SacredFactshttp://sambrook.typepad.com/sacredfacts/"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not to his own facts" Daniel Patrick Moynihan enWed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PSTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/richard@sambrook.org.uknonews,journalism,web,networked,citizen,sambrookGlobal media and journalism issuesGlobal media and journalism issuestypepad/jvEEhttp://feedburner.google.comLinks for 2009-12-08 [del.icio.us]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~3/bKHXqNFuA5I/sambrookWed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/sambrook#2009-12-08<ul> <li><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/10/19/revolution_in_a_box">Charles Kenny on why TV, not Facebook or Twitter, is going to revolutionize the world | Foreign Policy</a><br/> It&#039;s not Twitter or Facebook that&#039;s reinventing the planet. Eighty years after the first commercial broadcast crackled to life, television still rules our world</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~4/bKHXqNFuA5I" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/sambrook#2009-12-08links for 2009-12-08http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~3/JDowHTxz-Oc/links-for-2009-12-08.htmlrichard@sambrook.org.ukTue, 08 Dec 2009 05:03:33 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b49269e20120a72d36ad970b

]]>Charles Kenny on why TV, not Facebook or Twitter, is going to revolutionize the world | Foreign Policy It's not Twitter or Facebook that's reinventing the planet. Eighty years after the first commercial broadcast crackled to life, television still rules...http://sambrook.typepad.com/sacredfacts/2009/12/links-for-2009-12-08.htmlLinks for 2009-12-07 [del.icio.us]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~3/ufxV1CcCAPY/sambrookTue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/sambrook#2009-12-07<ul> <li><a href="http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=16">freedomhouse.org: Freedom of the Press</a><br/> According to Freedom House’s Freedom of the Press index, after two decades of progress, press freedom is now in decline in almost every part of the world. Only 17 percent of the world&#039;s citizens live in countries that enjoy a free press.</li> <li><a href="http://www.article19.org/advocacy/defamationmap/map/?dataSet=defamation_legislation_2009">Article 19 Defamation interactive map</a><br/> The ARTICLE 19 Defamation Maps chart the extent to which free expression is undermined by defamation proceedings in countries around the world. The maps reflect how the protection of reputation is often disproportionally exploited to restrict freedom of expression. Defamation law protects an individual’s reputation or feelings from unwarranted attacks. Nearly all countries have some form of protection, although it can have different names such as libel, calumny, slander, insult, desacato, lese majeste and so on. The form and content of defamation laws differ widely. Some countries have specific written defamation statutes and others only have articles in more general laws.</li> <li><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120629644">GlobalPost: A New Experiment In Foreign Coverage : NPR</a><br/> A modest but growing number of members pay to participate in weekly conference calls with reporters on stories and the regions in which they report. News outlets including the New York Daily News, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the South China Morning Post, a French language news agency and a major Cambodian newspaper are paying GlobalPost to republish its stories. Perhaps most daringly, GlobalPost charges private clients thousands of dollars to commission specific reports for their own reading.</li> <li><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107104574569570797550520.html">Eric Schmidt: How Google Can Help Newspapers - WSJ.com</a><br/> The flow of accurate information, diverse views and proper analysis is critical for a functioning democracy. We also acknowledge that it has been difficult for newspapers to make money from their online content. But just as there is no single cause of the industry&#039;s current problems, there is no single solution. We want to work with publishers to help them build bigger audiences, better engage readers, and make more money.</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~4/ufxV1CcCAPY" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/sambrook#2009-12-07links for 2009-12-03http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~3/Ykkks8MhE9g/links-for-2009-12-03.htmlrichard@sambrook.org.ukThu, 03 Dec 2009 05:02:49 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b49269e20120a704bde6970b]]>Economics of news: the case for qualitative journalism on the internet « Jon Lund Case study of 4 scandanavian sites - on average an item earns $188 (tags: economics business news journalism digital internet future futureofnews)http://sambrook.typepad.com/sacredfacts/2009/12/links-for-2009-12-03.htmlLinks for 2009-12-02 [del.icio.us]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~3/-VsVDlEuILM/sambrookThu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/sambrook#2009-12-02<ul> <li><a href="http://jon-lund.com/main/?page_id=652">Economics of news: the case for qualitative journalism on the internet &laquo; Jon Lund</a><br/> Case study of 4 scandanavian sites - on average an item earns $188</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~4/-VsVDlEuILM" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/sambrook#2009-12-02links for 2009-12-02http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~3/FqzOenNczIk/links-for-2009-12-02.htmlrichard@sambrook.org.ukWed, 02 Dec 2009 05:02:11 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b49269e20120a6fd11fb970b

