June 2009
16 posts
Reading: Japan considers banning cash →
Leo Lewis from The Times explains how Japan is looking to radical strategies to lift itself out of a long term financial mess…. Read More
Iran & Social Media: Behind the Scenes
Social media is playing a key part in reporting the election crisis in Iran.
As the authorities have restricted foreign media, newsrooms have been forced to rely more on social media, and more importantly twitter for sources of information.
But could the openness of platforms like Twitter make them a victim of their own success?
Hashtags are a way for people using twitter to mark the subject of...
Inter-species Gang Bang →
Thanks to John for this one from the “Points of View” messageboard. I can’t believe I didn’t know it existed.
Does this woman imagine that the only reason there are no centaurs around is because…
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Radio: Weddings Abroad
Weddings abroad have risen by nearly 20% according to a recent survey. I went to one in Cyprus to find out more…
This package was broadcast as part of International Perspectives: Around the World, produced by MA students of International Journalism at City University
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Watching: The Year the Media Died
Mad Avenue Blues, a humorous account of a turbulent year in the media.
My favourite line: “Tech is taking us for a ride, algorithms got me cross eyed”.
Thanks to BenLaMothe for tweeting. Video by: LMcDuff08
Photography: Tsukiji Fish Market →
Delicious collection of images of Tsukiji in Tokyo - the world’s largest fish market.
It’s an incredible place, worth going if only to see the eye opening organisation and efficiency.
Collection by Heather Champ on Flickr
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Eggs, Shoes and Flying Dildos
After a week of heavy politics, it’s time for some light refreshment…
So the Brits do it with eggs…
Iraqis prefer shoes…
But for Russians, nothing tops a flying dildo strapped to a helicopter…
Thanks to Ben Goldacre for tweeting about this video
Roy Greenslade: Website promotes entrepreneurial... →
A new US-based website is creating a community of “entrepreneurial journalists”, aimed at promoting them as individual brands. True/Slant, a site founded by a traditional media veteran, …
New swine flu cases up tally to 445 →
The number of infections of swine flu confirmed in Japan rose to 445 on Monday, including four schoolchildren in Fukuoka — one at a junior high school and three others at an elementary school — who…
Charlie Brooker on compilation tapes and and the... →
Sorry to sound like a fusty old colonel randomly dribbling memories on his way to the graveyard, but I remember the days when carefully compiling a C90 cassette of personally selected tunes…
Insect Interest →
Insects are big in Japan. They’re also big. Here, for example, is one I found outside my front door just the other day…. An insect as large as a convenience store. They’re also big…
What's an API and why do I want one? →
That’s a question I was asked a few days ago by a client. It’s a fair question, too - there’s no point in building features into systems unless they provide some benefit, so why would you want to…
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Kate Adie Revisits Tiananmen
This post was originally featured at Journalism.co.uk
Journalists, photographers and filmmakers came together at the Frontline Club for a special screening of Kate Adie’s latest documentary. Shot entirely on tapeless cameras, the film retraces Kate’s footsteps of reporting from the protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989.
Returning to China with what she describes as “an open...
Reportr.net: Orato.com ‘turns its back’ on citizen... →
Alfred Hermida reports that Orato.com has ‘turned its back’ on citizen journalism with a move to more professionalised content. “Vancouver-based Orato.com used to describe itself as the ‘only news…
Facebook Is Very Confused About Breasts →
Facebook has caved on a decision to ban photos posted by a woman who had surgery for breast cancer, according to reports in Irish newspaper The Examiner.
The 45-year old British woman posted…