June 2012 Archives

Episode #9 of the series that just keeps on giving out links....

I haven’t seen “The Newsroom”, but I have seen the reviews, and it hasn’t been pretty. Likewise “The Hour” didn’t win many rave write-ups either. The unfortunately unique thing is that when writing a show about journalism, your reviews are posted by the very people whose activity you are trying to dramatise.

The Guardian recently published another ebook that I’ve edited for them: “ Battle for the Internet An open democracy or a walled garden?”. As has quickly become a tradition, here are my DVD extra behind-the-scenes thoughts on the editing process.

Here’s edition eight of “Friday Reading” - a list of links to long reads and articles I found interesting on the web about technology, journalism and teenagers texting dirty words to each other. So, go fill up your Kindle, Instapaper or Pocket app and enjoy these over the weekend...

I didn’t always get positive feedback about some of the things I tired to do when I was at the Guardian...

Today has been my last day as a permanent member of staff at the Guardian...

Design agency Made By Many hosted a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of the digital relaunch ITV News this week. Here are my notes on how they didn’t just redesign a website, they redesigned a newsroom.

The Guardian hit an exciting milestone last night with our Euro2012 coverage - the first time that an England game has been live blogged using our new system.

Edition #7 of my weekly round-up of articles I’ve enjoyed and noted so you can fill up your reading apps and devices for the weekend.

This week I’ve announced another training course that I’ll be running during the summer. “So you think you want to be a UXer” is the first training event I’ve run for Guardian Masterclasses. It will be in the evening of 28 August, at the Guardian’s offices in Kings Cross, London.

The Times new Opinion Tumblr doesn’t signal a retreat from the paywall - if anything, it potentially raises the “value for money” that customers think they are getting.

There is a graph doing the rounds on the internet at the moment claiming that Amazon are giving independent publishers a raw deal over the cost of delivering books on Kindle devices. I’m perplexed. Amazon are very clear about the charges.

I’m very happy today to be able to announce what I’m going to be doing next - I’m opening my own digital consultancy: Emblem.

Here’s the sixth edition of “Friday Reading” - my weekly round-up of links to articles that caught my eye as I was wandering round the web and which I’ve enjoyed and wanted to share. So fill up your Kindle, Instapaper or Pocket app and get ready for the weekend...

Next week I’ll be able to announce what I’m going to be doing post-Guardian. Until then, here is a round-up of four training courses and events that I’ll be teaching or talking at in the next few weeks.

The rehabilitation of Johann Hari continues apace with the publication of a column from him in GQ. The fact that he is being made to link out in footnotes is being seen in some quarters as a punishment. If only it was just normal best practice.

You might have seen that the Usability Professionals’ Association has rebranded as the User Experience Professionals Association. Here’s why it has been a dreadful user experience for me.

“Friday reading” has lasted a whole month now, so I guess you could call it a regular feature - gathering together some of the things I’ve read or noted over the week on a Friday, so you can load up your Kindle or Instapaper or Pocket app for the weekend...

Some thoughts on what I’ve been calling the great EU cookie wangdoodle, including how I’d like people to re-think the complexity they are forcing on the user.