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The PCC, privacy and Facebook

Interesting news from the Press Complaints Commission today, which has:
rejected a complaint on behalf of a serving police officer about published comments in The People that he had made on Facebook about the death of Ian Tomlinson during the London G20 protests.
The article reported that the police officer had posted a message which said: “I [...]

The future of journalism education

Big title . . . big subject, and one that Sunderland student Josh Halliday will be addressing journalism lecturers from around the UK on this summer. Josh will give a paper on the student perspective, together with lecturer Julie Bradford, at the annual conference of the Association of Journalism Education at City University, London, on [...]

Echo, Journal praised by Brown and Mandelson

Whether or not you think that such praise is the kiss of death, the Prime Minister and Business Secretary have made it clear that the regional campaigns run by our two local papers are essential during the economic downturn.
The Echo’s ‘Keep Wearside Working’ campaign and the Journal’s ‘Think north east First’ have both raised the [...]

‘Eyeborg’ journalist fits camera into eye socket

And you thought starting up a blog was a major commitment… Picked up on Journalism.co.uk this morning, Rob Spence at the EyeBorgblog.com lost an eye as a child, and is now fitting a video camera into his body.
Public health warning. Finish your breakfast before watching.

Knife crime: epidemic or moral panic?

Inside Stories on Radio 4 this morning featured a fascinating debate about the portrayal of knife crime in the media. I was driving at the time but I am sure I heard a man from the Telegraph explain that it was their job to reflect not the world as it was but the world as [...]