adrian monck

Tag: Google

  • Data is dead

    Some in journalism wonder if the story as an aggregate of verbal fact and reaction is losing its hold (See Kevin Marsh – The Story Is Dead). Now Brad King has weighed in with an interesting contribution – 5 Reasons The Story Is Dead.

  • The Trust Obsession

    CNN bills itself as the most trusted name in news. Director-General Mark Thompson reckons public trust is the life-blood of the BBC. Politicians and TV presenters wail and tear their clothes in public at the public’s loss of trust in the media. “Woe is us,” wails the collective cry from the journalism profession, “they don’t…

  • The darker side of Google’s street view

    Does street view on Google Maps have a darker, more sinister side?

  • How journalism could save the CIA…

    Journalism sounds worthy and old-fashioned. But relabel it Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and it holds a new fascination for governments. There’s an excellent report (available here) by Richard A.Best Jr and Alfred Cumming, about how intelligence agencies over-value secret intelligence and sometimes miss OSINT – or what journalists would call “the bleedin’ obvious.” But the…