A golden opportunity?
Are we entering a golden age of media and publishing, or the end of times? Who knows? What I know is that the 'news' feels exciting again.…
A brief reflection on my first 18 months mentoring
It's been 18 months since I started offering mentoring slots to anyone who felt I could help them. I wanted to publish a couple of observations and renew the call/option for people to book in for a session if they wanted.…
Why newsrooms need to stop transforming and start changing
Why newsrooms need to stop transforming and start changing - The news industry has had the greatest gift of all when it comes to disruption: time. And it squandered it.…
News 2050: a 30-year outlook for the media
News media executives often comfort themselves that the digital world is moving so fast that “you can’t predict what’s going to happen next year, let alone in five years’ time”. We say that’s nonsense.…
Strategy isn't sexy. It just means having a (good) plan
This is where I think most people fall down. They can do a list of actions, but making them coherent seems to be really difficult because it means you have to start making choices. Real life trade-offs.…