]]>Arianna Huffington: Journalism 2009: Desperate Metaphors, Desperate Revenue Models, And The Desperate Need For Better Journalism Arianna's response to Rupert: "It's the news industry equivalent of "your mama wears army boots!" Although, not quite as persuasive. In most industries, if...http://sambrook.typepad.com/sacredfacts/2009/12/links-for-2009-12-02.htmlLinks for 2009-12-01 [del.icio.us]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~3/J-K3D7QBcuI/sambrookWed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/sambrook#2009-12-01<ul> <li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/journalism-2009-desperate_b_374642.html">Arianna Huffington: Journalism 2009: Desperate Metaphors, Desperate Revenue Models, And The Desperate Need For Better Journalism</a><br/> Arianna&#039;s response to Rupert: &quot;It&#039;s the news industry equivalent of &quot;your mama wears army boots!&quot; Although, not quite as persuasive. In most industries, if your customers were leaving in droves, you would try to figure out what to do to get them back. Not in the media. They&#039;d rather accuse aggregators of stealing their content.&quot;</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~4/J-K3D7QBcuI" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/sambrook#2009-12-01The Lost Tribehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~3/zf7lJTmj2XI/the-lost-tribe.htmlrichard@sambrook.org.ukTue, 01 Dec 2009 13:56:30 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b49269e20120a6f8bd48970b

Did anyone ever understand or chronicle the culture of News - now long gone - as well as Ben Hecht, author of "The Front Page"?

"We were a newspaper tribe of assorted drunkards, poets, burglars, philosophers and boastful ragmuffins. We were supermen with soiled collars and holes in our pants, stone broke and sneering at our betters in limousines and unmortgaged houses, cynical of all things on earth, including the tyrannical journal that underpaid and overworked us, and for which, after a round of cursing, we were ready to die." 

He must have worked on The South Wales Echo...

51diH8Mq7fL._SL500_AA240_ ]]>Did anyone ever understand or chronicle the culture of News - now long gone - as well as Ben Hecht, author of "The Front Page"? "We were a newspaper tribe of assorted drunkards, poets, burglars, philosophers and boastful ragmuffins. We...http://sambrook.typepad.com/sacredfacts/2009/12/the-lost-tribe.htmlTime to go...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/jvEE/~3/mq9UrhNgcdE/time-to-go.htmlrichard@sambrook.org.ukMon, 30 Nov 2009 14:12:28 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b49269e20120a6ee1843970bBbc-broadcasting-house-color
 I'm leaving the BBC. Yes it's official, announced today. The BBC is not an easy organisation to leave – there are few places which are as creative, as woven into the fabric of  national life, and which can provide as many opportunities and privileges as the BBC.  However, 2010 will mark 30 years in BBC journalism for me – and, from March next year, it's time to go.

 I have enjoyed fantastic opportunities as a producer and editor, witnessing moments of history, meeting the powerful and the powerless and touching the lives of millions through landmark programmes.  I've had the privilege to lead three different divisions - Sport, News and Global News. It has been a joy to work with hugely talented teams and individuals across the BBC and in particular in the last few years in the World Service and Global News.  Their commitment to strong impartial, independent News, which I've been proud to support, develop and defend, remains as important today as it has ever been.  And with audiences for the BBC' international news as high as they have ever been (238 million each week), it's a good time to step off. 

As I remarked before, I have some great memories:  being in Berlin as the wall came down and the Cold War era ended, being in China as it started to open up in the 80s, the Soviet Union in the 90s as it fell apart. And moments of challenge: the Iran-Iraq war, Northern Ireland, major disasters. Moments of high adrenalin in live TV galleries and the longer term satisfaction of growing and developing teams and services. There've been some low points too - the deaths of colleagues lowest among them.

Next year I will spend some time as a Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University before taking up a new role, outside journalism and broadcasting, in the spring. More of that in due course. 


]]>I'm leaving the BBC. Yes it's official, announced today. 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