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  1. Visit 'Faked TV and phoney scandals' Mick Hume, spiked, 11 September 2007 'Faked TV and phoney scandals' Mick Hume, spiked, 11 September 2007

    http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/3814/

    There is nothing very positive about the current spate of self-flagellation within the television industry or the wider fashion for TV-bashing. It reveals more about the rise of cynicism in public life, and a loss of nerve within public institutio… More

  2. Visit 'Agenda benders' John Cole, Guardian, September 3, 2007 'Agenda benders' John Cole, Guardian, September 3, 2007

    http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,2161009,00.html

    As the new political year begins, who do we think is more responsible for the sad state into which public life has fallen, the media or the politicians? ... at least up till the 1970s, the political agenda was set by politicians [though this] did … More

  3. Visit 'New frontiers in journalism' Ben Hammersley, BBC NEWS Magazine, 27 June 2007 'New frontiers in journalism' Ben Hammersley, BBC NEWS Magazine, 27 June 2007

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6240878.stm

    [Piece hung on an experimental project to show the working behind foreign news journalism in the context of the author covering the Turkish elections.] The days of newspapermen meeting someone in the pub, scribbling some notes on the back of a bee… More

  4. Visit 'Google rules out acquiring news organisations in favour of tech companies' Brand Republic, 11-May-07 'Google rules out acquiring news organisations in favour of tech companies' Brand Republic, 11-May-07

    http://www.brandrepublic.com/Digital/News/656895/Google-rules-acquiring-news-organisations-favour-tech-companies/

    Google has ruled out any acquisitions of major news organisations... At a press conference... Larry Page, Google's co-founder, repeated his belief that the company could play a role in opening up journalism to more participants. ¶ "There is some s… More

  5. Visit 'Comedy of manners' Tim Dowling, Guardian, April 14, 2007 'Comedy of manners' Tim Dowling, Guardian, April 14, 2007

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2057048,00.html

    This week two internet pioneers made the case for politeness on the web. Tim Dowling['s] campaign against invective left him shocked by what he found... For a journalist with an unwholesome interest in his own online profile, however, the most sho… More

  6. Visit 'The blogosphere risks putting off everyone but point-scoring males' Jonathan Freedland, Guardian, April 11, 2007 'The blogosphere risks putting off everyone but point-scoring males' Jonathan Freedland, Guardian, April 11, 2007

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2054180,00.html

    [T]he blogosphere represents an enormous democratic opportunity... But this freedom has a downside... Even a brief, light piece can trigger a torrent of abuse, usually directed at the author and rapidly diverted by the commenters to each other... … More

  7. Visit 'Auntie’s favourites' John Lloyd, FT.com, March 2 2007 'Auntie’s favourites' John Lloyd, FT.com, March 2 2007

    http://www.ft.com/cms/s/de3e72f8-c6fb-11db-8078-000b5df10621.html

    [Reflections on interview with Conservative MP Michael Gove.] I asked him about Cameron’s - and New Toryism’s - media profile. He said: “The BBC is leftwing [but the] person who works for the BBC is more representative of the UK today than he or s… More

  8. Visit NussbaumOnDesign: Are Designers The Enemy Of Design? Bruce Nussbaum, BusinessWeek Online, March 18, 2007 NussbaumOnDesign: Are Designers The Enemy Of Design? Bruce Nussbaum, BusinessWeek Online, March 18, 2007

    http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/NussbaumOnDesign/archives/2007/03/are_designers_t.html

    [Piece based on speech given at Parsons The New School For Design. Most of the piece addresses the subject of the title, but digresses to discuss BusinessWeek Online's changing editorial strategy.] I dropped the edit page and launched the Innovati… More

  9. Visit 'Newspapers brought financial woes upon themselves, says Craigslist boss' 24th February 2007 'Newspapers brought financial woes upon themselves, says Craigslist boss' 24th February 2007

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/24/craigslist_on_newspaper_implosion/

    [Jim Buckmaster, chief executive of Craigslist said] that a focus on money and profits has in fact damaged [newspaper industry's advertising] business... [He said that] "Newspapers as an industry are still twice as profitable as the average United… More

  10. Visit Storyville 'Blog Wars' BBC Four, 17/01/06 Storyville 'Blog Wars' BBC Four, 17/01/06

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/storyville/

    Documentary on US political activity around Weblogging. Well researched and produced. Features the usual suspects and stories. Doesn't investigate why this model of political activity has arisen. Key critique is from Christopher Hitchens. On Weblo… More

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