There was a comment posted to The Linc that took issue with a note I put at the top of a recent article on Qigong. It fell foul of our comment moderation policy, so it wasn’t published on the site. (“When you leave a comment, please fill in the name field with your real name [...]
Be focused, be small, be (hyper)local
Oct 31, ’09
11:11 PM
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 hassle for issues that often barely qualify as information.
Who’s making the judgement about what’s important [...]
Email interview with John Pilger
Oct 12, ’09
11:43 AM
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 the University of Lincoln’s Brayford Campus.
You’ll be discussing “Why journalism matters”. Do you have to make any [...]