Monthly Archives: February 2009

Picture: responses to the NUJ ‘effing blog’ post

  [Click on picture to see it fully - it's not showing properly at the moment] Been really busy catching up this week and have missed out on (and haven't had time to enagage properly) the NUJ blog discussions. However, I … Continue reading

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NUJ training storm follow-up

Been away so this is an update of what happened to my original post on why NUJ must be focussed on training right now. The post was picked up by Adam with a post entitled: NUJ: Still not 'getting' social media … Continue reading

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Top 10 social media sites 2008

Thanks to Alex at Nielsen Online for these 2008 unique user stats for UK social media sites. I was hunting around for these but couldn't find them – they must have been published somewhere. Anyway, a useful reference as I … Continue reading

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Identity crisis time for publishers

Thanks to Adam for pointing to this post by Rory Brown. As Rory points out, reporting time for listed media companies gives a good insight into how they see the world and how they are looking to grow and adapt. … Continue reading

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Siftables – transforming technology

Thanks to Travolution for sharing this. The way technology is developing is quite amazing. And so will its impact be on the way we live our lives, work and do business. Just think where we were five years ago and … Continue reading

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Legal training at RBI – can we learn from the BBC?

Am involved in looking at how we deliver legal training to the editorial community at RBI. I have already carried out a survey of editors and production editors, had some meetings and now I have found this interview with Nick-Shackleton … Continue reading

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The NUJ training conversation continues . . .

. . . over at Adam's blog, where he posted his response to my original post.

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Do’s and don’ts of downsizing

UPDATE: NUJ top brass is looking to meet media chief execs to look at impacts of cange. Some do's and don't of downsizing from the Human Capital Institute and talent management company Taleo. These tips have been distilled from a … Continue reading

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NUJ should be focussed on training

I had to write something about the National Union of Journalists' strike ballot at RBI because a) it affects me and b) it is missing an important point. I am a member of the union, which is why I feel … Continue reading

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Making money from content

Really interesting post by Steve Outing. Publishers need to get their heads round this and quickly.

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