adrian monck

Month: September 2007

  • Barry Diller on the future of newspapers

    Just because you’re on the board of the Washington Post doesn’t mean you can’t keep it real. Barry Diller has been sharing his thoughts on the future of newspapers with Portfolio: “I think that the print business, the ink business, is deeply challenged. But I also think that’s just the distribution mode. I think that…

  • The last word on noddies

    In response to criticism that this blog is “turgid” and “heavy-going” – here is a clip from an old Aussie sketch show, suggested by one reader, in the hope that it “will lighten things up”:

  • Spurious betting game

    Who will take over at the Beeb when Mark Thompson gets a call from a search firm specialising in thankless tasks and decides to call it a day? I’m not given to betting, but were I the wagering type I think I’d see what odds I could get on news boss Helen Boaden being Director-General…

  • Wonkette for Westminster

    Good luck to Lloyd Shepherd’s new political blog venture Westmonster. Sadie Smith takes on the Ana Marie Cox role, tasked with being Westminster’s answer to Wonkette. She’s kicking off from Bournemouth.