‘Urinals at Home’, ‘Step Outside, Posh Boy’ and Other April Fool Gags

The Guardian wins enormous kudos for its April Fool gag this year. The Guardian claims that Labour’s new election strategy will be to embrace the idea of Brown the Bruiser.  The spoof article is undoubtedly the best April Fool gag in the UK media.   In an audacious new election strategy, Labour is set to [...]

Reviving the blog

Stop press! Nicholas Edward Bishop is blogging again. The blog began as a response to a series of online journalism lectures I attended. Now, the blog will be brought back from the dead… and the incredible musings of Nick will once again be broadcast to the world. I just know you’re quaking with excitement. This [...]

User Generated Content (UGC)

Traditionally, news was provided for us by professional journalists. We read it, or we didn’t. Now, with the possibilities provided by Web 2.0, anybody can easily upload information to the web. This has given rise to ‘user generated content’ (UGC) or ‘citizen journalism’ A lot of my blog posts will be about UGC, and how [...]

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