One Man's notebook this week.
24 years ago, I started blogging.
That’s nearly a quarter of a century.
It will be one of the defining activities of my life. And I’’d never have predicted that back in 2001.
My notes from a fascinating but worrying talk between Emily Maitlis and my colleague Dr Ayala Panievsky about how populist politicians manipulate media to shift the conversation in their direction – and what journalists can do about it.
Worrying stuff, but with some hope.
Started reading: The New Censorship by Ayala Panievsky 📚
The people who hold Trump, Farage, Javier Milei and their copycats accountable cannot be part-time freelancers or bored TikTokers. The issues that journalism is supposed to shield us from are way too grand and their subjects way too powerful for individual users - or even ad-hoc online collectives - to be able to tackle on their own.
— The New Censorship by Ayala Panievsky 📚
Wait… should I be doing this update?
#updateofthebeast
Props ready to go for my first online training course to help journalists understand AI - and use it safely…
At the Remembrance Day parade on Southwick Green, supporting my daughters who were marching with the Guides.
Spectacular hagstone find on the beach.
This is such a great story:
Meet the teen behind the Louvre ‘Fedora Man’ mystery photo
Love an eccentric.