adrian monck

Month: February 2007

  • Should news inform or entertain?

    Munir Umrani, at the Blogging Journalist, picks up on the debate over news – should it inform or entertain? Let me put that question into a news genre and see if it works… Should sports news entertain and inform – or both? Results, columnists, previews, “exclusives” – match reports and analysis. The genre has it…

  • Jeff Matthews masterclass

    Jeff Matthews is good. If you’re not familiar with his work, one of the world’s best occasional columnists shows off his art right here. Regular columnists, and even irregular ones like me, can hang our heads in shame.

  • Journo Adam MacQueen noted the wider play of the TV phone con in his blog on Friday. By Sunday the NOTW was on to it. In the words of Harry Hill – What are the chances of that?

  • Demablogs 3 – academic papers

    Where do you think the quotes below come from? Some chippy demablogger, with a grudge against mainstream media? Have a read, as it criticizes: the inequities and limitations of the international journalism provided by “traditional media.” [news agencies] manufacture a bland and homogeneous, but still ideologically distinctive, view of the world… [news providers] are demonstrably…