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Mar 20 2012
It doesn’t matter who is the boss at the BBC. And yet, at this time it matters more than ever.
2 CommentsBBC Director General Mark Thompson was the consummate BBC suit who was promoted quickly, did much, but left little substantial legacy that can be attributed directly to him. He was an adept politician, a hard-working and dedicated servant of public … Continue reading
Posted by: March 20, 2012
Tagged with: BBC, broadcasting, Director General, PSB, public service, TV
Jun 8 2011
POLIS Journalism Conference: Reporting The World (March 23rd) #polis12
6 CommentsTHANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME – FIND LINKS TO VIDEO HERE Here is the Polis Journalism Conference schedule – we start promptly at 9am but bear in mind it is subject to change! The topics will include debates in the main auditorium looking … Continue reading
Posted by: June 8, 2011
Tagged with: BBC, Freedom of expression, Globalisation, International journalism, Polis Events, public service, wikileaks
Nov 28 2010
Public Service Broadcasting: Is the Golden Era Still to Come? (guestblog)
Leave a commentWith the BBC apparently under siege it’s easy to think that public service broadcasting as a concept is also threatened. But there is no reason why we can’t chose to have more, not less, argues one eminent expert. POLIS intern … Continue reading
Posted by: November 28, 2010
Tagged with: BBC, broadcasting, media history, public service
Mar 12 2010
What Is Quality In Networked Journalism?
4 CommentsThis is a rough draft of an article I am writing on the idea of ‘quality’ in journalism in the digital, Internet, Networked Age. Outdated concept or vital idea? These are my opening and unfinished thoughts. Essentially, the traditional mainstream media … Continue reading
Posted by: March 12, 2010
Tagged with: Citizen journalism, Networked journalism, new media, public service
Feb 22 2010
The Post Bureaucratic Age: What Can Journalism Do?
1 CommentAs the conference showed it can create more responsive, efficient and imaginative government by harnessing the knowledge and participation of the public. A kind of networked citizenship to match my idea of networked journalism. But hang on, to be … Continue reading
Posted by: February 22, 2010
Tagged with: Democracy, governance and journalism, Networked journalism, public service, social media
Dec 27 2009
The decade of difference: now you decide the media future
2 CommentsTen years I saw the millennium out at midnight on top of Parliament Hill in north London, looking forward to a new job at Channel 4 News and enjoying the return to my home city London after eight years in … Continue reading
Nov 12 2009
Crisis? What Crisis? Polis in Sweden
2 CommentsThroughout my career I always avoided the liberal journalism cliche of going to Sweden to show a British audience how something should be done. ‘Here in Stockholm…’ was a phrase that never crossed my lips. Sweden and Scandinavia in general … Continue reading
Posted by: November 12, 2009
Tagged with: International journalism, Media economics, newspapers, online news, Polis Events, public service, social media
Oct 31 2009
Journalism Education In A Networked World (Polis in Shanghai)
1 CommentThis is the text of a speech to a gathering of global journalism education leaders at the 80th anniversary conference of Fudan University, Shanghai. JOURNALISM EDUCATION FOR A NETWORKED MEDIA We are at a critical moment in the … Continue reading
Posted by: October 31, 2009
Tagged with: Africa, American media, BBC, China, Citizen journalism, education, Journalism studies, Networked journalism, new media, online news, Polis Events, public service, social media, twitter
Oct 15 2009
Can We Save Journalism? (Should we?) YLE seminar live
Leave a commentI am in Helsinki for a conference on the future of public service media. You can watch an excellent video podcast of the talk here. First I had lunch with the boss of the Finnish version of the BBC, YLE, … Continue reading
Posted by: October 15, 2009
Tagged with: broadcasting, Citizen journalism, Media economics, new media, public service
Oct 12 2009
Religion and the new News: faith and the digital media
2 CommentsI am interested in how institutions or civil society organisations can use new media technologies and practices to enhance their communications. In that sense I don’t think faith groups are different to other social bodies. So when I gave a … Continue reading
Posted by: October 12, 2009
Tagged with: Faith and journalism, Muslims, Networked journalism, new media, public service, social media
