Category Archives: Tweets

Weekly archive of my public tweets.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-05

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Academic publishers make Murdoch look like a socialist, by @georgemonbiot http://j.mp/nqOgyi #
Wealthy Europeans: tax us more, country could raise €100bn in 2yrs with 5% wealth tax http://j.mp/rktI3E – sensible! #
Journalism and the politics of hunger, by @danhind http://j.mp/ogMo8m #
LinkedIn top social media site for journalists, by @KristinPiombino http://j.mp/p7QVZW #
CNN acquires Zite, plans to operate as independent business http://j.mp/qubMKP #
Gender pay gap 'to last for another 98 years' http://j.mp/rfs9zb – an absolute disgrace. #
Finalists announced for the 2011 Online Journalism Awards – Online News Association http://j.mp/r7k7aX #
The measure of blogging in academic publishing http://j.mp/r7CeHg – Leonard Cassuto in defence of print #
@davidgauntlett Congratulations on birth of Edie! Hope everyone are healthy and well. #
@WIHarrison excellent, looking forward to it! in reply to WIHarrison #
Secret files uncovered: US officials aided Gaddafi http://j.mp/qKo3aT – by Jamal Elshayyal #
@RuthDeller @jonhickman try ALT + 3, which should be # on UK keyboards… in reply to RuthDeller #
@jonhickman oh yeah, just noticed you tweeted that already! in reply to jonhickman #
@jonhickman @ruthdeller yep, just noticed :p in reply to jonhickman #
Is the French government spying on journalists? http://j.mp/mSE3CI #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-29

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Are live blogs as useful as we think they are? http://j.mp/q01680 #
Worth reading: UK riots were product of consumerism and will hit economy, says City broker http://j.mp/nBzy5z #
Counting the cost of the 9/11 wars http://j.mp/mPxRBl – @burke_jason: "no clear winners but many losers, at least 250,000 people killed" #
@davidmanus ah yes… "vingle-Petter" as we used to call him. Never happy anywhere, with moves constantly on/off. Wasted talent imo. in reply to davidmanus #
@davidmanus meandering on the right wing? Sounds about right! in reply to davidmanus #
CNN reportedly buys iPad magazine app Zite http://j.mp/n7mWmh #
Apple streams entire Red Hot Chili Peppers album in iTunes http://j.mp/mV0EOG #
Teaching Journalism in an Age When News Comes to You http://t.co/aWazzYI #
Journalism’s personal branding debate: Can you have a strong brand AND integrity? http://t.co/k1OelDs #
Western Media in Libya: Journalists or the Propaganda Arm of the Insurgency? http://t.co/eqL3zRr by @benjaminrbarber #
Very nice: Tool of the week for journalists – Duedil, ‘Lexis-Nexis-meets-Google-meets-LinkedIn’ http://t.co/cBV0V3i #politicaleconomy #
A journalist's guide to the scientific method – and why it's important http://j.mp/px5AqL #
Nail-on-head response by @currybet to NCTJ's survey of editors: Let’s train journalists for the future, not for the past http://j.mp/o6eFRU #
Another nail-on-head response to NCTJ editor's survey, by @digidickinson: NCE: training the lowest common denominator? http://j.mp/n3WGCU #
Citizen sports coverage, Danish style http://j.mp/p6xb6w #
Al Jazeera expands social media, citizen journalism to news programs http://j.mp/nZgenA #
Simon Kelner: 'i' the right product for the right market http://j.mp/o33qq1 #
Steve Jobs resigns, Tim Cook appointed new Apple CEO http://j.mp/p3aoMm – not surprising, but cue shockwaves nonetheless #
Good analysis on Jobs' resignation, by John Gruber at Daring Fireball http://j.mp/plWlZH #
Good collection of Steve Jobs quotes, courtesy of @jenvalentino at WSJ http://j.mp/q7UxO3 #
@DanielHunt79 my thoughts exactly! They really hit the nail on the head with it, and we can but hope it will influence other papers too! in reply to DanielHunt79 #
Twitter study casts doubts on ministers' post-riots plan http://j.mp/oEWzZq – good, now hopefully Theresa May can halt reactionary hysteria #
Government backs down on plan to shut Twitter and Facebook in crises
http://t.co/6q5EBWs
via @guardian #
How e-Textbooks, Online Modules Could Keep Journalism Education Current http://t.co/GZzu2Kr #
Reimagining journalism in the age of social media http://t.co/gPN0Vbq #
WikiLeaks uses Twitter to crowdsource latest releases http://j.mp/nDaSqY #
Richard Senior directs latest Doctor Who, nine years after graduating from @mediabmth @bournemouthuni http://j.mp/qLbdW0 – awesome! #
Suggest people follow @alextomo who is reporting from #Libya – now posting accounts of Abu Salim hospital, horrific stuff. #
Travel journalism – too often overlooked? http://j.mp/qcsryA #
BBC journalist killed during Taliban attack 'may have been shot by US forces' http://j.mp/ngQnE5 #
The horror of Abu Salim by @alextomo http://t.co/vBeWdit – reminder that war is gruesome. #
‘Computers Are Like a Bicycle for Our Minds’ http://j.mp/nRZ0IR #
Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google, condemns British education system http://t.co/GydoEEE – interesting read. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-22

