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The distinction between the private and the professional has largely broken down online

Reuter's new handbook warns journalists not to be over reliant on social media for news gathering purposes. Its latest guidelines warn that Internet reporting is nothing more than applying the principles of sound journalism to the sometimes unusual ...

From NIGEL BARLOW, Thoughts of Nigel,  11 Mar 2010

Tories promise most "tech friendly government in the developed world"

Comment and analysis on the media,old ,new and social Nigel Barlow I am a freelance journalist specialising in media,politics,business and economics and travel.I have just finished a six month role at @innovationmanchester creating a social media ...

From NIGEL BARLOW, Thoughts of Nigel,  11 Mar 2010

Related Topics: UK Conservative Party

RTL writes down value of Channel 5

Comment and analysis on the media,old ,new and social Nigel Barlow I am a freelance journalist specialising in media,politics,business and economics and travel.I have just finished a six month role at @innovationmanchester creating a social media ...

From NIGEL BARLOW, Thoughts of Nigel,  11 Mar 2010

S4C officially recorded zero viewers on 196 of its 890 programmes.

Comment and analysis on the media,old ,new and social Nigel Barlow I am a freelance journalist specialising in media,politics,business and economics and travel.I have just finished a six month role at @innovationmanchester creating a social media ...

From NIGEL BARLOW, Thoughts of Nigel,  11 Mar 2010

A silver lining for Johnston Press

The latest results are out this morning for Johnston Press. The regional newspaper publisher has reported that operating profit fell to £71.8m for the 53 weeks ended 2 January 2010 from £128.4m the year before. Revenue fell to £428m from ...

From NIGEL BARLOW, Thoughts of Nigel,  11 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Johnston Press

What Thursday's papers are saying

Many of the papers report on the case of how a father was allowed to continually rape and abuse two of his daughters over a 35-year period. The executive summary into the case described how the family had been in contact with 28 different agencies ...

From NIGEL BARLOW, Thoughts of Nigel,  11 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Harry Cohen,  Nick Clegg,  Liberal Democrats,  Gordon Brown,  Roman Catholic Church

Newspapers have never made money from news

Comment and analysis on the media,old ,new and social Nigel Barlow I am a freelance journalist specialising in media,politics,business and economics and travel.I have just finished a six month role at @innovationmanchester creating a social media ...

From NIGEL BARLOW, Thoughts of Nigel,  10 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Google Inc.

Facebook under attack

The fallout from the Ashleigh Hall murder case is continuing this morning.As mentioned in the previous article,the Mail leads with the story that Facebook is putting children at risk' by snubbing the paedophile panic button. Meanwhile the Child ...

From NIGEL BARLOW, Thoughts of Nigel,  10 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

What Wednesday's papers are saying

Facebook is getting a fair amount of crititism led by the Daily Mail this morning which reports that Facebook was accused last night of putting children at risk by snubbing the official paedophile 'panic button'. adding that Both the Home Secretary and ...

From NIGEL BARLOW, Thoughts of Nigel,  10 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  David Miliband,  Alan Johnson,  James Bulger,  Joanna Lumley

Murdoch tells Abu Dhabi to ride the creative wind

Rupert Murdoch's attention has now turned int seems to the Middle East as today he launched an attack on the unliberal attitudes of the media. Speaking at the the inaugural Abu Dhabi Media Summit which opened today,the News International chairman told ...

From NIGEL BARLOW, Thoughts of Nigel,  9 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Rupert Murdoch

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