Posts made in February, 2011
Jon Snow delivers the Bob Friend Memorial Lecture
“This is a true coalition,” jokes Jon Snow whilst standing next to Rob Kirk of Sky News just before he delivered the annual Bob Friend Memorial Lecture. This year’s lecture was titled: From Film to Twitter – the Media Revolution: Is the Golden Age of Journalism Come or Gone? I gave myself the night off and for once didn’t take notes, but upon realising that no one from the Centre for Journalism will post the video until Monday, I thought I’d mention a few things from memory. Let’s get this out of the way first, shall we? Jon Snow’s tie – yes, it was as bright as ever, and in case you were wondering why they’re always so loud, Snow said when they...
Read MoreBaroness Worthington and her unpaid intern blunder
Yesterday the Daily Mail picked up on Bryony Worthington’s advertisement for an unpaid intern: “For some reason, however, Baroness Worthington — Bryony to friends — states that the aide will ideally ‘like children’. Can it be that she’s looking for a free babysitter? Some who saw her ad on a House of Commons website thought so. And lo and behold, within a week, the ad was gone — with colleagues suspecting Labour apparatchiks ordered her to take it down. Says Bryony, 38: ‘It’s been implied I’m trying to get away without paying someone. But since my Lords role doesn’t have a salary, I can’t be expected to provide payment for an assistant....
Read MoreProjects update: interns exploited and Southeastern trains
So my plan to blog more failed. Instead I’ve been focusing on my work and projects. Right now I’m half way through a project on the exploitation of interns. It’s both a radio piece and a multimedia project, so I’ll link to it once it’s finished. Some of the stories I’ve heard during my investigation are beyond shocking. So it will be worth a listen when it’s finished (I hope). Similarly, if you’re an intern and have worked for free, get in contact. Here is a tiny bit of my multimedia project – mapping MPs and constituencies who are advertising for unpaid interns. Intern Anonymous blogged about it here, although the word ‘fantastic’ is a bit of an...
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