BBC Shows Its Slip

Falling standards at the major broadcasters are giving impetus to new media. Last night the BBC in the UK broadcast an investigation into corruption in the national sport - soccer - and it was a baddy.
The investigation was embarassing and flimsy. A year long investigation nailed not one piece of obvious corruption and probably had […]

The First Political Coup of the 21st Century - Coming up on TV

Yesterday’s events in Ramallah reminded anybody watching just how big the grudge is between Blair and those who report on him, especially the publicly-funded national broadcaster.
Imagine. You are with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Hundreds of people have died recently and you’re a player in the fragile peace process. You emerge for a press conference.
Here […]

Has British TV Mixed Up Its Genres on Blair Coverage?

Over in the UK the speculation is rampant about an early departure for Prime Minister Tony Blair. Not only is the speculation rampant, it is proactive.
The news media seem intent on levering him out of office.These were the sub-heads in one English newspaper: “Tony Blair to Leave on May 31st”, “Who is Plotting Blair’s” Downfall”; […]

Are New “News” Sites Really Conformity Engines?

When Netscape appeared, or re-appeared, but became an online user-generated news-site, the question blogged interminably at first was: is this just a copy of Digg?
There are many questions left to ask about Netscape’s UCG news-site but any doubt about it being a replica should be now closed off - it ain’t. And the dangers […]

The BBC, The AngloSphere and the Future of Content

Guess when this came out?

The BBC’s Director-General Mark Thompson today outlined a new vision for programmes and content focused on ‘excellence’, plus radical plans for funding the ideas and transforming the BBC into a simpler, more agile and creative digital broadcaster.

BBC - Press Office - Mark Thompson unveils plans to transform BBC
Yes, nearly two years […]

Information Distortion

The world of co-created knowledge is of course the way forward but here are a few observations for anyone in training for a rigorous analysis of wikis, blogs and news sites like newsvine.
A week ago I was up making changes to part of Wikipedia. Why? Because an area there looked to me to overclaim for […]

Herceptin’s Trials, The BBC Errs

Last night the BBC reoprted on the approval of Herceptin for early stage breast cancer in the UK. Talk about talking the drug up! Read More…

This Rang Alarm Bells Here

The Food and Drug Administration in the USA have fast tracked Gardasil, a vaccine for cervical cancer, produced by US pharmaceutical firm Merck, after a six-month fast-track clinical test. Why it's a worry…. Read More…

Global Warming: The Bush-Blair Accord On Hold

It made the front page of US News and World Report on the 5th, according to tcsdaily, and Time as well as Vanity Fair have been there recently. Last night the BBC continued its series on Climate Chaos, the subject already of a few harsh words. Read More…

Panorama Manipulates the Drama

 Last night the BBC’s Panorama managed to set a new low in political film making. Climate Chaos was previewed as an investigation into how George Bush’s Presidency suppresses information on global warming. Now am I the only one who remembers May’s Vanity Fair doing exactly the same? But let’s leave that to one side for now. […]

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