If, like Blade, you’re tempted to observe that this headline is one of journalism’s statements of the obvious, fear not. There is more to it than meets the eye, not least the suggestion that high net worth individuals (HNWIs) are still, despite the credit crunch, spending as much as ever. See this story from WealthBriefing [...]
Further proof that we live in a world of not merely swift but instantaneous communication comes from The Editor’s Weblog. This piece reports on the death of Tim Russert, formerly NBC’s Washington Bureau chief. Russert collapsed from a heart attack in NBC’s Washington newsroom around 1:40 p.m. and was pronounced dead at 2:23. His death [...]
Carolyn Elefant, writing in Law.com’s newsletter, posted recently about a funding round which saw social media site LinkedIn valued at $1 billion. What does this mean for lawyers, asked Elefant? LinkedIn is a social networking site for the professional sector. For Elefant, its valuation “sends a message that social networking sites are here to stay [...]
In Blade’s recent experience, there are still those who query whether we’re in a recession. An oft heard lament, as if to blame the media for our woes, is that “we’re talking ourselves into one.” Blade admires the optimism underlying such a statement, but when he encounters a piece such that by Daniel Thomas in [...]
Blade’s better half has been known to enjoy Grazia – “Britain’s first weekly glossy” – almost as much as her partner, whose brow grows feverish the day before each new issue. To find out just how Grazia has become such a must-read magazine, check out this piece from The Independent.
Is there a geek inside all of us?
Excellent Nike ad
Memo to would-be hacks: good writing is no longer a tool of your trade
Released almost a year ago, Spada’s groundbreaking research report, British Professions Today, is available for free download
This bank is so well designed that many of its staff never go home (allegedly)
In the latest of our series of white papers, Spada Research examines trends in environmental reporting.
After a raft of phone-hacking admissions and allegations, we are no longer seen as the gruff but dependable watchdog. Neville Thurlbeck, formerly of the News of the World (part of his Damascene conversion; to be continued).