Blog posts by year and monthFebruary 2012
Posts (22)
The bilingual future of BBC foreign reporting
As someone who has been involved in the training and development of staff in the BBC's Language Services over the past six years, I have long believed the talent there is one of the Corporation's untapped assets. At a time when BBC Newsgathering is having to reduce and in some places withdraw...
Video: Police and Journalists
"Contacts with the police are amongst the most important we have, as reporters, and among the most difficult to cultivate and maintain," BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw told a College of Journalism lunchtime seminar on Wednesday 22 February. "We've got to get this relationship betwee...
Event: NHS Reform
Wednesday 29 February 2012, BBC Television Centre, London Is NHS reform a political story or a practical one? Can you say, hand on heart, that you understand all the proposals and their implications? And is the BBC missing important aspects of this story? Branwen Jeffreys, BBC News health co...
Video: Reporting the Olympic/Jubilee Year
Does the BBC risk boring the audience with too much Olympic or Jubilee coverage? And what happens if there's a major news story at the same time? "Don't be taken in by the Radio 4 audience that turns up for a gardening programme on a wet afternoon," said head of BBC News programmes Stephen Mit...
A new BBC social media strategy for England
When it comes to journalists enjoying a close relationship with listeners, viewers and readers, it's hard to beat local media. Tell a story well, or badly, and you'll soon hear direct from your audience - whether you're out walking the same patch tomorrow or just standing in the chip shop queu...
Hooked on Pinterest, but it's frustrating
Pinterest is fascinating and addictive... but it could let its users do more things, more easily. Well that's how it seems after a few days of trying it out. I wanted to experiment with something different from the collections of pictures of women's shoes, clothes, home decorating ideas and fa...
The courage of Marie Colvin
Fifteen months ago I stood in St Bride's Church with many other journalists for a service to commemorate all those in the news business who had lost their lives in conflict. The principal speaker was Marie Colvin. There were several BBC names on the list of those we were gathered there to reme...
Video: Reporting Russia
Russia's presidential elections are due to take place on 4 March. When BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendal recently visited the country, she found politicians and administrators who are usually loyal to Putin expressing discontent that he is almost certain to return as president. In...
Event: Police and Journalists
Wednesday 22 February 2012, Television Centre, London The "close relationship" between parts of Scotland Yard and the media has caused "serious harm," according to Elizabeth Filkin's recent report. "Watch out" for "late night carousing, long sessions, yet another bottle of wine at lunch - th...
Event: Reporting Russia
Reporting Russia Bush House, Thursday 16 February Russia's presidential elections are due on 4 March. How serious is the opposition to Putin? How significant is the strength of the economy in these elections? And what role is Russia playing in Syria and Iran? In a lunchtime seminar Jamie C...
