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Tag Archives: Media economics
Feb 13 2013
A strategic approach to the new threats and opportunities for Public Service Media
Leave a commentPublic Service Media like the rest of the industry is facing a tough time across Europe. In the Netherlands the government has ordered a wholesale restructuring as well as deep budget reductions. It’s a moment for the NPO to think … Continue reading
Posted by: February 13, 2013
Tagged with: AUdience, BSkyB, Business Model, Citizen, Hilversum, Journalism, Lectures, Media economics, Mumsnet, Netherlands, OPen Journalism, propublica, Public, public service, Public Service Broadcasting, Public Service Media, Sky News, speech, Strategy, talks
Dec 3 2012
The Business of Bling: How Hip Hop Makes American Music History (guest blog)
Leave a commentFrom the ‘ethnic minstrelsy’ of Tin Pan Alley in the early 20th century, to the bling culture of Hip Hop – American popular music has been both big business and a vital ingredient in the US cultural melting pot. Polis … Continue reading
Posted by: December 3, 2012
Tagged with: business, COlumbia University, Culture, David Hajdu, events, guest blog, Hip Hop, Media economics, tin pan alley
May 27 2011
Facebook: why shouldn’t you trust them?
Leave a commentIf Facebook was a country – so the false analogy goes – it would be the world’s third largest with 500+ million ‘inhabitants’. But what’s it like to live there? I know that Facebook isn’t a country, but I wonder … Continue reading
Posted by: May 27, 2011
Tagged with: Facebook, Globalisation, Media economics, media literacy, Polis Events, Privacy, Regulation, social media
May 22 2011
Profiting From The Web: The Ethics Of The New Media Environment
Leave a commentThese are my notes from a talk given to the Web Science Conference, ‘Profiting From the New Web’ on Monday May 23rd, 2011 at the Royal Society. You can see the slides here. I want to start by saying that … Continue reading
Posted by: May 22, 2011
Tagged with: business, Journalist ethics, Media economics, new media, organisations, web science
May 3 2011
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer at POLIS/LSE on May 25th
1 CommentI was delighted to chair a lecture by Sheryl Sandberg, Facebooks’ Chief Operating Officer. The title is ’It’s all about people’ The audio podcast is available here. You can read an excellent live blog report by @joannejacobs here. Another interesting … Continue reading
Posted by: May 3, 2011
Tagged with: Facebook, Media economics, Sheryl Sandberg, social media
Mar 25 2011
Why Is HuffPo Coming Here?
2 CommentsIs the launch of a UK Huffington Post a serious venture, or is this just a half-hearted attempt to turn AOL’s latest acquisition into a global franchise? On the face of it there isn’t much going for the idea. The … Continue reading
Posted by: March 25, 2011
Tagged with: Blogging, Globalisation, Media economics, Networked journalism, Reporting politics
Mar 3 2011
Sky News Saved: But What About The Bigger Picture?
Leave a commentThe Sky News deal is elegant in its ingenuity, but I doubt it will do enough to satisfy the critics of the full merger between Newscorp and BSkyB. Their fears were always about what Murdoch would go on to do … Continue reading
Posted by: March 3, 2011
Tagged with: broadcasting, governance and journalism, Media economics, News International, Regulation, Sky News
Mar 2 2011
Could a trust for Sky News actually reduce diversity?
1 CommentThe idea of putting Sky News into an independent trust looks the most likely solution for the problem facing Jeremy Hunt as he considers referring NewsCorp’s bid for a full merger with BSkyB. But could it actually reduce the diversity … Continue reading
Posted by: March 2, 2011
Tagged with: broadcasting, BSkyB, Media economics, Murdoch, News International, Polis Events, Sky News
Feb 11 2011
Nokia and Microsoft: Creativity is still cultural
Leave a commentAs Nokia and Microsoft line up a partnership that they hope will revive both their fortunes in the mobile market, I am reminded of a trip to Nokia a couple of years ago. Visiting their Helsinki HQ to talk to … Continue reading
Posted by: February 11, 2011
Tagged with: Digital Communications, Globalisation, Media economics, Nokia
Feb 6 2011
Clickable and swipe-able: the future of magazines
Leave a commentThe magazine industry is facing a unique crossroads with the development of tablet technologies like the iPad. The Internet and its unlimited flow of information means that the articles people read in magazines are now in abundance online. If the Internet can … Continue reading
Posted by: February 6, 2011
Tagged with: Guest bloggers, Magazines, Media economics, new media, Wired
