MyFootballWriter. A new approach to sports journalism. Or geeks talking football.

I can only imagine what non-football fans must have felt at the start of our online journalism lecture a few days ago. Whoa! A technology enthusiast talking about football! This is why I get up on a Thursday morning!  But guest lecturer Rick Waghorn skilfully linked the talk to wider issues in journalism, and the [...]

BNP frontman Barnbrook writes on Telegraph website…

Last week, I was amazed to discover that top BNP official Richard Barnbrook is allowed to maintain his own blog on My Telegraph, the paper’s blogging platform aimed at Telegraph readers. Now, I don’t have a problem with Barnbrook blogging at The Telegraph. Strangely, my gut reaction at the moment says that I may have [...]

Improving blog hits

I’d better get my act together. In the next few posts, my blogging habits are going to change. Why? Well, I’ve just looked at my stats, and to date (20 November) I have achieved a grand total of 39 views. What am I going to do? Option 1: Stick my head in the sand. Pretend [...]

Web 2.0 and the US election 2008

I just couldn’t help mentioning the American election. Sanity has prevailed. McCain and the pitbull are no more. Obama wins. American politics is still as baffling as ever, and way too conservative for me. But nonetheless, I’m happy. Anyway, what’s this got to do with online journalism, you ask? Well, if you need an example [...]

Digital Storytelling

This post is about ‘digital storytelling’ — the art of using digital video to make a short story about yourself. In the age of YouTube and easy web publishing, is there a role for the teaching of digital storytelling? Or should we all just be left to do it ourselves? Daniel Meadows recently gave an [...]

Spot.us

Spot.us: news reporting funded by the public. An intriguing and concept. Ultimately, however, journalists need to retain editorial control.