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Student protesters declare victory at @GlasgowUni sit-in http://j.mp/nIwYRC – result: no further cuts to courses, no compulsory redundancies #
Cameron heckled as divided Britain debates riots http://j.mp/n8q20D – out of touch even in his own constituency! #
A Brief History of Online Activism http://j.mp/r8Xauf #
Pulse Beats The Drum For International Growth, Signs Up Al Jazeera http://j.mp/pHhDvJ #
When will we stop saying “Pictures from Twitter” and “Video from YouTube”? http://j.mp/qeJStB #
This is a must read: RT: @Bynickdavies: The phone-hacking evidence which Murdoch's people hid for four years http://t.co/syvWdlO #
Adobe's Muse a middle ground between iWeb and Dreamweaver http://j.mp/r66dMi #
Where Does Googorola Leave HP's webOS? http://j.mp/r0JVoc #
@davidmanus thanks, bookmarked for future read. Trust Stockholm is going well and keeping you busy? in reply to davidmanus #
Social media and transparency at Swedish local paper Norran http://j.mp/onLu9F #
What Norwegians get up to, when base jumping just doesn't provide enough adrenaline http://j.mp/qYxP7W #
This is insane: Newsquest papers run editorial calling for return of capital punishment, death penalty for UK rioters http://j.mp/razzsE #
Libyan TV presenter holding a gun and vows to defend state TV station, staff ready to become martyrs – http://j.mp/q99NtX #arabspring #libya #
? A Simple Explanation for Why HP Abandoned Palm and Is Getting Out of the PC Business http://j.mp/pktzzO #
NSS – a poor performance indicator? http://j.mp/q7R7Ta #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-22

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Student protesters declare victory at @GlasgowUni sit-in http://j.mp/nIwYRC – result: no further cuts to courses, no compulsory redundancies #
Cameron heckled as divided Britain debates riots http://j.mp/n8q20D – out of touch even in his own constituency! #
A Brief History of Online Activism http://j.mp/r8Xauf #
Pulse Beats The Drum For International Growth, Signs Up Al Jazeera http://j.mp/pHhDvJ #
When will we stop saying “Pictures from Twitter” and “Video from YouTube”? http://j.mp/qeJStB #
This is a must read: RT: @Bynickdavies: The phone-hacking evidence which Murdoch's people hid for four years http://t.co/syvWdlO #
Adobe's Muse a middle ground between iWeb and Dreamweaver http://j.mp/r66dMi #
Where Does Googorola Leave HP's webOS? http://j.mp/r0JVoc #
@davidmanus thanks, bookmarked for future read. Trust Stockholm is going well and keeping you busy? in reply to davidmanus #
Social media and transparency at Swedish local paper Norran http://j.mp/onLu9F #
What Norwegians get up to, when base jumping just doesn't provide enough adrenaline http://j.mp/qYxP7W #
This is insane: Newsquest papers run editorial calling for return of capital punishment, death penalty for UK rioters http://j.mp/razzsE #
Libyan TV presenter holding a gun and vows to defend state TV station, staff ready to become martyrs – http://j.mp/q99NtX #arabspring #libya #
? A Simple Explanation for Why HP Abandoned Palm and Is Getting Out of the PC Business http://j.mp/pktzzO #
NSS – a poor performance indicator? http://j.mp/q7R7Ta #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-22

