I’ve struggled with the phrase ‘Breaking News’ for a long time, right back to the early days of the 24/7 spin-cycle. Lately, I’m convinced of the need for a radical rethink of what we mean by breaking news. It’s more … Continue reading
You may have seen an increasing number of tweets, blog posts and even perhaps received an email about our plan to aggregate content from students during the campaign season. Up until now, it’s been a vague idea, but now we … Continue reading
Remember this famous image of a naked Vietnamese girl running in agony after being hit with napalm? Or how the plight of Kosovo refugees was documented in this image in 1999? These photographs were both captured by professional journalists, at times when media … Continue reading
Were I not a Russian speaker, I would not have been considered for my last job as CNN’s Moscow field producer. But that was for a post in a traditional broadcast media company. Things have changed rapidly since then. In … Continue reading