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Old people LOVE political blogs!
Psst, politicians! Want a great new way to connect with older people? Try political blogs. Despite the attention blogs can get … 56 percent of Americans say they never read blogs that discuss politics. Another 23 percent read them several times a year, the survey showed. While blogs are largely considered the realm of young…
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Ofcom report card…
So you don’t have to, Ofcomwatch has been keeping tabs on the UK media regulator for five years now. Here are the lessons these tortured souls have gathered (the last one is my favourite): UK media regulation and policy is almost exclusively a Labour affair…the key people, the key themes, and the key policies are…
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Different reactions to BBC Arabic
A couple of perspectives on the launch of BBC Arabic from different parts of the Middle East.The Gulfnews thinks the Beeb won’t have enough passion: Regional viewers are more accustomed to Al Jazeera’s confrontational style, which expertly raises emotions – a safe, measured BBC approach is probably unlikely to move the masses. BBC Arabic, for…
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Writing about TV – the pre-download era
Television commissioning. How hard can it be? Roll up, buy a series, put it on TV. That was before you could download the stuff. Writing about TV is more difficult. But here is Will Hutton conjuring up the pre-download era: Every British television executive would love to have commissioned the American series Mad Men. With…