25 years of journalism teaching
This coming academic year will be my 25th academic year. Here are a few observations on universities and journalism at university.| andydickinson.net
It’s A-level results day, so it feels like a good moment to share some more of my reflections - this time on being a student.| andydickinson.net
Video journalism is a compromise between audience, production and journalism quality. How we understand that is what makes good video journalism.| andydickinson.net
Twitter’s (X) continued fall from grace has meant a lot of journalists (and others) are making a more committed step to other platforms like Threads and BlueSky. Making the change is a good time to stop and assess the way we manage our social media platforms. In and| andydickinson.net
AI and journalism make for a contentious mix at the best of times. However recent experiments from Jschools show how it could work in bringing student journalists on board.| andydickinson.net
BBC Radio 4 have a new series starting this week aimed at "giving you the tools to decode the news." How to read the news" was a good listen. But it did rub against some things about journalism that I find quite frustrating.| andydickinson.net
So, Threads the much-trailed Meta Twitter clone is finally here. It brings with it a load of questions. But there's also a once-in-a-lifetime chance for journalism organisations to pause, touch and re-engage with social media. It's officially here! Threads. Meta's Twitter clonehas| andydickinson.net
The recent local elections were a good chance for a quick reminder of how scraping can help quickly release the data trapped in the amber of HTML| andydickinson.net
Journalism startups want to change journalism for the better. But success means you’re still doing journalism. And that's baggage you’ve got to carry beyond the initial pitch.| andydickinson.net
Nick Tomalin famously said all that was required for success in journalism was “ratlike cunning, a plausible manner, and a little literary ability”. But it turns out a good pair of shoes and a sensible coat help too!| andydickinson.net
Anyone who has even a passing interest in Journalism will know the 5W's - the five questions you can ask to get the information or the answers you need to tell a story. But is there a more fundamental question worth asking?| andydickinson.net
A basic look at using python to explore text using the lyrics from Bond Themes.| andydickinson.net
Journalism.cards is an ideation app aimed at encouraging creative thinking in journalists and journalism students| andydickinson.net
Getting better screenshots from Google Street view was the excuse I needed to try developing a Chrome Extension| andydickinson.net
A few months ago I found myself on the the Isle of Man for my brother’s stag do. The stag party had ended up in the seaside town of Port Erin and had barrelled into a pub with my brother in tow, dressed in an inflatable unicorn suit. As| andydickinson.net
Comment on journalism, tech and data and the way they all work together (or don't!)| andydickinson.net
This coming academic year will be my 25th academic year. Here are a few observations on universities and journalism at university.| andydickinson.net