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Student protesters declare victory at @GlasgowUni sit-in http://j.mp/nIwYRC – result: no further cuts to courses, no compulsory redundancies #
Cameron heckled as divided Britain debates riots http://j.mp/n8q20D – out of touch even in his own constituency! #
A Brief History of Online Activism http://j.mp/r8Xauf #
Pulse Beats The Drum For International Growth, Signs Up Al Jazeera http://j.mp/pHhDvJ #
When will we stop saying “Pictures from Twitter” and “Video from YouTube”? http://j.mp/qeJStB #
This is a must read: RT: @Bynickdavies: The phone-hacking evidence which Murdoch's people hid for four years http://t.co/syvWdlO #
Adobe's Muse a middle ground between iWeb and Dreamweaver http://j.mp/r66dMi #
Where Does Googorola Leave HP's webOS? http://j.mp/r0JVoc #
@davidmanus thanks, bookmarked for future read. Trust Stockholm is going well and keeping you busy? in reply to davidmanus #
Social media and transparency at Swedish local paper Norran http://j.mp/onLu9F #
What Norwegians get up to, when base jumping just doesn't provide enough adrenaline http://j.mp/qYxP7W #
This is insane: Newsquest papers run editorial calling for return of capital punishment, death penalty for UK rioters http://j.mp/razzsE #
Libyan TV presenter holding a gun and vows to defend state TV station, staff ready to become martyrs – http://j.mp/q99NtX #arabspring #libya #
? A Simple Explanation for Why HP Abandoned Palm and Is Getting Out of the PC Business http://j.mp/pktzzO #
NSS – a poor performance indicator? http://j.mp/q7R7Ta #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-22

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Student protesters declare victory at @GlasgowUni sit-in http://j.mp/nIwYRC – result: no further cuts to courses, no compulsory redundancies #
Cameron heckled as divided Britain debates riots http://j.mp/n8q20D – out of touch even in his own constituency! #
A Brief History of Online Activism http://j.mp/r8Xauf #
Pulse Beats The Drum For International Growth, Signs Up Al Jazeera http://j.mp/pHhDvJ #
When will we stop saying “Pictures from Twitter” and “Video from YouTube”? http://j.mp/qeJStB #
This is a must read: RT: @Bynickdavies: The phone-hacking evidence which Murdoch's people hid for four years http://t.co/syvWdlO #
Adobe's Muse a middle ground between iWeb and Dreamweaver http://j.mp/r66dMi #
Where Does Googorola Leave HP's webOS? http://j.mp/r0JVoc #
@davidmanus thanks, bookmarked for future read. Trust Stockholm is going well and keeping you busy? in reply to davidmanus #
Social media and transparency at Swedish local paper Norran http://j.mp/onLu9F #
What Norwegians get up to, when base jumping just doesn't provide enough adrenaline http://j.mp/qYxP7W #
This is insane: Newsquest papers run editorial calling for return of capital punishment, death penalty for UK rioters http://j.mp/razzsE #
Libyan TV presenter holding a gun and vows to defend state TV station, staff ready to become martyrs – http://j.mp/q99NtX #arabspring #libya #
? A Simple Explanation for Why HP Abandoned Palm and Is Getting Out of the PC Business http://j.mp/pktzzO #
NSS – a poor performance indicator? http://j.mp/q7R7Ta #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-15

