Going local
I went over to Walsall in the West Midlands last night to attend the Black Country Social Media Cafe. Part of this was to see how they do it over there to feed into the Derbyshire Social Media Cafe but...
View ArticleUKGovCamp10
Yesterday was UKGovCamp 2010 – the third barcamp for UK government.An inspiring, energetic day with interesting open discussion which has nurtured seeds of ideas I was already having and planted a few...
View ArticleThe future of journalism
Or ‘The future of journalism: How do government press offices evolve alongside journalism?’ This session was led by Eve Shuttleworth from the Ministry of Justice and was a great example of how an...
View ArticleEveryone’s a critic: music journalism masterclass at Kendal Calling
A few years ago (alright, 13 years ago) I wrote my undergraduate journalism dissertation on whether the internet would spell the end of printed newspapers. I concluded that the availabilty of...
View Article#weeknotes S01E01
I’ve been thinking for a while about the best way to get back into regularly reflecting on the work I’m doing, organising my thoughts across multiple strands of work, and capturing my learning or...
View Article#weeknotes S01E02
This week has felt like a long one, and one where its mainly about groundwork for the future than things coming satisfactorily to fruition. But then I’m reminded that without the journey we’d never...
View Article#weeknotes S01 E04
It’s been another really challenging week – on my time, but particularly in reflecting on where I’m at and where I’m going. I’m in a phase where I’m learning lots of new stuff and finding some projects...
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