How is the British media coping with Wikileaks? As a broadcaster, journalist and trainer it's a good question to ask at the end of another fascinating week. It's been difficult to remember at times that Wikileaks is not the same as Julian Assange. And as John Naughton says, the real story here is the former,
READ MORE >Posted on 09 December 2010
If the country said anything in last week’s extraordinary election it was that they want politicians to earn their right to positions of power. Part of that test is to demonstrate the ability to cooperate across traditional boundaries. We’re not used to seeing this played out in Westminster politics, and certainly not in the papers.
READ MORE >Posted on 14 May 2010
There was enough in this year's budget to keep every headline writer happy, so I'm looking forward to browsing thought the newsstand tomorrow morning. Most will probably focus on the devilish old labour plan to up the top rate of tax. I hereby predict that they will ignore the fact that 1% of the population
READ MORE >Posted on 22 April 2009
Enormous number of responses (well about 3, but one was actually online – thanks James) to my last blog about Twitter etc.. I've now met quite a few people who are almost as confused as me. One trainee said she uses Twitter for work-related messages, and Facebook for proper friends. But is now wondering if
READ MORE >Posted on 17 March 2009
I presume there was a time – about 100 years ago – when the telephone seemed confusingly modern. All those numbers and letters. The creepy face-like “dial”. The awkward unfamiliar rotary motion required to get it to work. And then there was the kit itself – lurking in the corner of the room, and connecting
READ MORE >Posted on 06 March 2009
I don't have any profound new year message for you, but I was delighted to hear from a former trainee the other day. Her business recently produced a number of short health videos for Boots. I rather like them. Here's a link to one about health and finance (via You Tube). And here's a link Lime
READ MORE >Posted on 06 January 2009
I was pleasantly surprised to discover one of my trainees had written about us in the Times last week. It just goes to show that you never know who's listening to what you have to say. You can read the article here.
READ MORE >Posted on 11 October 2008
In amongst all the very public soul searching by broadcasters in recent weeks I’ve been looking into my own dark past, trying to remember whether I might have misled any of my audience. Of course I no longer broadcast for the BBC, but in the spirit of the age I thought I’d better check myself
READ MORE >Posted on 02 August 2007
The BBC has described this week’s royal row as regrettable “human error”. The interesting question is which human made the error. It looks like the mistake may have been compounded by the fact that the offending clips of the Queen definitely not stomping away from a photo shoot where compiled by the company that’s making
READ MORE >Posted on 14 July 2007
It’s rare to wake up to the Radio 4 news and be overjoyed at the first words you hear. The end of Alan Johnston’s ordeal is good news in anybody’s book. Cynics will argue that any Brit who works in Gaza is asking to be kidnapped. But that misses the point. The respect shown towards
READ MORE >Posted on 04 July 2007
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