Blog posts by year and monthMarch 2014
Posts (17)
Journalists in danger: How can international law help fight impunity?
Nicholas Tsagourias outlines the international law guarantees that apply to journalists, identifies obstacles in enforcing them, and recommends seven ways to combat impunity.
London Live TV: Why we won’t be chasing cats up trees
Tonight a piece of television history will be made. At 6:30pm, within the M25, London Live will beam from the capital’s TV screens and a fantastic new multimedia website will launch in conjunction at Londonlive.co.uk.
Journalists in danger: Threats, torture and censorship in Pakistan
Ahead of a major London conference on the safety of journalists, BBC regional editor Aamer Ahmed Khan assesses the specific threats to journalists in Pakistan.
Getting into journalism: Rory Bremner and DIY filming did it for Frank Gardner
After years of international finance I was determined to follow my true calling, combining my curiosity in current affairs with a fascination for the Middle East. At 33, I had a bit of catching up to do.
Browser add-ons help web sleuths strike gold or travel back in time
With the right browser add-on you can see when a photo was taken, which camera was used, and pin down location to a few square metres and height above sea level.
Radio 5 live at 20: How did we ever live without it?
The world was a very different place in 1994. There were no webcams, emails, texts or tweets. Yet BBC Radio 5 live came on air determined to lead the way in its relationship with its audience.
A formulaic TV news package is no way to treat a good story
If we think about things like language, style, angle and unusual contributors when filming and scripting, viewers are less likely to feel they have seen this so many times before.
Russian TV host in nuclear holocaust warning
Dmitriy Kiselev, star presenter on official Russian TV channel Rossiya 1, boasted that Russia was the only country genuinely capable of turning the USA into radioactive ash.
Getting into journalism: Why radio was the right fit for Emma
By name I am a broadcast journalist, but in my heart I am still that former fat fitness instructor who happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Commas still count but don’t over-regulate to punctuate
The humble comma is the latest battleground in a war which is ostensibly about punctuation but which I believe is actually about attitudes towards change in general.
