So we’re only hours away from a general election result, but the influence digital media has played on it all won’t be decided until the dusts of history have begun to settle. The fact that it hasn’t dominated the commentary has been refreshing. Perhaps as a society we are finally getting over the novelty of [...]
The media landscape has changed dramatically since we last had a general election here in the UK. And the rate of change frustrates, baffles and annoys a large part of the electorate. However there’s no escaping the fact that this election is going to be all about digital media.
Twitter is far more established and important [...]
Monday’s striking Guardian front page – the shared editorial declaration on climate change printed by 56 international newspapers – was unprecedented in the long history of newsprint. Papers have traditionally upheld a fierce rivalry, spelled out in their daily outspoken views on our political, cultural and national differences. On Monday they stood together, citing [...]
So firstly the omnipresent Mr. Big of news publishing announces he is to begin charging for his newspaper’s online content. Then his company dramatically pulls the plug on their free The London Paper title.
It’s a huge about turn on the direction almost all media has been taking for the last few years. So is Rupert [...]
So the internet is currently grinding to a halt with reaction to Michael Jackson’s untimely death. And naturally it’s a field day for consipracy theorists and rumour mongers already. (Who placed a bet the O2 gigs wouldn’t happen?)
But, with a couple of other celeb deaths today, the intriguing ‘news’ out there at the moment is [...]
One look at the papers tells you that our favourite micro-blogging service has well and truly been picked up as the ‘trend du jour’ by the UK press.
From freesheets to broad ones, vast columns are currently stuffed full of Twitter related chatter. Be it lazy reporting on yesterday’s celebrity tweets, or repeated discussions of [...]
