So the thing about writing books and not blog posts is that they go to printers. Then people point out that you might not have got something right. And there is no comments section and no opportunity to update what you have written (barring the miracle of other editions). So what to do about it? […]
In case you can’t make it to Cambridge, here is an outline of the arguments presented in Can You Trust The Media? There will be a launch event at City University on 30 April at 6.30pm. More details later. If you’d like to review the book online contact me for a pdf. But first what does CYTTM […]
Good to see that the alternative to my holiday in Cornwall (think rain, high winds, etc.) was the Berkman conference in sunny Los Angeles. But, between sneezing and shivering, think of the carbon dividend! Good too to see Brits like Charlie Beckett and Neil McIntosh grounding some of the proceedings: Serious journalism was described … […]
Is it journalism’s job to inform society and cheerlead for politics? I don’t think so, but a lot of people do. One of the freedoms people seem happiest to trade for material prosperity is freedom from politics. But not journalists. (Perhaps it’s our comparative lack of material prosperity.) We love it.
Before I disappear on holiday (Cornwall. Yes, I know the forecasts. Miserable. Thanks for asking.), you are cordially invited to book to see Allison Pearson and me chew the fat re: the issues behind the forthcoming book. If you want to spend a day punting on the Cam and then spoil it by hearing me equivocate then the […]
The Ernst & Young report on UK national newspapers is available here if you really want to read it. It is worth a look, BUT (…that’s a big but btw) it has the most irritating consultant-style stuff in it. I know journalists are often accused of twisting quotes, but their liberties pale in comparison to consultants’ ability to […]