howell and Robin Morley, the primary BBC sponsor for the largest of those projects, the most comprehensive study ever… Continue Reading
I couldn’t resist, could I? Following a meeting around the corner(ish), I went for a wander into the City to see if there were any G20 protests taking place. When I found it, I streamed it live – let it… Continue Reading
One of the best things about my job is that I have various opportunities to inform and enthuse people about the benefits of using social media tools and services to support their existing processes. In order for social media to… Continue Reading
Slideshare doesn’t seem to like the Below you’ll find the presentation on mobile journalism I’ll be delivering to students on the MA Magazine and Newspaper Journalism course at City University, London on Thursday. The presentation looks at: • service… Continue Reading