Blogging.

DIY Journalism

May 5, 2011
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I went on about the quality of journalism in a previous article of mine. Here I’ll show you how easy it is to actually do it yourself. I’m no journalist so this is not an exhaustive guide, but hopefully it should help you dig the facts out of stories in the MSM. Through the power [...]

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Radio Gildas

February 24, 2011
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A few days ago Anna reported on great and the good of the blogosphere (allegedly) holding an expensive conference to help goodness knows who cope with the phenomenon of bloggers, tweets and so forth. Well, we may not have fancy conferences down here at the Abbey, but we can do better than that! Radio Gildas [...]

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Why do you blog?

February 9, 2011

As I’m left holding the reins of AR I got to thinking about how I got into blogging. I work in the computer industry so blogging, tweeting, facesitting, weren’t unusual terms for me. However I am of a certain age and experience that I don’t jump and get the latest and greatest or try out [...]

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Blogger v. Journalist (Part IV)

July 12, 2009

Is Nick Robinson a blogger? Is Guido Fawkes a journalist? The Question has been hotly debated on the internet. Last week, for the first time, a New Jersey Judge dipped his toe into these turbulent waters, and arrived at a conclusion that is likely to reach accord with the judiciary on this side of the [...]

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‘Cos I’m a bloggerjack and I’m OK…….

February 6, 2009

 I see blogging as the cyber equivalent of the role of host in the medieval ale house. Long before the advent of licensing regulations, the ale house was a private house, a place to gather in congenial company and exchange gossip and opinion. Customers made their choice of venue dependent on whether the host was [...]

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