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Supermedia
My colleague and chum, Charlie Beckett launches his new book Supermedia – and like all good Web 2.0 publishing (me excluded) you can try before you buy. Have a look here for a taste of what Charlie is saying – review to come.
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The information war in Iraq
Andrew Exum has an interesting account of how the U.S. Army did hearts and minds in Iraq five years ago… In the fall of 2003, I was an officer in the U.S. Army, leading a special operations unit in Iraq. When I inquired as to what psychological operations resources I had at my disposal, I…
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Can You Trust The Media? reviewed
Please forgive the shameless self-promotion but Can You Trust The Media? picked up a review at the Guardian. Phone-in voting scams, dodgy trailer editing, silly-season reports of great white sharks cruising off English beaches – the media apparently has a problem with trust. How to win it back? Wrong question, says Adrian Monck: trust is…
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Off topic: Voting on TV – a basic problem
Channel 4’s Grand Designs Live, is built around asking viewers to vote on three properties. Here is the problem: the first property featured has a massive advantage over the last property in terms of motivating people to vote. [Updated] Two three four nights out of three four five, the first property featured has won… Can…