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Article — 29 March 2018 — 1,984 words

The media also has lessons to learn from the latest Facebook furore

Media — Politics — Technology

Servers

I am no fan of Facebook. But I am less than impressed with the media’s coverage of Facebook as well.

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Article — 1 March 2018 — 2,087 words

Media dinosaurs have the wrong scapegoat in Facebook

Media — Technology

Newspapers

Anyone who reads this blog will know by now that I am no fan of Facebook. But I will defend them on this. The newspaper industry’s attempt to pin the blame of their woes on Facebook is wrong.

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Article — 22 February 2017 — 633 words

How to improve your job stories

Digital — Digital design digest — Media — User experience

Job story format: When [_] I want to [_] so that [_]

This month’s digital design digest features a couple of articles about getting the most out of job stories. Plus, promising news from the world of CSS, how the Guardian is increasing its subscriber numbers, and where government goes wrong with digital transformation.

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Article — 25 January 2017 — 650 words

Why people are losing trust in the media — and advertisers

Digital — Digital design digest — Media — User experience

Close-up of a newspaper

Why people are losing trust in the media and advertisers, why ugly websites succeed, and why it’s time to ditch PDFs.

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Article — 11 August 2016 — 498 words

Today’s newspaper circulation figures show why clickbait is a losing strategy

Digital — Media

Newspapers

The free versus paywall debate was a red herring. What matters is the quality of the product.

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