Interesting articles in The Guardian today

Following on from discussions at the Church & Media Conference some interesting and relevant articles have appeared in today's Guardian newspaper.

The first is an article from Emily Bell, and it will probably be one of the last she writes before she leaves to work in the US.

Technology giants throw news brands a lifeline - As content costs shrink and technology revenues consolidate, more tie-ins between newsrooms and newsmakers look likely.

This is an interesting article about the way technolgy and more importantly its low cost and easy availability is changing the dynamic of new provision and also the potential move of journalist jobs from media companies to technology companies as they move more and more into content provision.


The next article is all abotut citizen journalism...

Citizen journalism: can small be bountiful? - Hyperlocal news projects that start tiny have a greater chance of success – but many find themselves with more kudos than cash.

It discusses the reliability and trustworthiness of citizen journalism and hyper local news. Interesting reading off the back of our conversations about parish newsletters etc.

Finally moving onto Auntie, there is an interview with Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Hunt: 'We have a media policy, not a BBC policy'- New culture secretary wants to talk deregulation and innovation in his first interview.

The article starts to explore Hunts attitudes to media and the BBC, we shall see....