More blogs vs the media
This time on Fox News. Quite a well-balanced piece I think, here are some edits: "The "blogosphere" isn’t so much an alternative to the conventional newsstand as it is a massive extension of it. There…
Stopping the presses
A must read from Forbes about the current threats facing the newspaper industry. Key extract: "People may decreasingly read news from branded and trusted newspapers, but, surveys show, they do want to read it from…
Communications Forum
Catherine Helzerman, part of IBM’s analyst relations team, is just today kicking off a public relations online forum to discuss aspects of media relations, analyst relations, corporate comms and agency life among others. Log in…
The evolution of language
Wired has an interesting article indicating that the Web is not the death of language. This struck me as odd. It seems there is an assumption that technologies such as IM, or its wireless sibling,…
Hunter S Thompson commits suicide
The BBC has the story – just breaking. Big loss of the pioneer of ‘gonzo journalism’.
Chris Lewis kicks off a blog
Chris Lewis, founder and CEO of my agency, LEWIS, has kicked-off a blog called Lewis On Global Spin (LOGS). There are few people in the industry with his global perspective and commercial track record, so…
Frigging with the rigging
I managed to get some time this weekend to make some changes to this blog. You can now subscribe more easily using Bloglines and Feedster. I’ve also added a Directories section with links to all…
Commercialization of RSS
The varied approach of publications to RSS is remarkable. The Financial Times and The Economist have only just launched their feeds, and even then both only offer a taster of the content they provide. Both…
IPR gets Chartered status
The UK’s Institute of Public Relations, its professional body, has received chartered status from the Privy Council (finally after 50 years of applying). Colin Farrington, its director general, sees this as ‘a national endorsement of…
NYT on Podcasting
The New York Times introduces podcasting in this article with a fun example called Why Fish. Take away quote: "And as bloggers have influenced journalism, podcasters have the potential to transform radio. Already many radio…