What can we learn from the frenzied obsession with Serial?
When I first listening to Serial, practically no one in England had heard of it. I spent my year abroad at university in America, so I still stay pretty keyed in to American popular culture. When I...
View ArticleWhy Sky News isn’t ready to become a dinosaur just yet
It is from Centaurus Business Centre in Isleworth, west London, that TV broadcaster Sky reaches 10 million viewers in the UK, by providing 24-hour news coverage and entertainment. As one of the biggest...
View ArticleWhy the future of journalism will be influenced by algorithms
The newspaper is not the main journalistic platform anymore. The internet has taken over, and this is an irreversible trend. We cannot ignore the fact that when it came to the newspaper we felt all...
View ArticleHow far can freedom of speech go?
Last month, a double terror attack on a cafe and a synagogue in Copenhagen claimed two lives. In the café, a free speech debate was being held. The first thing the Copenhagen police declared was that...
View ArticleJournalists do not have to be as aggressive as Paxman, says Andrew Marr
The BBC’s Andrew Marr told an audience of eager journalists, at the Polis 2015 conference, that Jeremy Paxman is a “genuinely tortured, angry individual” and that “he looks angry… because he is!”...
View ArticleProtecting the press: Why is body armour so important for journalists?
Despite the criticisms journalists often face (particularly those specialising in entertainment news), many perform vital work around the world: by travelling to the most challenging, dangerous...
View ArticleDoes Ofcom only ever bark and never bite?
Matisse; a name synonymous with French art, has now made an impression in the marginally less cultured world of Britain’s Got Talent. Jules O’Dwyer won this year’s competition, painting the television...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Casey Michel on Ukraine, Asia and high-risk journalism
American journalist, Casey Michel, reports from some of the most exciting places on the planet. From former Soviet Union countries to political issues in the Eastern world, Przemysław Stolarski speaks...
View ArticleWhat does it take to be a freelancer?
I am Frank Melling and for the last 45 years I have been writing for magazines, newspapers, film companies and now, increasingly, websites. To date, I have written around 1200 feature length articles,...
View ArticleShould journalism be more moral?
It’s been a while since I’ve been asked to write something that I was uncomfortable with – and I don’t mean out of my depth uncomfortable but morally uncomfortable. I’ve never done a tabloid scandal...
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