A few weeks back some ex-BCU students came to talk about their subsequent companies and discuss the process of their entrepreneurial endeavours to a large group of us in the MA Suite. Due to other course deadlines and an annoying internet connection it took a while to get all material on line. But nevertheless I [...]
Third week in and we’re getting some content together and having a broader discussion how we can engage with our audience. You can right click ‘save target’ for the MP3 here or you can listen to it below. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Please feel free to engage via the comments box too!
So here’s the second meeting for the Hash Brum project. And everything we thought it would be is challenged! In the end we’ve decided that the best thing to do is go out and get some stories, so hopefully tomorrow we will have some content. You can right click ‘save target’ for the MP3 here [...]
After a long day at Hello Digital I went over to Aston University to listen to a talk by Dr Ben Goldacre of Bad Science fame. Although the title of the lecture was ‘When Journalists Kill’ it was a suitably freewheeling, humourous and passionate talk which spiralled on for 40 minutes beyond the allocated time. [...]
I’ve spend today installing plugins for my site. I’m posting to see which ones are working.
This has moved from my journalist archive as this is the best home for it and it’s interfering with my Silver Skins Podcast feed. Here is the full interview with Stefan Lewandowski following a very long hack day for BCC DIY. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Other BCU MA Online Journalism coverage: Alex [...]
I recently headed off to the BBC to hear Nic Newman present his paper ‘The rise of social media and its impact on mainstream journalism’. They recorded the session so you might want to keep an eye on Reuters site for a better recording. You can right click ‘save target’ for the MP3 here or [...]
Yesterday I evaded all my impulses to stay in bed and instead got on an early train to Stoke to attend the the Talk About Local 09 non-conference event. A Staffordshire oatcake soon forced out the hangover out of the way and we got down to business. Caroline Beavon has already published her expansive notes [...]