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Yacht meets supertanker – dramatic collision, lucky escape http://j.mp/oCPubw #
beta620: Experimental Projects From The New York Times http://j.mp/rgVJjN – more news organisations should do this! #
Web curation tools for journalists, by Ramaa Sharma @BBCCollege http://j.mp/oZlBBA #bbc #curation #socialmedia #
Professional footballer retires at 25 as "career is only money and corruption. It is capitalism, and capitalism is death" http://j.mp/qHreZJ #
FTSE100 moves into "bear territory" – defined as fall of more than 20% from its recent peak http://j.mp/mQqI7S – time to abandon capitalism? #
What I Learned Mapping The London Riots http://j.mp/qkQFUe – by James Cridland #
Digg Launches Newswire, a Social News Curation Tool http://j.mp/qwOESc #
Amazing Panoramic Photos Of Hiroshima After The Atomic Bomb Blast http://j.mp/rjUDPe #
How Students Use Technology [INFOGRAPHIC] http://j.mp/o7djmM #
How a musician and a Sikh TV channel dominated coverage of the Birmingham riots http://j.mp/ppYOWr #
?Six weeks to go until the start of term @BournemouthUni, we have Facebook forums for MA students wishing to meet up http://j.mp/n92tQ2 #
@Loumat33 sorry in reply to Loumat33 #
Cameron vows tough action against UK rioters: "we wil not let any phoney concerns about human rights get in the way" http://j.mp/nKWf1J #
Twitter: the emergency broadcast system and the journalist http://j.mp/oqLmIQ – by @digidickinson #
Police cracking down on riot hoaxers http://j.mp/oF0PvV – @Bournemouthecho story I was interviewed for about Twitter use during riots #
England Riots Boost Local Newspaper Sales And Traffic http://j.mp/rliyur – by Josh Halliday #
What happened to @johnprescott's £60k homes for first-time buyers? http://j.mp/oxHxDz – good Poorer Than Their Parents feature by Alvin Hall #
@Ojeansen takk takk in reply to Ojeansen #
How to get children cycling to school http://j.mp/oMx0oM – 7 tips by @Lakerlikes, misses the obvious: set good example and cycle to work! #
Seriously? RT: @BBCJonSopel Your Call on @BBC5live how should we punish the rioters? Make those in council houses homeless? call 0500 909693 #
@BBCJonSopel @BBC5live pretty disappointed by the way you have chosen to frame this. in reply to BBCJonSopel #
@Up_To_Speed thanks, much obliged in reply to Up_To_Speed #
Björk's "App Album" Shows The Way For Musicians http://j.mp/r0NYHJ #
INFOGRAPHIC: UK riots – Gauging the Columnists Blame Game http://j.mp/om5cZx #
Guardian News Traces http://j.mp/oVbfJc – pretty cool visualisation tool for augmenting current affairs and recent history #
Guardian and Ushahidi collaborate on Project Activate http://j.mp/onuYfo #
Osborne seeks justification to scrap 50p tax rate http://j.mp/p76VyC – tax cut for the richest, nice timing! #
Wow! RT @faraway67: Ice Man Eric Guth explores caves in glaciers around the world http://t.co/z8Ev140 #geology #ice #photos Cool. Literally. #
Disturbing or Beautiful? Artists Evaluate Man's Impact on Nature http://t.co/WWPOKW9 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-08

