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The talk radio formula
Oliver Stone’s Talk Radio is one of my favourite media movies. Eric Bogosian plays talk show host Barry Champlain. Only the politics tell you that it was made in 1988 (instead of a conservative blowhard, Bogosian plays a morally bankrupt liberal). Seeing it again the other night reminded me that the formula for talk radio…
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Can you trust the media?
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New research: the US audience for British news
My City University colleague Neil Thurman has been busy looking at the impact of British news websites in the United States. And maybe it’s time for the tipping of web pages into the Second Life equivalent of Boston Harbour. Here’s what he found: – Online, the BBC News website gets more US readers than Fox…
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Off topic: How effective is chip and pin?
Last night, having completed an excellent course in computer assisted reporting led by Aron Pilhofer and David Donald, I was having a well deserved drink in a neighbourhood bar when my wallet and mobile phone were stolen. Within half an hour I had called up to cancel the cards, shut down the phone, etc. But…