http://www.hackles.co.uk/ en-us info@journalism.co.uk 2006-09-01T11:48:04+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000210.html Lovely quote in the Press Gazette today (1/9/06 issue), allegedly from Emily Bell, editor-in-chief of Guardian Unlimited. Ms Bell was apparently about to appear on QTV on the media version of The Apprentice (The UK version with Sir Alan Sugar):... 210@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Journalism 2006-09-01T11:48:04+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000209.html There's been an interesting story doing the rounds about how bloggers have exposed a Beirut-based photographer for digitally manipulating his war images. The photographer, Adnan Hajj, turned out to be working for Reuters, and the news agency hastily dismissed him... 209@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Journalism in action 2006-08-09T10:36:44+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000208.html As part of my research for this blog, I 'lurk' on a number of journalists' forums. On one list recently, a former editor attempted to explain the position of editors trying to operate under ever-shrinking budgets. Under pressure from his/her... 208@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Ethics 2006-07-21T08:33:33+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000207.html The Press Gazette (PG) recently signed a deal with the Press Association to sponsor regional newspaper adverts in the magazine. I quote from the PG's original piece: Regional newspaper publishers will from this week be able to place vacancies across... 207@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Journalism 2006-07-11T00:15:12+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000206.html The US-based Society of Professional Journalists has published a Code of Ethics on its website. Given the extraordinary conversations I have encountered on various journalism forums in the UK, I would like you all to read it and count the... 206@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Ethics 2006-06-15T11:54:13+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000204.html Les Hacks word du jour: Journalsim - simulated journalism. Just because it's written by a journalist don't necessarily make it journalism... Here's an example. Ex-Mirror editor Roy Greenslade has jumped on the blogging bandwagon. Mostly a series of links to... 204@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ New Media 2006-06-05T23:10:00+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000203.html Take a look at these quotes: "The concerns about conflicts of interest are much more at the top of my mind than they were 10 or 15 years ago." On close links with industry, this person says... "...we are going... 203@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Ethics 2006-06-01T22:13:36+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000202.html Following my post urging the National Union of Journalists to launch its own, open-access bulletin board to regain its foothold in journalistic debate, it seems the Press Gazette is to launch its own online discussion forum in association with AOL.... 202@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Media industry 2006-05-26T11:21:27+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000201.html Press release just out from the National Union of Journalists (reproduced verbatim): Night editor wins RSI damages of £37,500 A Guardian newspaper night editor who was refused access to the company physiotherapist after developing crippling elbow pain and was eventually... 201@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Journalism in action 2006-05-23T20:55:22+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000200.html About four years ago, I was at a conference which was covered by specialist correspondents from most of the national papers. The press officers from the organisation behind the conference were very attentive, giving regular briefs on the 'breaking' stories... 200@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Journalism in action 2006-05-22T22:44:37+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000199.html Journalists are in the business of exposing the truth, PRs are in the business of twisting it. Journalists want nothing more than to strip away the protective layers with which the powerful camouflage their objectives or their achievements; PRs are... 199@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Journalism in action 2006-05-18T23:59:16+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000198.html A little birdie tells me that someone on the National Union of Journalists' (NUJ) new media council thinks there is too much negativity on the union's email discussion lists. Apparently it's a big turnoff for the younger folk and there... 198@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ New Media 2006-05-15T21:18:26+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000197.html MSM. A food additive? A Microsoft software package? A sexually transmitted disease? No. It stands for mainstream media and, in the blogosphere, is apparently shorthand for being old, out of touch, technophobic and protectionist, espousing values that have no place... 197@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ New Media 2006-05-10T20:38:32+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000196.html Journos - people in the business of public relations, or the willing mouthpieces of public relations people, pretending to be, or aspiring to be, journalists. And/or someone who is prepared to write fiction masquerading as fact for money. EG a... 196@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Journalism in action 2006-05-09T22:55:49+00:00 http://www.hackles.co.uk/archives/000195.html I'm back from my holiday and I am a changed man. Literally. Les Hack is now the proud father of a litter of kittens and they will be relieving me of my duties here so I can put my paws... 195@http://www.hackles.co.uk/ Journalism 2006-05-09T22:35:06+00:00