Returning to Podcasting
After much thought and deliberation (i.e. dithering) I have decided to revive my tech and media podcast - and extending it to music. Testing for...
New podcast coming soon
Starting at the beginning of March, I will be launching my new podcast. I will be talking about Technology, media, innovation, creativity and investment. Whatever...
Reading
With life being a little less busy and enjoying the imaginary Meditteranean project, I’m getting more time to read. Project Med inspired me to...
The “Podcasting For …” project
The original idea remains the same: anyone who wants to podcast can. The more they know about radio and audio production, the better their podcasts...
On the road and in the air
I was hoping to spend all of January here, but as Harold McMillan once said, "Events." I was anticipating three trips to Dublin to teach...
Back to work 2017
At some point over Christmas I began to write predictions for 2017; questioning algorithms, rise in media literacy and fixing the internet to make it...
Podcasting – where to start?
Just yesterday, I got a call from a young magazine publisher. He had heard about Podcasting for Communities from a mutual friend and wanted to find out...
“Podcasting for Community Organisations” and “Podcasting for Journalism Students”
Two boos to accompany the Podcasting For series....
Music in podcasts – Part 1 PRS
It is one of the thorniest problems. You want to add some music to your podcast. You don’t have a friendly composer and musician to...
Protected: Podcasting book preview
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Brexit and the Creative Industries: a perspective from Ireland
I don’t intend discussing Brexit, but I offer this link to anyone interested in listening. How might musicians and Film and TV makers be affected...
Dupain: From Marseilles, “Occitan” and “Celtique” music mixed with electronics and noise
It is not easy to find information (in English) about Dupain. In my continuing search to find really interesting music that I've not heard before,...
The most wonderful thing I have ever heard …
Driven away from morning radio current affairs in this run up to the referendum by lies, exaggerations, appalling condescension and guesses presented as fact, I...
Slovenia & Balkan Weekly News Briefing 29 May
As the paint splattered, “Colourful Revolution” continues in Macedonia, and in part as a response, the country’s President Gjorge Ivanov has revoked pardons for 22...
Slovenia & Balkan Weekly News Briefing – Week Ending 22 May 2016
In addition to the news this week former Bosnian foreign minister and ambassador to the United Nations writes about countries unmoved by the Sarajevo...
Slovenia & Balkan Weekly News Briefing – Week Ending 1 May 2016
The Eurovision Song Contest is but 2 weeks away and the non-musical pseudo political rumbles have begun. Sympathy, please for the people of Romania who...
Interview tips from will.i.am’s PR
If you don't know how to, the PR will give you interview tips ......
This week’s Slovenia & Balkan Weekly News Briefing now available
Every week I put together this Slovenia and Balkans News Briefing for friends and clients around the world. I also email it to anyone...
Some journalism stories from week ending 20 March 2016
A pick of the stories I have read this week about stories, news, journalism and social media...
Generation Innovation’s Night of Ambition – Podcast
This is Generation Innovation Night of Ambition. The annual event has become important not just for schools who nominate pupils as participants, it is a...
‘Soft Censorship’ Rife in Serbian Media, BIRN Report
a Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) report says that Serbian Government pressure, state funding for favoured outlets and self-censorship have all contributed to a worsening...
Here are 15 smart people talking for 5 minutes each about journalism’s future
Well when I say “here” I mean over there on niemanlab.org/ Here’s the link. Go feed your brain … Here are 15 smart people talking for...
How is technology impacting on Journalism? This week Snapchat and paywalls
This week the Wall Street Journal publishing on Snapchat and the move of The Independent to online only, ...
Protected: DBS Part time students first podcast
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Protected: DBS Students Week 5 Running Orders and Audience Figures
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Latest Audience Listening Figures in Northern Ireland
NOTE – 26/10/17 I see today this page has come up in a number of web searches. This is not an up-to-date analisys – just...
Latest Audience Listening Figures in Ireland
The Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) annual survey has just been published. “RTÉ Radio 1 kept its recovery going in the final months of 2015, but...
Some links for DBS (and any other ) Journalism Students
I was talking to my Journalism students today and yesterday about the impact of technology on journalism and how journalism is changing. Although I’m supposed...
Protected: DBS – Week 3 – 24 January Evening Class
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Protected: DBS Students read travel reports
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