Dissecting the election: old media vs new

The always fascinating BBC College of Journalism blog has a couple of new posts about the recent election coverage. Much discussion by a panel of journalists and political activists about the role of new media vs old. Not many conclusions, but it seems that new media (Twitter & Facebook) furthered the conversation, but didn't start

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Posted on 15 June 2010

Viral whinging at the BBC

At this time of year it’s customary to look back and reflect on life while gazing into the middle distance (or into the bottom of a glass of mulled wine). But today I found myself nipping back about 15 years. I was transported by a fascinating – if depressing – article in the Guardian describing

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Posted on 19 December 2007