In a recent post I rather jokingly referred to my chilly house with no central heating. It’s all very well for me making gags about wearing slankets but for some the situation is entirely more sobering and uncomfortable. Holly Billen, an eight-month pregnant 26-year-old who lives in Wiltshire and features in today’s Guardian, is having [...]
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News innovation… or extinction?
Latest in irregular series on the state of journalism
I managed to attend two events in the same week run by the organisation NESTA. After being less than complimentary about last Monday’s Reboot Britain event (see last post) I was somewhat concerned about Friday’s News Innovation. I had no reason to worry. This was an ‘unconference’ [...]
What price content?
Our company is now, as with most of the media industry, truly ensconced in a debate over the value of editorial content. And by value I mean price. Media leaders and commentators are awash with words and opinions on the dire effect of the current recession and changes in our consumption of news on high [...]
Green tech predictions
In my new role as supposed digital guru I’ve subscribed to the Guardian Tech Weekly podcast. It fits the formula of most of the output from that media stable – roundtable discussions with a fixed stable of journalists as well as a few reports and interviews thrown in. The content span is pretty broad – [...]
