As part of our series on how technology is changing journalism, we’re asking journalists young and old how they think the industry is evolving. Gavin O’Toole is a freelance journalist, editor and copywriter in London. He has worked for some of the UK’s leading newspapers including The Guardian, Observer and Financial Times, and…
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“It is still vital that media organisations maintain a gold standard of training” – Dr Yvonne Ridley
As part of a new series on how technology is changing journalism, we’re asking journalists young and old how they think the industry is evolving. Journalist Yvonne Ridley worked in her native North East in the 1970s before heading to Fleet Street and on to broadcast journalism working in conflict and humanitarian disaster…
Chatter #115 – Oli Dugmore on Memes, Journalism, and the Influence of Social Media on Politics
Oli Dugmore, head of News and Politics at Joe Politics, was my guest on today’s show. In this conversation we went deep on the power of the meme, the GameStop saga, and the power of social media to influence politics. We also covered a number of issues that I cover in my book,…
Chatter #108 – Hardeep Matharu on Byline Times and Investigative Journalism
Hardeep Matharu, Editor at Byline Times was my guest on today’s show. Byline Times are a fairly new investigative reporting based news outlet that has sprung up to fill the gap of investigative journalism in the modern British press. We got into the concept of investigative journalism, the future of print newspapers, and…
Chatter #100 – Colin St. John and Milan Kordestani on The Doe and Anonymous Journalism
This is a very exciting moment, the release of my 100th episode! We’ll have releases for you every day this week to celebrate this momentous occasion – I have officially spent over 100 hour talking rubbish on podcasts with a vast range of incredible guests and I’d like to say thank you for…
Chatter #57 – Tatton Spiller on the Growth of Simple Politics and the UK’s Pandemic Response
Tatton Spiller of Simple Politics was our guest on today’s show. This is Tatton’s second appearance on the podcast – you’ll find a link to the original episode below. Simple Politics was created to help explain the world of politics to those who don’t know the difference between common law and the House…
