adrian monck

Month: August 2007

  • Google News – publisher!

    Here is Josh Cohen’s announcement about Google News: Today we’re launching a new feature on Google News that will help you quickly and easily find original stories from news publishers – including stories from some of the top news agencies in the world, such as the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, UK Press Association and the…

  • CNN drops Reuters TV

    Every time an agency contract comes up for review at a news organization, there will always be someone saying: “Couldn’t we just do without [insert name of agency here]?” Generally, it is what’s known as a negotiating tactic. This time it’s Tony Maddox of CNN International, and the agency is Reuters, and apparently he means…

  • British TV’s phoney trust crisis

    The campaign to restore trust in TV is a phoney crusade – less to do with concern for the audience than about protecting brands and reputation. When my dad was in the Military Police, he would caution errant squaddies with the words: “anything you say will be taken down, screwed around with, and used to…

  • Kirsty Young

    Stands up and then stands down from newsreading at five ce soir. She is probably the most talented broadcaster I’ve ever come across, a bloody good writer and a damned fine human being to boot. So that’s my colours nailed to the mast.