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Blog like a journalist
Worth a read: American newspaper reporter and mommy blogger Kelby Carr gives her top tips for hacks who blog:
http://kelbycarr.com/how-to-blog-like-a-journalist/
NAMA – the questions looking for amendments
Although NAMA is going ahead, many issues and questions still remain. More than 135 amendments have been suggested at the debate stage. Here are some of the issues that need to be addressed on behalf of the public. Some of theses come from a list I “tweeted” to Prime Time last night after @marklittlenews asked [...]
Jump on in?
Thinking of starting an internal corporate blog? Think again, carefully. Blogs are an interesting new communications tool but too many organisations jump into the “blogger pool” without testing the water temperature or depth.
The combined forces of slashed communications budgets, job cuts and a renewed focus on the competition have many firms in a panic looking [...]
Democracy at risk in media meltdown
Ireland’s international reputation is in tatters thanks to strange goings on in business, government and regulatory circles. Now, more than ever, we need a strong investigative media committed to shining a light in all those dark places. Who dares to fund it?
Students’ advice for Irish government
Lectured some university students today in News Reporting and asked them to talk directly to the government – using Post-It notes. After class, I was going on BBC2 NI’s show Hearts and Minds as a guest along with Martin Mansergh. I told them I would give them to him after the show. It didn’t happen [...]
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