Category Archives: Diary

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Half Light

Posted on 9 December 2011 by Robert

The folk at my alma mater Fifty Nine Productions have produced this stunning short film, with Yes Prime Minister actors David Haig and Henry Goodman taking the two main parts. Super Shorts 2011: The Half-Light (11-0327SS ) by THEHALFLIGHT It … Continue reading →

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London Conference on Cyberspace, Day 1

Posted on 1 November 2011 by Robert

“ London Cyberspace conf today. Don’t forget to tweet #LondonCyber questions & follow our coverage http://t.co/WK7PbPAI /via @foreignoffice UK Prime Minister November 1, 2011 5:39:56 AM EDT ReplyRetweet “ Thrilled to know fellow Stephanian and Indian minister of comms Sachin … Continue reading →

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On the Censorship of Social Media

Posted on 12 August 2011 by Robert

An English PEN commentary on the idea that social media could be temporarily shut down in response to the #UKriots. We wrote lots of tweets on the issue, collected here. Following the appalling riots throught the UK over the past … Continue reading →

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The Corrupt Corporate Culture At the Heart of #Hackgate (Part II)

Posted on 20 July 2011 by Robert

  The phone hacking scandal is becoming increasingly confusing.  During the debate on the issue today, I confess I became utterly lost by Ed Miliband’s long explanation of the relationships and personalities involved.  David Cameron was able to use phrases … Continue reading →

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Is there a case for resurrecting News of the World?

Posted on 19 July 2011 by Robert

Five tweets. “ I there anyone out there who thinks that closing #NotW was the *right* response to the scandal? robertsharp59 July 17, 2011 “ Consensus seems to be that 200 blameless journos sacked for actions of predecessors, right? #NotW … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Verification

Posted on 12 June 2011 by Robert

Angela Philips of Goldsmiths College, at last Friday’s POLIS conference: A Major skill for journalists is to learn how to authenticate sources Or, words to that effect! I made the note on twitter and therefore may have paraphrased. To fully … Continue reading →

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Unfinished Business

Posted on 24 March 2011 by Robert

This horrible thought in turn makes me realise just how many creative and personal projects I have started but failed to finish. Continue reading →

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Radio Litopia: A Town Named Sue

Posted on 14 March 2011 by Robert

The Litopia online writers colony broadcasts several weekly podcasts on various aspects of writing and literature.  I was invited onto the Debriefer show, presented by Donna Ballman, to discuss the pressing issue of libel reform. You can listen to my … Continue reading →

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Factorycraft

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Robert

Time again to plug the upwardly mobile Edinburgh tinkers/tinklers, FOUND. Their new album is entitled Factorycraft and is launched on 14th March by the extremely respectable Glasgow label Chemikal Underground. Here’s a short trailer for the album, put together by … Continue reading →

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Right, that’s it, I’m disabling Postalicious

Posted on 28 February 2011 by Robert

Housekeeping: I’m fed up with the 500 Internal Server Error Messages that keep being generated, and I know others are too. I am not sure whether it is the del.icio.us API or the postalicious plugin itself that is at fault. … Continue reading →

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