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Horses, carts and reflection

October 2, 2010

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I remain deeply concerned about university media courses which seem continually to put carts before horses. Or not even to comprehend that the carts and horses are related in terms of logical advance. This relates to the fact that students are often told to “forget theory” and to “reflect on your lives etc”. But one […]

Chips for a change

October 2, 2010

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PERSONAL/HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: For most of my working life I have been involved with the print media. I remain in this position although a proportion of what I now write is transferred into digital formats and may never appear on the printed page. But I still work primarily through the medium of newspapers and magazines. In […]

Brief note on a philosophy of journalism

October 2, 2010

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Is there a generally accepted philosophy of journalism? Is one necessary? These are two questions I think are vital for all media practitioners. I will argue that such a philosophy, from which flows the moral principles – the ethics- of the craft, is essential, especially in the current world context. I think that it should […]