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Carnival of Journalism 2 (Gnostic edition)
Actually it’s starting to feel more like a blog caravan than a blog carnival of journalism as bloggers hop on board. So what is the journosphere up to? First up, generously passing on tips: Dave Cohn aka DigiDave wants an unconference to unite journalists and community types. And it isn’t just breathless blog talk –…
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The return of News At Ten
The old wisdom would have been that the coming News At Ten battle is between two types of television news. One side, the Beeb, driven by the need to inform. At its best patrician and provocative. At its worst dull. The other side, ITN, driven by the need to tell stories, at its best emotionally…
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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…
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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…