Blog posts by year and monthApril 2014
Posts (17)
Behind the scenes on tomorrow morning’s BBC Breakfast show
My challenge is to let you into the making of BBC Breakfast, a programme that broadcasts for more than three hours on BBC One, 365 days a year.
Reporting trauma and mental health: We can do more
Three years ago I interviewed PC David Rathband who, as an unarmed policeman sitting in his car, had been shot and wounded by the gunman Raoul Moat. He was blinded permanently by the attack.
News channels failing to credit huge amounts of UGC
When you compare how many times broadcasters add an on-screen credit for UGC, the numbers vary tremendously. The issue of labelling is also fascinating.
Pakistani journalist murder attempt flags a wider struggle for press freedom
The assassination attempt last weekend on Pakistani TV anchorman Hamid Mir looks like becoming a symbol of a wider challenge to the survival of free journalism.
Video clues aid verification amid confusion in Ukraine
There is no shortage of videos on YouTube purporting to show the latest dramatic developments in Ukraine. Amid the intense propaganda offensive, here are a few tricks to help check authenticity.
Cardiff Uni’s Mooc plus Nesta guide a shot in the arm for hyperlocal
The UK’s emerging hyperlocal and community media has seen two interesting developments in the past two weeks: a Mooc from Cardiff University and a Nesta tie-up with Kentishtowner.
If you want your first Reddit AMA to make a splash, ask @bbclysedoucet
The wide-ranging AMA thread touched on impartiality, the lives of women in Iran, Canadian accents and being pursued by helicopter gunships in Afghanistan.
Infra-red cameras expose hidden world of migrants at risk
A compact camera only usually used for documentary filming proved a game-changer in a BBC South East Today investigation into migrants attempting to enter Dover illegally from Calais.
Journalists in danger: Symposium steps up pressure on safety
More than 540 journalists have been killed since 2007, with less than one in 10 cases resolved. Against that background, last week’s London symposium on the safety of journalists set itself the task of producing strategies to combat impunity.
Android closes gap - so why is iPhone still dominant in news?
While Android is winning the battle of the operating systems and Android phones have closed the gap on the iPhone, the apps and gizmos available to an iPhone user mean iOS still dominates newsrooms.
