Tag Archives: Media economics

May 27 2011

Facebook: why shouldn’t you trust them?

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Posted in: Media, Research

If 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 →

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May 22 2011

Profiting From The Web: The Ethics Of The New Media Environment

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Posted in: Journalism, Media

These 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 →

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May 3 2011

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's Chief Operating Officer at POLIS/LSE on May 25th

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  I 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 →

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Mar 25 2011

Why Is HuffPo Coming Here?

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Posted in: Journalism, Media, Politics

Is 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 →

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Mar 3 2011

Sky News Saved: But What About The Bigger Picture?

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Posted in: Development, Media

The 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 →

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Mar 2 2011

Could a trust for Sky News actually reduce diversity?

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Posted in: Media, Research

The 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 →

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Feb 11 2011

Nokia and Microsoft: Creativity is still cultural

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Posted in: International, Media

As 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: Posted on February 11, 2011 by Charlie Beckett   Tagged with: , , ,

Feb 6 2011

Clickable and swipe-able: the future of magazines

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Posted in: Media, Publications

The 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: Posted on February 6, 2011 by Charlie Beckett   Tagged with: , , , ,

Feb 4 2011

Should Hunt take Ofcom's advice and refer the BSkyB bid? (guest blog)

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City University’s journalism school held one of their excellent half-day ‘speed-dating’ conferences on media plurality in the light of the Newscorp/BSkyB merger issue. We had our own session just before Christmas. I couldn’t make it, but my colleague Dr Damian … Continue reading →

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Feb 3 2011

Egypt: A Case for Net Neutrality? (guest blog)

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Posted in: Journalism, Media, Politics, Publications

Amidst the coverage of Egypt’s Internet shutdown, a question frequently raised during last term’s POLIS Media Dialogues series seems increasingly relevant: how can Information & Communications Technology companies (ICTs) uphold their commitment to protect customers’ freedom of expression when this right conflicts … Continue reading →

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