Blog posts by year and monthSeptember 2012
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It’s the way you tell ’em: Nick Clegg’s Today interview
If we look at the content of what he said, on the face of it he delivered a strong defence of everything from his now infamous apology over tuition fees to the party’s push for a wealth tax. But were listeners left feeling he was more honest as a result? I’m not so sure.
The audience will be the co-host
Chris Moyles left the Radio 1 Breakfast Show after eight and a half years last week, and in addition to his standard reach (as measured by RAJAR) of 7.5 million, social media extended his audience to millions more.
What anyone can learn from the BBC guide to journalism in Persian
The language used in Persian media has always been relatively formal, as if presenters and journalists believe that the more formally they write and speak, the more sophisticated they will appear.
So you want to work for BBC News? Applications open today
The BBC Journalism Trainee Scheme - now in its sixth year - is open for applications from today. For a brief two weeks every year, we stand back and wait to see who from the many runners and riders will make it to the finish line.
The psychological toll of Mexico's drugs wars
The options open to Mexican journalists wanting to expose drugs traffickers, violent criminals and corrupt officials are summed up in the title of a 2010 CPJ report: Silence or Death.
BBC to host global editors' meeting on life-and-death issues
The United Nations has recognised the growing patterns of violence and legal harassment of journalists as a pressing problem which deprives whole populations of the right to reliable information.
Doorstepping Kelvin: what would the BBC have done?
Someone sent me the link to the Channel 4 News doorstep of Kelvin MacKenzie about Hillsborough, asking whether I thought Alex Thomson, the reporter, had overstepped the mark.
How chuffed should we be about our 10,000 Twitter followers?
Great news! The College of Journalism's Twitter account has just acquired its 10,000th follower. It's a nice round number.
Inside the new iPhone: gains and losses for journalists
Under the hood, as I gather Apple staff are fond of saying, is the new operating system iOS 6.
What does the iPhone 5 offer journalists?
The launch of the iPhone 5 yesterday has implications for journalists.
