The Press gazette has a pretty damning piece on the We media conference at the Beeb a week or so ago. According to Martin Stabe , there wasnt much ‘we’ in evidence which is no suprise really.
I particularly like Helen Boaden “who fact-checks the bloggers?”  which strikes me as a bit rich and illustrates the [...]

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Courtesy of Yahoo News - The FT have announced a 24 embargo on content to 3rd party suppliers meaning that if you don’t get it direct from the FT you wait a day.
The extended embargo is part of our strategy to help build more direct relationships with our customers, which will enable us to understand [...]

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In contrast to Ed Wassermans article, here is one from Jason Lee Miller at webpronews that suggests a more symbiotic relationship between bloggers and journalists based on his reflection of the recent E3 computer games conference.
Veteran journalists can be snooty, indifferent, or ignorant of the blogosphere and what is happening to the world of journalism. Bloggers [...]

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In an interesting article, Knight professor of journalism ethics Edward Wasserman sounds a little bit like he’s trying to catch the horse after missing the open stable door.
I don’t really agree that it’s the involvement of techies and marketing people who are spoiling it, although I appreciate there is more than a little goading of [...]

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