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Innovation is key to regional media success http://j.mp/qqkmhY – by Chris Bunyan, Localstars #
'Light show' maps showcase Twitter, Flickr usage around the world http://j.mp/mVWfDs – nice visualisations from Eric Fischer #
@peastonprice yep, nail on head. in reply to peastonprice #
The Internet Is Filling Up with Dead People and There's Nothing We Can Do About It http://j.mp/r1RpEw #
Received incredible number of applications for PhD studentship on news reporting of #ArabSpring – shortlisting is going to be v. difficult! #
Playing with our LoveFilm trial made me wish there was such a thing for books… until I remembered: it's called a library! #
AOL launches Editions into the personal-newspaper iPad app fray http://j.mp/q8PoPn #
When suicide was illegal http://j.mp/mYycml – interesting feature by Gerry Holt on law changes in England/Wales 50 years ago #
Academics at the fore of hacking debate http://j.mp/ppHrLO – Prof Petley with apt response to Prof Giddings, but we still need to do more #
How Publishers Are Dealing With Apple's In-App Subscription Policies http://j.mp/p2x80R #
Time for UK media organisations to use some lobbying muscle http://j.mp/oK0Lmj #
Graphic: How Apple changed phone design, except with RIM http://j.mp/pexxF2 – nail on the head and/or in coffin? #
Guardian Shorts: new ebook series from @guardian, detailed guides on news stories, public policy, sports, cultural events http://j.mp/pCeNtN #
Why Apple will produce iBooks/Newsstand for Mac http://j.mp/r7Vg56 #
Australian TV network uses Google+ hangouts to take viewers behind the scenes http://j.mp/pPbTqm #
BBC's live updates of attacks on Norway http://j.mp/qrqv8v – Worlde comparison of 22-23/7 live reporting, by Daniel Bennett #
Weblog Tools Collection: How WordPress Beat Joomla! http://j.mp/nE2sNy #
Let's hope so!! RT @guardian: The death of Web 2.0 is nigh http://gu.com/p/3x2kc/tf (via @ObsNewReview) #
How Visa Plans To Dominate Mobile Payments, Create The Digital Wallet And More http://j.mp/rp3R3B #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-01

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MA Journalism scholarships @BournemouthUni http://j.mp/oAeZHX – 4 x £1k, three different journalism MAs eligible, deadline 15 August 2011 #
Master's degrees @BournemouthUni: MA International Journalism // MA Journalism and New Media // MA Multi-Media Journalism http://j.mp/oorxLa #
Former EMI boss says Limewire users were major iTunes customers http://j.mp/pnGQao #
Twitter blurs content ownership lines for BBC journalist http://j.mp/pbZWCK – Laura Kuenssberg leaves for ITV with 60k followers #
News Overload: an abundance of events or of coverage? http://j.mp/pmjG2N #
The 10 best newspaper scoops http://j.mp/nmCWyb – according to Peter Preston #
A Brief History of Apple Not Buying Things http://j.mp/nKPipy #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-25

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Scientific study shows internet use changes human memory http://j.mp/ro6no0 #
Retraction and transparency online news style: A Sobering Look At Apple http://j.mp/rl16Ns – well worth checking out! #
Senior Lecturer in Television Journalism MED367 @BournemouthUni http://j.mp/rp6bV2 – another vacancy in the Media School! #
Lecturer in Communication and Media MED361 @BournemouthUni http://j.mp/irws9K #
Senior Lecturer in Journalism MED363 @BournemouthUni http://j.mp/kM9LD3 #
News, the Internet and #ArabSpring – fully funded PhD studentship @BournemouthUni http://t.co/FRtT9HK – deadline 31st July! #
#BUdigihub about to start, should be exciting day! http://t.co/FXGCexY #
#BUDigiHub officially kicked off! They are going for the casual approach with comfy sofas… http://t.co/nNCohUJ #
#BUdigiHub @VCJohnVinney just gave elaborate introduction of @tiffanystjames – she claims not to sleep much! #
#BUdigiHub @tiffanystjames highlighting importance of infographics to convey complex information about digital society. Couldn't agree more! #
@andrew_chadwick @chrislowis @jonhickman thanks for RTing the studentship announcement! #
@jonhickman been very impressed by both number and quality of applicants so far! #
Facebook Is Getting Into the News Business http://j.mp/oGIjoE #
Taking long time to digest pain of tragic events in Norway. Proud to see victims/national response. Appalled by foreign media during event. #