adrian monck

Month: November 2006

  • EasyJet and Today 2

    The Evening Standard ran a short par on the post on EasyJet and Today. My ‘journalism’ point is that CEOs now have huge resources to devote to preparing interviews on company results and communications – writers, trainers etc. Journalists don’t.

  • Every angle | Every side

    Al Jazeera English. First impression – I like it. Easy to watch. Few visual and presentational barriers to contend with. The stings are nice. Graphics: silver and orange and light blue – traditional blend, cleanly executed.Anchors: Lauren Taylor looking good. Stephen Cole and Felicity Barr are more polished than some of the packages and reporters…

  • Al Jazeera English – Arab reaction

    On the day Al Jazeera English launches where better to visit than the offices of a leading Middle East newspaper? There is a complete absence of excitement at the launch of the new service. Although Al Jazeera’s international profile remains high, its Arabic channel has lost out in its own backyard to Dubai-based channel Al…

  • BBC local news…

    Former BBC exec Roger Laughton has produced a report for the BBC on the impact of their local news trials in the West Midlands. [SH] So what did the former BBC exec’s BBC-commissioned report say about the BBC? 1) There’s a problem for local media.2) There’s no problem for local media. You guessed. Why do…