Monthly Archives: October 2009
Be focused, be small, be (hyper)local
I absolutely have to disagree with Andy Hickley’s argument that hyperlocal journalism wouldn’t be useful because the “big” stories already get covered by the established media. I particularly take issue with his contention that: It seems like a lot of … Continue reading
University of Lincoln to host John Pilger’s archive
Note: Audio “below the fold” to prevent automatic downloading in Safari and Chrome. Official announcement that John Pilger’s archive will be built and maintained by the University of Lincoln. It’s a rough edit of the audio I recorded on Monday, … Continue reading
Email interview with John Pilger
Below is the text of an email interview with John Pilger, conducted ahead of his conversation with Professor Richard Keeble on “Why journalism matters”. The event will take place tonight, Monday October 12, at 6pm in the EMMTEC building on … Continue reading
James Murdoch’s democracy
I wrote this at the start of September, but saved it at as a local draft in MarsEdit, and I’ve only just come across it again. It’s not particularly topical anymore, but the points still stand. I don’t think anyone … Continue reading →