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Putting commenters in context
Comments have had a lot of play recently, what with Marc Andreessen turning them off, and US newspapers banning anonymous ones. So is comment worth it? I like the ones I get on this blog, because the responses are invariably interesting and engaged (flattery etc.). But is context important for comment? I did a little…
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How young people destroy trust in the media
Michael Grade is a hugely entertaining chap, but he’s also an inveterate peddler of BS*. The man who wants to restore trust occupies a role as a PLC executive chairman that flies in the face of accepted rules of corporate governance. Never mind – have a cigar – we trust you! And the blame for…
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The collateral damage of documentary promotion
Yesterday the BBC invited assorted media journos to take a peak at its autumn schedule. According to the Guardian, as BBC One boss Peter Fincham introduced a clip to promote RDF doc series A Year with the Queen he announced, “Annie Leibovitz gets it slightly wrong and the Queen walks out in a huff.” We…
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Live blogging live news…
Hats off to Simon Waldman at BBC News 24 for live-blogging his gallery stint this morning. Interesting exercise, if slightly twitterish. At one point he points to traffic volumes on the BBC’s website providing a useful gauge of a story’s popularity. IMO they ought to stream talkback (the “conversation” in the gallery). For starters it’s…