Jul
23
Journalism matters but so do big news organisations
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The Media Standards Trust* is organising a series of events: ‘Why Journalism Matters’. The keynote speakers, Lionel Barber and Alan Rusbridger have both argued that journalism does matter and that it is being practised by more people than ever before. Both speakers pointed to innovations such as blogs, Twitter, Google docs and Wikileaks as the [...]
Jul
17
Beware the ghost of 2005
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The ghost of 2005 hangs over the Ashes series between England and Australia. The media and fans keep recalling the ‘greatest ever series’ and draw parallels with today. There are some interesting parallels. Australia’s premier strike bowler (Brett Lee) was injured on the eve of the first Test just like Glen McGrath was on the [...]
Jul
12
Update: Ok, so I feel a bit daft. But as heroic as Collingwood, Swann and Anderson were in particular (well done, Monty) it just highlights the ineptitude of the team performance. Why did Anderson face more balls in in match than Cook or Bopara? I’m angry at the England cricket team. I can accept, however [...]