adrian monck

Category: Journalism

  • Preaching hate…

    Whenever enthusiasts talk politics, there’s always someone who wants to do it John Major style. No, not with Edwina Currie. I mean with a soapbox. Wistful politics junkies cast an eye back to the day when the power of the human voice alone inspired roomfuls of people to act! Political engagement! Bring it on! The…

  • ‘Anti Social Media’ or ‘Meet the new editors’

    Bookmark this post? Go on. You know you want to. Please. I’m begging you. OK, how about a few quid? The rise of social media, and bookmarking services like del.ic.ious, Digg, Newsvine and the rest is part of the anonymous camaradery of the web. We share something we like with strangers. How digitally public-spirited of…

  • Panorama – quick reax

    Before you shed any tears for the BBC‘s Panorama, remember the old one wasn’t exactly fantastic. Under Mike Robinson no one in sport was safe, be it the Jockey Club or Sam Allardyce. We never saw the expose on drinking and darts players. I had to bale out of an engaging Dispatches to watch, and…

  • Recommend John Nichols‘ essay on the future of newspapers in The Nation. Don’t be put off by his weak-sounding conclusions: Civic-minded families may well have a better record of running newspapers than distant investors, but there aren’t enough wealthy philanthropists to go around, and besides, they aren’t all “civic minded.” Foundations and trusts, which control…