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In the Jerusalem Post, Mitchell Barak calls for an Israeli Al Jazeera English.
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Whatever ones views of the rights and wrongs, Israel’s media operation to accompany its Gaza offensive has been an object lesson in the uses and limitations of War 2.0.
Talking to a senior Middle Eastern diplomat yesterday, and to a friend reporting from (or stuck) in Jerusalem, there is a (very) grudging - respect is the […]

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Frank Rich sees the future…

Monday, 1 September, 2008

NYT columnist Frank Rich, who must lack a tiny bit of self-irony, takes aim at the ‘bloviators’ covering the Obama campaign. But in the course of his musings a little internet-inspired doubt creeps in. :
Journalists are still Americans — even if much of our audience doubts that — and in this time of grave uncertainty […]

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Data is dead

Tuesday, 24 June, 2008

Some in journalism wonder if the story as an aggregate of verbal fact and reaction is losing its hold (See Kevin Marsh - The Story Is Dead). Now Brad King has weighed in with an interesting contribution - 5 Reasons The Story Is Dead.

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Davos conversation

Monday, 21 January, 2008

One of the most interesting media projects running at Davos 08 is the YouTube Davos conversation. The conversation aims to get people on the outside of the Forum connecting with people on the inside.
Participants will get to stand under “sound showers” (no need to get changed) and answer some of the questions being raised. Things […]

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One thing to make the world better in 2008

Monday, 17 December, 2007

“What one thing do you think that countries, companies or individuals must do to make the world a better place in 2008?” That is the question being asked on YouTube by the organisers of the World Economic Forum. It’s called the Davos Question, after the name of the Swiss ski resort where Forum members meet […]

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The Rise and Fall of the TV Journalist

Monday, 19 November, 2007

Adam Curtis did this for BBC Four. So, like me, you probably never saw it…

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