Murdoch as Metaphor
Mouthing ‘Murdoch’ has become the shibboleth that sorts out the ‘we’ from the chavs
Month: May 2012
Calcutt’s Cartoons: an experiment in literary journalism
What follows is a small scale attempt at a different way of doing journalism – a new version of journalism which might have less difficulty distinguishing itself from the rest of the digital landscape.
The Private Public
throughout our lives, we alternately crave privacy and yearn to “go out” and act socially and publicly
Hackgate
Collision At The Crossroads: tabloids crash into celebrity journalism
Essentialist Manifesto
The Importance of Being Essentialist: another manifesto
An Open Letter to Fellow Journalists: Reformulating The Story Is More Urgent Than Moral Reform
The most pressing problem in journalism is not moral collapse but the collapse of ‘the story’.
Hack Proof
re-forming the story must take precedence over re-setting the moral compass. Story, first; morality, second – unless we follow this order of priorities, journalism will be unable to regain its sense of direction.