adrian monck

Month: May 2009

  • Off topic: the language of advertising

    The IdeasBrothers blog has uncovered a novel written by an advertising planner. In a penthouse apartment on the right side of town, a 28‐54 year old man called Dan tried to control his breathing. Someone or something was moving about downstairs. He listened intently. There it was again. In the inky dark, the sound had…

  • My new job…and yours?

    I am delighted and – yes, excited – to announce that I’ll be joining the World Economic Forum as Managing Director and Head of Communications from August. [More here.] In the new role I’ll be removing my commentary hat and travelling a lot more, so the blog will probably fall into abeyance – it’s been…

  • Obama: justifying a news media bailout?

    If you wondered about the US government and the news media, and the possibility – the hint, flicker, barest glimmer – of some kind of bailout, then listen to the last few humourless minutes of Barack Obama’s speech to the White House press corps (it’s from 2’50” in on the clip below). Is he merely…