Telegraph: Frederick Forsyth on starting out as a journalist
Author Frederick Forsyth discusses how his passion to travel led him to an early career as a journalist, in an interview with the Daily Telegraph this weekend. His time spent reporting for news...
View ArticleNews Corp gives to Republicans, but who’s giving what to Democrats exactly?
Responding to News Corporation’s donation of $1 million to the Republican Governors Association in the US announced earlier this week, the Business Media Institute (BMI) reports on figures released by...
View ArticlePoligraft: the transparency tool set to make investigative journalism easier
The Sunlight Foundation has launched a new tool – Poligraft – to encourage greater transparency of public figures and assist journalists in providing the extra details behind stories. By scanning news...
View ArticleWilliam Hague and the power of the political blogger
David Higgerson, head of multimedia at Trinity Mirror, has posed some interesting questions on what the William Hague and Christopher Myers story means for the power, image and responsibilities of the...
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Covering the cuts: how the media is reacting to the spending review
First of all, a gauntlet, laid down by Steve Schifferes, Professor of Financial Journalism at City University London. Says Schifferes: News coverage of the spending review and Budget has been too...
View ArticleNick Robinson: I regret my sign rage
It was ‘one of the most important political stories in years’ for Nick Robinson, reporting on the government’s comprehensive spending review on the six o’clock news on Wednesday night. So when an...
View ArticleFree Speech blog: What the UK government’s cuts mean for British journalism?
Brian Cathcart, professor of journalism at Kingston University London, on what the UK government’s cuts and plans for university fees will mean for journalism: Of all the professions, journalism is...
View ArticleWashington Post buys #election hashtag for midterms
The Washington Post sponsored the Twitter hashtag #election as part of its coverage of the US midterm elections this week. Explains Poynter: The Post’s sponsorship of the term #Election means that it...
View ArticlePR Week: Who’s buying breakfast, lunch, and dinner for coalition special...
PR Week has done some great analysis on figures released by the UK coalition government last week, which give details of hospitality received by special advisers. According to PR Week’s report, special...
View ArticleCameron’s personal photographer taken off public payroll
David Cameron has performed something of a U-turn on the controversial employment of a personal photographer and videographer. It was announced today that Andrew Parsons and Nicky Woodhouse will now be...
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Release of printed Palin emails set to kick off race for stories
The world’s media (well, some of it at least) is eagerly anticipating the release of tens of thousands of emails sent by Sarah Palin while she was governor of Alaska. The emails, which date from her...
View ArticlemySociety publishes analysis reports on its own sites
MySociety, the organisation behind some of the biggest democracy projects in the UK, has today made public two reports which it commissioned to gain greater understanding of two of its sites –...
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Guido Fawkes: Lobby briefings should be televised
Political blogger Paul Staines has called for parliamentary lobby briefings to be televised – and called the current system “a cartel”. Giving evidence at the Leveson inquiry this afternoon, Staines,...
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Rupert Murdoch’s first day at #Leveson in his own words
Rupert Murdoch’s first day of evidence to the Leveson inquiry covered a wide range of subjects, including his personal and professional interests, his thoughts on politicians and issues of newspaper...
View ArticleMalaysian authorities suspend opposition paper
According to a release by the Canadian Press, the Malaysian government has suspended a newspaper run by their opposition, the People’s Justice Party. Authorities allege the Suara Keadilan, or Voice of...
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