Having sat through a presentation that was clearly pitched at an audience not meant to include the likes of me, and another about the role of cable in bringing broadband to the masses, it’s time for a breathe of fresh… Continue Reading
The panel on "how to survive in the digital news age" just felt it appropriate to spell out the domain name for the Drudge Report. Drudge is a DJ, not a journalist, says the panelist from the Guerilla News Network.… Continue Reading
Michael Rosenblum Originally uploaded by robinhamman It took a whole 3 or 4 minutes for Michael Rosenblum, the first keynote speaker at DNA2008, to get to that now quite tired cliche "if you don’t wrap your head around… Continue Reading
I’m in Brussels for DNA2008 (Digital News Affairs… the year is fairly self explanatory). I hate to sound like an advertisement, but for those who haven’t been on it, Eurostar is cool, very very cool. Or so I told my… Continue Reading
The BBC Internet Blog is where "senior staff from BBC Future Media teams will talk about issues raised by you about the technology behind bbc.co.uk, our mobile services and the BBC’s presence on the internet." Not only does the blog… Continue Reading
Earlier this week I installed an application that turns my mobile phone into a highly portable, live broadcasting device. There are plenty of video sharing services that can accept uploads via mobile phone including youtube, blip.tv, kyte.tv and others. But… Continue Reading
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins recently made public documents and relics relating to the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. The existence of the materials, stored in a 6ft x 6ft safe, had been kept secret until now.… Continue Reading
The BBC’s Chris Vallance is a great example of a journalist who uses social media tools to engage with his audience and turn his ordinary production processes – things he’d do anyway whilst researching, planning, and creating the radio programmes… Continue Reading
I’m working on a presentation about turning processes into content for the DNA 2008 conference in Brussels next week – and could use your help. First, here’s how the conference website describes my one hour slot – the text in… Continue Reading
In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Chris Vallance, Tim Toulmin, the Director of the Press Complaints Commission, revealed that the PCC is embarking on a major consultative investigation of how news and media organisations are reusing content found online,… Continue Reading