Monthly Archives: August 2009

Iranian Forced to Blog From Prison August 27, 2009 – Iranian blogger, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, forced to blog from prison to say “all ok” as part of show trial.

Feedback on the Open meeting August 27, 2009 – Feedback on BBC Online’s first Open Meeting, by Seetha Kumar (Controller, BBC Online).

Moves towards charging online are gaining momentum August 24, 2009 – Journalism Online startup groups together publishers wanting to charge for online content, launches Reader Revenue Platform.

Times Higher Education – Dummies' guides to teaching insult our intelligence August 21, 2009 – Joao Magueijo slating teacher training for HE lecturers. Interesting read.

The London Paper set to close | Media | guardian.co.uk August 20, 2009 – News International admits defeat, plans to close The London Paper. Pear Analytics Twitter Report: Criticisms of the coding methods: Stephendann.com August 20, 2009 – Excellent criticism … Continue reading →

Afghan journalists ignore reporting ban August 19, 2009 – Afghan journalists reject government order not to report attacks or violence on election day.

Tweeting First: The New Way Mainstream Media Breaks News August 19, 2009 – Mainstream news organisations break news first on Twitter, (potentially) signals new trend.

The Open day in full August 18, 2009 – Videos of BBC Online Open Day presentations, including all the big names.

On Plagiarism, Scholarship, and Community Knowledge August 16, 2009 – Interesting philosophical note on plagiarism

Al Jazeera English – Europe – Revisiting the Tuzla massacre August 14, 2009 – Revisiting the Tuzla massacre, by Mike Kirsch, Al Jazeera. It never ceases to amaze me how this conflict has been forgotten! Book scanning gets a 1,000 … Continue reading →