Category: Journalism

  • The BBC and presenter pay

    So the BBC is cleared of paying too much for talent. Great word. Let’s try two older ones – public servants. The BBC is a public service broadcaster, so the standard by which its salaries should be judged is the UK public sector. The Prime Minister makes getting on for £190k. The Lord Chief Justice…

  • Sexism on BBC News

    The number of women reporters on the BBC‘s flagship 10pm news broadcast is down. How so? Pernicious bloke-ism by the programme’s editor, Craig Oliver?

  • 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].