links for 2011-07-26

Boy, am I tired of people trying to make granular definitions of exactly which type of unauthorised access gets to earn the word "hack", without even getting into the lucky co-incidence with the nickname "hack" and the benevolent "hack day". Guess what? Your definition of hack is different. I hate things being called "something-gate". This is called "hackgate". Live with it

Fascinating article - with good stuff in the comments too, especially around having the right tools to do the new types of storytelling

I rather enjoyed this piece from Will about Wagner, and this little exchange in the comments. sealordlawrence tells Will: "I think you sent this article to the wrong newspaper, if you want to be antisemitic go to the Independent, they actively encourage this sort of Nazi apologist, Jew hating nonsense". taxfodder replies: "Not the Guardian?"

Well, there you go, not only did Chingford get a mention in the Observer, and I missed it, I also missed out on knowing that The Chingford Times existed. Intriguing.

"Editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger says the Guardian is 'reaping the rewards for breaking out of the old mindset of journalism'"