Beyond Print: From Newspapers To News Media
The surest sign that the golden age of newspapers is over is that politicians, so often the target of their wrath, have begun feel sorry for them. Indeed, it is truly a shocking indictment of the...
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Filter bubbles: a nightmare on Fleet Street
George Orwell, in an unpublished introduction to Animal Farm, described how censorship in democratic society would become infinitely more sophisticated than in any dictatorship. “Unpopular ideas,”...
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Small is beautiful: your guide to becoming a global micro-publishing phenomenon
Allyson Bird’s (@allysonjbird) March 19th blog detailed the Charleston native’s motivation for abandoning her career as a journalist. In ‘Why I left news’ Allyson explained that journalism ‘didn’t seem...
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When anything is possible what will you build?
Mark Little (@marklittlenews) is an inspiration. In 2009 the former RTÉ broadcaster abandoned a pensionable job as a civil servant to pursue his dream of establishing a social media news agency. With...
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What David Beckham does not know about obliquity (and brand journalism) could...
It is probably safe to assume that David Beckham has never happened upon the concept of obliquity. Thing is what he does not know about obliquity, and to a lesser extent brand journalism, could...
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Are women’s magazines doing more damage than men’s?
Why is it that men’s and women’s magazines approach their readers in such distinctly different ways? Men’s magazine treat their reader as if they are perfect; the focus is rarely on self-improvement....
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What Superman has to say about how you should (content) market your business
Superman has a point to make about legacy media – a message that brand marketers everywhere should heed. The surest sign that the golden age of newspapers is over is that politicians, so often the...
View ArticleSerious business get serious about blogging
The biggest challenge facing business right now is not the competition – it’s the indifference of a customer bombarded with requests for their attention. In an era defined by social networks developing...
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Do we want our sports (coverage) to be stupid?
On Sunday the typically fascinating Elisabeth Donnelly (@heydonnelly) cut Nate Silver to ribbons. Writing for Flavorwire.com (@flavorwire) Elisabeth argued quite forcefully that Nate Silver’s...
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Going Gaga: What do Jim Bankoff, Vox Media and Stefani Joanne Angelina...
What do Jim Bankoff, Vox Media and Lady Gaga have in common? They think like freaks. The success story told by Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta correlates with a fast-changing media industry – Lady...
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