(Not) Building online communities
At the risk of this sounding like the start of one of those jokes that includes mother-in-laws or bottoms – it’s been a funny old week and that’s the only way to sum it up. Having just signed a...
View ArticleBlogs and bloggers: Background resources
Below is a series of links to further information about blogs and blogging as discussed in my workshop at the Shape PUblic Affairs conference in Lisbon. They are intended to provide further reading to...
View ArticleSocial media and moden warfare
It was interesting to see this item from the BBC this week; New media plan to combat Taleban According it its “Whitehall sources”, the BBC reports that “a radical new plan is being considered by the UK...
View ArticleThree steps to rubbish journalism
Following on from the New Media, Old News: Journalism and Democracy in a digital age seminar, I thought that, instead of a standard blog post to summarise the debate, I’d ask you to indulge me with a...
View ArticleRadio show features blogger’s Twitter ban
The case of the blogger who’s been excluded from reporting live from Tameside Council has now been the focus of local radio attention. Tameside Radio featured the case of Liam Billington (TamesideEye),...
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