Excellent piece by the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones on modern journalism and technology.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/11/hitech_hacks.html
However, note - once again - the almost insane emphasis on speed (and the associated use of tech) at the potential cost of other journalistic 'values':
"I told them [student journalists in ( Read more... )
However, note - once again - the almost insane emphasis on speed (and the associated use of tech) at the potential cost of other journalistic 'values':
"I told them [student journalists in ( Read more... )
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2. My entry on the 9th of this month, regarding a potential Murdoch deal with Bing to squeeze out Google (http://community.livejournal.com/anti_gravitas/353825.html) vs. today's Financial Times: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a243c8b2-d79b-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html
3. Forum commentary (off-forum). This used to be less of a hot potato before everyone went soft in the head, and bought the Web 2.0 nightmare dream, but the butthurt continues to be amusing. Most of you are smart enough to realize that I take a contrary view from the outright proselytizers, but even people like Doug Cornelius ( ... )
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No, D. Probably not. Besides, the distinction between a day care centre and a hot air salon is more marked than you might appreciate.
(And I'm sticking with the policy of keeping colonials off the RG boards - at least until they've stopped sucking their thumbs so damned loudly.)
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