adrian monck

Month: May 2008

  • The death of TV reviewing: an explanation

    Why is TV reviewing dying on its knees? The Daily Telegraph has just bid farewell to its TV reviewer. Is television no longer worthy of criticism? Buzz. Dumb question. What actually has happened is that reviewing has been bypassed altogether. Take Channel 5’s Strangelove: Married to the Eiffel Tower*, a programme which featured women who…

  • Making sense of Twitter for journalists

    I know there’s nothing like being late to a party, but if you’re still wondering how to make sense of Twitter, then let me share a couple of tips. You need Twhirl – think IM interface – an RSS reader and Tweetscan/Summize/Twitbuzz. Then you can set up custom searches on Tweetscan, dump them into a…

  • Scott McClellan flow chart

    Very funny take on the Scott McClellan saga from 23/6 [HT: Jay Rosen tweet].

  • What The Papers Say – RIP?

    I met the team the team behind What The Papers Say up in Manchester before Christmas, helping to sift through the list for their annual awards.