Why Citizen Journalism Works
Sir Francis Galton Sir Francis Galton was a cousin of Charles Darwin. Born in 1822, he was an early proponent of eugenics. Well, we all make mistakes. But he was also a scientist who first applied mathematics to social...
Read moreThe Awful Power of Technology
Maybe you should think about computer programming… In 1911, Britainia ruled the waves and Winston Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty. It was the apex of the British Empire. The sun never set on the Empire and Britain’s...
Read moreThat’s Entertainment!
For my next trick, I will eat the trainer… I am down in Miami this week. For some strange reason, 6 birthdays in my family all all within the same four days in March: My wife, my mother, my...
Read moreMy Dinner With Bittman
The lobster course…. about half way through the meal… Last night we had dinner with our friend Mark Bittman and his wife Kelly. It’s always a pleasure to have dinner with Bittman. Besides being a world-class raconteur, he’s also...
Read moreThe BBC Begins to Embrace The Citizen Journalist
Still the best news organization in the world. My friend, Pat Younge, former President of The Travel Channel, now Chief Creative Officer at The BBC, sends me link this morning to an article in The Guardian, about The BBC’s...
Read moreOne Man Bands v. VJs
Henri Cartier Bresson Howard Kurtz reports in The Washington Post today that ABC News is moving toward One-Man Bands. OK. Not exactly a breaking news story, but what we don’t like is the term “One Man Band”. There are...
Read moreTime To Grow Up
Tonight, on NBC News… Yesterday, the LA Times ran a very interesting story that says a lot about the old Mainstream Media. Brian Williams, so the paper reports, reacted to a story in RadarOnline.com that Supreme Court Chief Justice...
Read moreA Plea For Quality
This week on Dancing with The Stars, Hitler and Petain! Jet lag is a bitch. It was 3am and we turned to one another. “Wide awake”? “You bet”. So it was that we came to explore TV offerings at...
Read moreBread & Circus
Battling with The Stars – Rome’s top rated show – ca. 120 AD The Romans called it Panem et Circenses. Bread and Circus. It was the way that they both amused and placated the crowds. As opposed to solid...
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