Snapshot of UK local newspaper activity
There is an update to this following the DEN October meeting, here. Addition, May 26. The slideshow has now been updated to include a few GMG initiatives. The presentation is finally out of its wraps...
View ArticleUpdate to snapshot of UK local newspaper activity
This is the first post from yesterday’s DEN meeting at UCLAN. As always, it was a stimulating afternoon and evening giving all of us regional online types plenty to think about and the expected...
View ArticleJournalists, drunkeness, videos and, oh yeah, readers
A couple of events this week have led me to ponder on the current role of the journalist – firstly I’ve been getting down to the preparation reading for the upcoming New media: Old news debate at...
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#TedXlp Liverpool’s ‘social journalism’ demonstrated at tech conference
Herbert Kim gets TedX North started “With social journalism, the more noise the better,” said the final speaker wrapping up at the first TED X North event in Liverpool yesterday. Completing a talk,...
View ArticleCouncil coverage in local newspapers: Update
The project I started in an attempt to benchmark the current state of play for the reporting of local councils has been running for a few months now, so it seemed timely to give an update. I decided...
View ArticleSeven Manchester media moments from the last week
Here’s my personal pick of media related happenings from the past seven days. 1. Interesting to see city-based PR division of Amaze tasked to work alongside a university in-house communications team to...
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The downward slide of local government advertising spend
It’s only one council (Manchester) but the direction of travel is clear. Figures revealed under the Freedom of Information Act show the extent of the drop in council spending on advertising in...
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