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What books am I reading?
This is one of my first attempts of adding my own video to this blog (thanks to Youtube.com). And what better way to make a seque into a new medium than by having a book under my arm. See and hear what books I am reading at the moment; I suppose that it is better…
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How to write an academic essay
Here is an excellent guide by Professor David Gauntlett of the Institute for Communication Studies in the UK on how to write an academic essay (link). Thanks for making it publicly available!
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BBC’s Editorial Blueprint for the future
BBC Director-General Mark Thompson today launched an extensive cross-media, audience-focussed project entitled Creative Futures which will produce an editorial blueprint for BBC programmes, content and services during the next Charter period. Following publication of the Government’s Green Paper on the BBC’s future last week, Mr Thompson said: “This project is designed to turn the purposes…
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50th Anniversary of Television in Australia
FIFTY years ago, the box in the corner flickered to life. From a curiosity, it became a living room fixture. Now, television is moving in new, uncertain directions. Rove McManus is at the top of the TV tree, with three gold Logies and just under a million viewers tuning in weekly to his show. However,…