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Category: Mainstream Media

  • AP snippets and a big red flag

    It’s hard to see what’s driving the thinking at the Associated Press in light of the storm of anger they have whipped up as they implement what looks to be a “pay-as-you-quote” system that you should comply with if you…

  • If AP asks for help, answer the call

    At a time when news is fast becoming a commodity – you don’t care so much where the news comes from as it’s the news itself you’re interested in – the behaviour of the Associated Press news agency looks distinctly…

  • Everything in the world is just fine

    Today the BBC unveiled a new look to the BBC News website. It’s a refreshing update. I visit very few websites these days and BBC News is one of them (it’s actually the home page in my browser). I like…

  • Rebranding the French presidency

    French president Nicolas Sarkozy is in the UK on a state visit, the first by a French leader in over a decade. Watching the BBC News 24 live coverage this morning of his arrival at Windsor Castle for all the…

  • Ten tips for encouraging blog comments

    A couple of days ago, someone forwarded me a request from a journalist writing a piece for a national UK paper about social networking. The journalist’s questions were a little unclear: I need ‘ten top tips’ for social networking, what…