Month: January 2008

  • Media relations for the military: 101

    How should the world’s armies respond to criticism or negative stories in the media? Well they could take note of the healthily robust approach demonstrated by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence. They tackle critics head on! Check out a piece from their website below: Mr. Iqbal Athas, stop insulting our soldiers’ sacrifices A free press…

  • Cry me a river: lobbyist turned therapist wants more political tears

    I chaired a conference session on some interesting work by Gavin Rees on journalism and trauma this morning. I missed the afternoon, but the ever-sensible Martin Moore was there for another step in the rehabilitation of former lobbyist Derek Draper: John Lloyd (journalist and director of Reuters Institute for Study of Journalism) and Derek Draper…

  • Guillotine not yet down on France 24

    The superb Media Network blog has an AFP story out of Paris suggesting that the guillotine blade has not yet dropped on the Version Anglais of France 24. “The president has expressed his opinion and it is he who will take the decision,” Mr Kouchner went on. “But the consultation period has barely begun and…

  • An interview aggregator…

    Rob McGibbon has just launched an intriguing looking site called Access Interviews, basically aggregating interviews. Will it work? (And in case you wondered what Andy McNab looked like…)