WE Magazine
My friend Ulrike Reinhard has just released the first issue of WE Magazine, a fascinating labor of love that explores issues of collaboration and identity,… Read More »WE Magazine
The joy of reading the footnotes
It’s pretty rare that I finish reading a dense, academic book four hundred pages long and find myself wishing it were just a bit longer.… Read More »The joy of reading the footnotes
Bridges to Saudi Arabia
I’ve become a big fan of chef Anthony Bourdain, first through his snarky, obnoxious and profane books about the restaurant industry and food around the… Read More »Bridges to Saudi Arabia
AP’s ethnography of news consumption
A media group in continuous operation since 1846 may not be the company you should look to for advice on the future of media. Or… Read More »AP’s ethnography of news consumption
Polymeme and distributed agenda-setting
A couple of weeks back, I was wondering what functions “we” – which could mean “media geeks”, “people who care about journalism” or “people who… Read More »Polymeme and distributed agenda-setting
Internet Censorship and Nose-Thumbing
There’s understandable outcry about revelations that reporters covering the Olympics in Beijing will be using censored internet connections which block access to sites on sensitive… Read More »Internet Censorship and Nose-Thumbing